Palpada

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Palpada
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Palpada sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Eristalini
Subtribe: Eristalina
Genus: Palpada
Macquart, 1854
Type species
Palpada scutellaris
Fabricius, 1805
Synonyms

Doliosyrphus Bigot, 1882a

Palpada is a genus of 85 neotropical and nearctic flower flies or hoverflies [1] [2] [3] [4] This genus is often colorful and bee-like. It is in the tribe Eristaliini containing dozens of genera [1] Common sister genera include Eristalis (99 species), Meromacrus (43 sp.), Eristalinus (100 sp.) and Helophilus (50 sp.). The genus palpada is distinguished by:

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The larvae are aquatic and have a distinctive shape, usually being referred to as rat-tailed. The rat-tail is a breathng tube that allows the larvae to live in low oxygen water.

Species

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<i>Eristalis</i> Genus of flies

Eristalis is a large genus of hoverflies, family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Several species are known as drone flies because they bear a resemblance to honeybee drones.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Microdontinae</span> Subfamily of flies

The subfamily Microdontinae contains slightly more than 400 species of hoverflies and, while diverse, these species share several characteristics by which they differ from other syrphids. The Microdontinae are myrmecophiles, meaning they live in the nests of ants. Larval Microdontinae are scavengers or predators in ant nests, and, in contrast to other syrphid larvae, have no readily apparent body segmentation. Some species also do not exhibit the typical adult flower-visiting behaviour of other hoverflies, but instead remain near their larval host colonies.

<i>Microdon</i> Genus of flies

Hover flies of the genus Microdon are unusual among the Diptera. Like other members of the subfamily, they are myrmecophiles, meaning they inhabit the nests of ants.

<i>Mallota</i> Genus of flies

Mallota is a widely distributed Holarctic genus of hoverfly, well known for their bee-like appearance.

<i>Merodon</i> Genus of flies

Merodon is a large genus of bee-like hoverflies. The majority of the species are centered on the Mediterranean and it is the second largest hoverfly genus in Europe with more than 50 European species. It is distributed over the Palaearctic and Afrotropical realms, with most European species occurring in Southern and Eastern Europe. The centre of distribution of this genus appears to be Turkey, where about 65 species have been recorded. Some species occur in Africa and the middle East, as far as Pakistan. Given the rate at which new species have been recorded over the past decades, the worldwide number of species could exceed 200. The larvae feed on the bulbs or rhizomes of monocotyledons.

<i>Condylostylus</i> Genus of flies

Condylostylus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. It is the second largest genus in the subfamily Sciapodinae, with more than 250 species included. It has a high diversity in the Neotropical realm, where 70% of the species occur.

<i>Blera</i> (fly) Genus of flies

Blera is primarily a North American genus, though there are 3 species from Europe. The genus is characterized by the following characters:

Chymophila is a subgenus of the hoverfly genus Microdon. It was previously considered to be exclusively Neotropical, but is now also known from the Nearctic and Oriental realms, and one species is known from Japan. Chymophila was based on a composite type species: the holotype is a body of C. fulgens with the head of a conopid glued on.

<i>Ornidia</i> Genus of flies

Ornidia is a small genus of mid-sized metallic hoverflies.

<i>Ocyptamus</i> Genus of flies

Ocyptamus is a large and diverse genus of over 200 species of hoverfly mostly found in the Neotropical region. It is likely that many of these species will be discovered to be synonyms though many others await description.

<i>Meromacrus</i> Genus of flies

Meromacrus is a genus of 43 neotropical and nearctic flower flies or hoverflies

<i>Phytomia</i> Genus of flies

Phytomia is a genus of at least 27 species of hoverfly from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera found in tropical Africa and Asia.

Peradon is a genus of hoverfly from the Neotropical realm, containing 31 species. Many of the species were originally described in the genus Microdon.

<i>Hybobathus</i> Genus of flies

Hybobathus is a genus of hoverfly in the Neotropical region, formerly included in the genus Ocyptamus, which was split after researchers determined it was not monophyletic.

Sterphus is a genus of hoverflies.

Total of 245 species either found or highly expected to be found in New York.

References

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  3. Morales, M.N.; Marinoni, L. 2009: Cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision of the scutellaris group of Palpada Macquart (Diptera: Syrphidae). Invertebrate systematics, 23: 301–347. doi : 10.1071/IS09006
  4. Mengual, X.; Thompson, F. C. (2008). "A taxonomic review of the Palpada ruficeps species group, with the description of a new flower fly from Colombia (Diptera: Syrphidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1741. New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 31–36. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1741.1.3. hdl: 10045/12251 . Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Hull, Frank Montgomery (1925). "A Review of the Genus Eristalis Latreille in North America". The Ohio Journal of Science. 25: 11–45.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. Macquart, P.J.M. (1847). Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Paris, Roret. pp. 5–104.
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  8. Fabricius, Johann Christian (1805). Systema antliatorum : secundum ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Brunsvigae. p. 372.?