| Syrphini | |
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| Syrphus ribesii adult | |
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| Meligramma triangulifera larva | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Syrphinae |
| Tribe: | Syrphini Samouelle, 1819 [1] |
| Genera | |
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The Syrphini are a tribe of hoverflies.
Relationships within this tribe were investigated by analysing and comparing genetic data. [2] [3] Results seem to show the members of Syrphini fall into several smaller groups or clades.
Paragus is a genus of hoverflies.
Syrphus is a genus of hoverflies. It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter.
Eupeodes, the aphideater flies, are a genus of moderate hoverflies in the family Syrphidae. They are distributed worldwide. They are black with yellow markings and can be easily confused with other genera in the Syrphini tribe. The adults feed on nectar and pollen as sources of energy and protein, respectively. Larvae feed on a wide variety of aphids.
Platycheirus is a large genus of hoverflies. They are also called sedgesitters.
Melangyna is a genus of hoverflies.
Allograpta is a very large and diverse genus of hoverflies present throughout the world except most of the palearctic region. The adults are brightly coloured flower pollinators and most larvae have a predatory feeding mode involving soft-bodied sternorrhynchans. Certain species have diverged from this and their larvae have been found to be leaf-miners, stem-borers or pollen-feeders.
The Milesiini is a large and diverse tribe of hoverflies. They mimic wasps or hornets.
Milesia is a genus of very large hoverflies, which mimic social wasps. For example, the European species Milesia crabroniformis is a convincing mimic of the hornet species Vespa crabro. Milesia are predominantly Palaeotropical in distribution almost entirely Oriental.
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.
Citrogramma is a genus of hoverfly.
Exallandra is a subgenus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae, within the genus Sphaerophoria.
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.
Total of 245 species either found or highly expected to be found in New York.
Fazia is a genus of hoverflies, formerly treated as a subgenus of Allograpta, but now treated as a genus, though not monophyletic as presently defined.
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