Eristalis
| Eristalis | |
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| Eristalis tenax on Lantana camara | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Eristalini |
| Genus: | Eristalis Latreille, 1804 |
| Type species | |
| Musca tenax Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Eristalis is a large genus of hoverflies, family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. One of the more common species in the genus, Eristalis tenax is also known as the dronefly, because it bears a superficial resemblance to honeybee drones. Droneflies and their relatives are fairly common generalist pollinators, the larvae of which are aquatic, and breathe through a long, snorkel-like appendage, hence the common name rat-tailed maggots.[1][2]
Eristalis is a large genus of around 99 species,[3] and is subdivided into several subgenera and species groups (Eristalomyia, Eristalis, Eoseristalis etc.).
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[edit] Species List
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[edit] Gallery
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Eristalis abusiva female
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Eristalis arbustorum female
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Eristalis horticola male
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Eristalis interrupta female
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Eristalis picea male
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Eristalis pertinax female
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Eristalis tenax male
[edit] References
- ^ a b Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd ed.). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp. ISBN 1899935037.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Thompson, F. Christian (1997). "Revision of the Eristalis flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Americas south of the United States." (PDF). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington (Washington D.C.: Entomological Society of Washington) 99: 209–237. ISSN 0013-8797. http://entomology.si.edu/StaffPages/ThompsonFC/1997_Eristalis.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ Thompson, F. Christian (2003). "Austalis, a new genus of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with revisionary notes on related genera" (pdf Adobe/Acobat). Zootaxa (New Zealand: Magnolia Press) 246: 1–19. ISSN 1175-5334. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2003f/zt00246.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ^ Wakeham-Dawson, A.; Jones, A.G.; Thompson, F.C. (2009). "Falkland Islands Syrphidae (Diptera)". Dipterists Digest. Second series (UK: Dipterists Forum) 16 (1): 65–71. ISSN 0953-7260.
[edit] External Links
BugGuide pages with lots of photos of North American species: http://bugguide.net/node/view/7182/bgimage
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