Episyrphus
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| male Episyrphus balteatus | |
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| Genus: | Episyrphus Matsumura & Adachi, 1917
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| Musca balteata[1] De Geer, 1776
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Episyrphus is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae. Larvae are predatory, often on aphids.[2] One species, E. balteatus, has a cosmopolitan distribution.[3]
Species
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- E. balteatus (De Geer, 1776)
- E. circularis Hull, 1941[1][4]
- E. flavibasis Keiser, 1971[1][5]
- E. nigromarginatus Vockeroth, 1973[1][6]
- E. petilis Vockeroth, 1973[1][6]
- E. trisectus (Loew, 1858)[1]
- E. viridaureus (Wiedemann, 1824)
References
- ^ a b c d e f Smith, Kenneth G.V.; Vockeroth, J.R. (1980). Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London: British museum (Natural History). pp. 1–1436. ISBN 0565-00821-8.
{{cite book}}:|format=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|month=(help) - ^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 253, xvpp.
- ^ Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (Hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 90-5011-199-8.
- ^ Hull, Frank M. (1941). "A study of syrphid flies from Madagascar". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 92. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.: 309–334.
- ^ Keiser, F. (1971). "Syrphidae von Madagaskar (Dipt.)". Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basal. 81. ngib: 223–318.
- ^ a b Vockeroth, J. R. (1973). "Some new or uncommon Syrphini (Diptera: Syrphidae) from southern Africa I". Annals of the Natal Museum. 21. The Natal Museum: 595–607.
External links
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