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Rhingia
Rhingia campestris female
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Rhingia

Scopoli, 1763
Type species
Conops rostrata[1]
Rhingia nasica male

Rhingia is a genus of hoverflies. They all have a very distinctive long snout. The larva are associated with animal dung. Adults feed on nectar and pollen.[2]

Species

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q 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)
  2. ^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp. ISBN 0-9502891-4-0. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Marinoni, Luciane; Thompson, F. Christian (2003). "Flower flies of southeastern Brazil (Diptera: Syrphidae) Part I. Introduction and new species". Studia Dipterologica. 10 (2): 565–578. ISSN 0945-3954.