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Helophilus are a diverse genus of moderate to large hoverflies , that appear somewhat bee-like. Larvae filter-feed in organic rich water. All Helophilus adults have a distinctive lengthwise striped thorax and a transverse striped abdomen .[1] [2]
Species
Subgenus: Helophilus
Helophilus affinis Wahlberg , 1844
Helophilus bilinearis Williston, 1887
Helophilus borealis Staeger , 1845[3]
Helophilus bottnicus Wahlberg , 1844
Helophilus celeber Osten Sacken , 1882
Helophilus consimilis Malm, 1863
Helophilus continuus Loew , 1854
Helophilus contractus (Claussen & Pedersen, 1980)
Helophilus distinctus Williston, 1887
Helophilus divisus Loew , 1863
Helophilus fasciatus Walker , 1849
Helophilus frutetorum (Fabricius , 1775)
Helophilus groenlandicus (Fabricius , 1780)
Helophilus hybridus Loew , 1846
Helophilus insignis Violovitsh, 1979 [3]
Helophilus intentus Curran and Fluke, 1922
Helophilus interpunctus (Harris , 1776)
Helophilus kurentzovi (Violovitsh, 1960)
Helophilus laetus Loew , 1863
Helophilus lapponicus Wahlberg , 1844
Helophilus latifrons Loew , 1863
Helophilus lineatus (Fabricius , 1787)
Helophilus lunulatus Meigen , 1822
Helophilus neoaffinis Fluke, 1949
Helophilus obscurus Loew , 1863
Helophilus obsoletus Loew , 1863
Helophilus oxycanus (Walker , 1852)
Helophilus parallelus (Harris , 1776)
Helophilus pendulus (Linnaeus , 1758 )
Helophilus perfidiosus (Hunter, 1897)
Helophilus pilosus Hunter, 1897
Helophilus relictus (Curran & Fluke, 1926)
Helophilus rex (Curran & Fluke, 1926)
Helophilus sapporensis Matsumura, 1911
Helophilus sibiricus Smirnov, 1923 [3]
Helophilus stipatus Walker , 1849
Helophilus transfugus (Linnaeus , 1758 )
Helophilus trivittatus (Fabricius , 1805)
Helophilus turanicus Smirnov, 1923 [3]
Helophilus versicolor (Fabricius , 1794)
Helophilus virgatus Coquillett , 1898
Subgenus: Pilinasica [4] [5]
Helophilus antipodus Schiner , 1868
Helophilus campbelli (Miller, 1921)
Helophilus campbellicus Hutton, 1902
Helophilus cargilli Miller, 1911
Helophilus chathamensis Hutton, 1901
Helophilus cingulatus Fabricius , 1775
Helophilus hectori Miller, 1924
Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus ineptus Walker , 1849
Helophilus montanus (Miller, 1921)
Helophilus seelandicus Gmelin, 1790
Helophilus taruensis Miller, 1924
References
^ Coe, R.L. (1953). Diptera: Syrphidae, Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 10 Pt 1 . Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 98pp.
^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (2002). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd revised ed.). British Entomological and Natural History Society . p. 469. ISBN 978-1899935055 .
^ a b c d Barkalov, A.V. "Syrphidae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum" . Novosibirsk, Russia: the Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2009 .
^ Wikispecies: Helophilus (Pilinasica) page - http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Helophilus_(Pilinasica)
^ Thompson, F.C. 2008: A conspectus of New Zealand flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of a new genus and species. Zootaxa , 1716 : 1-20. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01716p020.pdf