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Philhelius

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Philhelius
Philhelius pedissequus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Tribe: Syrphini
Genus: Philhelius
Stephens, 1841
Species

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Synonyms

Xanthogramma Schiner, 1860

Philhelius sp., male

Philhelius are moderate to large hoverflies, most are somewhat wasp like. Little is known of their biology.[1][2] Prior to 2018, they were known under the genus name Xanthogramma, a junior synonym.[3]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Stubbs, A.E.; Falk, S.J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp.
  2. ^ Stubbs, A.E.; Falk, S.J. (2002). British hoverflies, an illustrated identification guide (Second ed.). Reading: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 1–469. ISBN 978-1899935055.
  3. ^ Evenhuis NL. Nomenclatural studies toward a World List of Diptera genus-group names. Part VI: Daniel William Coquillett. Zootaxa. 2018 Feb 18;4381(1):1-95. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4381.1.1. PMID: 29689947
  4. ^ a b c Huo, K.-K.; Ren, G.; Zheng, Z. (2007). Fauna of Syrphidae from Mt. Qinling-Bash in China (Insecta: Diptera) (in Chinese and English). Beijing: Beijing Huonzheng Printer Ltd Co. pp. 1–512.