''Anasimyia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of wetland
hoverflies
Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while ...
with aquatic larvae.
The genus was formerly regarded as a
subgenus of the similar ''
Lejops
''Lejops'' is a genus of hoverflies, closely related to the genera ''Helophilus'', '' Quichuana'' and ''Mallota''.
This genus formerly contained the following subgenera which have been elevated to genus level: '' Anasimyia'', '' Eurimyia'', '' A ...
'', and recently elevated to genus.
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Species
* '' Anasimyia anausis'' (moon-shaped swamp fly)
* '' Anasimyia annulipes'' ( Macquart, 1850)
* '' Anasimyia bilinearis'' ( Williston, 1887) (two-lined swamp fly)
* '' Anasimyia borealis'' (Cole, 1921)
* '' Anasimyia chrysostoma'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) (lump-legged swamp fly)
* '' Anasimyia contracta'' Claussen & Torp, 1980Anasimyia interpuncta
''Anasimyia interpuncta'' is a European species of hoverfly
Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the ...
'' (Harris
Harris may refer to:
Places Canada
* Harris, Ontario
* Northland Pyrite Mine (also known as Harris Mine)
* Harris, Saskatchewan
* Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan
Scotland
* Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle of ...
, 1776)
* '' Anasimyia inundata'' (Violovitsh, 1979)Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758)
Gallery
File:Anasimyia contracta fem..jpg, '' Anasimyia contracta''
File:Tidig dammblomfluga03527.jpg, ''Anasimyia interpuncta
''Anasimyia interpuncta'' is a European species of hoverfly
Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the ...
''
File:Långnosig dammblomfluga hona02886.jpg, ''''
References
Hoverfly genera
Eristalinae
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