''Aristosyrphus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bioge ...
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, whi ...
.
Species
The genus contains 15 species, divided into two subgenera ''Aristosyrphus'' and ''Eurypterosyrphus''
Barretto & Lane, 1947:
Subgenus ''Aristosyrphus''
*''
A. barrettoi''
Thompson
Thompson may refer to:
People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
*Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province
Canada
* ...
, 2008 – Brazil (Goias)
*''
A. bellus''
Marinoni, 2008 – Brazil (Amazonas)
*''
A. boraceiensis''
(Papavero, 1962)
*''
A. brunneus''
Thompson
Thompson may refer to:
People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
*Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province
Canada
* ...
, 2008 – Costa Rica & Brazil (São Paulo)
*''
A. carpenteri''
(Hull, 1945)
*''
A. elegans''
Thompson
Thompson may refer to:
People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
*Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province
Canada
* ...
, 2008 – Brazil (Roraima)
*''
A. elongatus''
Hull, 1943
*''
A. fortuitus''
Ramirez, 2008 – Mexico (Jalisco)
*''
A. minutus''
Thompson
Thompson may refer to:
People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
*Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province
Canada
* ...
, 2004
*''
A. obscurus''
Thompson
Thompson may refer to:
People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
*Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province
Canada
* ...
, 2008 – Brazil (Santa Catarina)
*''
A. primus''
Curran, 1941
*''
A. samperi''
Thompson
Thompson may refer to:
People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
*Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province
Canada
* ...
, 2008 – Colombia, Peru & Costa Rica
Subgenus ''Eurypterosyrphus''
*''
A. currani''
(Goot, 1964)
*''
A. macropterus''
( Curran, 1941)
*''
A. melanopterus''
Barretto & Lane, 1947
References
Hoverfly genera
Taxa named by Charles Howard Curran
Microdontinae
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