''Chrysogaster'' is a genus of small

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 ...

in the subfamily

Eristalinae Eristalinae (or Milesiinae) are one of the four subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae, or hoverflies. A well-known species included in this subfamily is the dronefly, ''Eristalis tenax''. Species in this subfamily are often misclassified ...

. They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live. Species in the related genera '' Melanogaster'', ''

Orthonevra ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the ''syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

'', ''

Lejogaster ''Lejogaster'' is a genus of small, shiny, metallic hoverflies. Species *'' L. metallina'' ( Fabricius, 1781) *'' L. nigricans'' (Stackelberg __NOTOC__ Stackelberg is a surname, mainly known as the surname of a noble family of Baltic German desc ...

'' and ''

Riponnensia ''Riponnensia'' is a genus of 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 spe ...

'' were formerly treated as members of ''Chrysogaster''.

Species

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Chrysogaster aerosa ''Chrysogaster aerosa'' is a European species of hoverfly. Distribution Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an ...

'' Loew, 1843 *'' Chrysogaster africana''

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, 1944 *'' Chrysogaster aliniensis'' Mutin, 1999 *''

Chrysogaster antitheus ''Chrysogaster antitheus '' (Walker, 1849), the Short-haired Wrinkle Fly, is a fairly common species of syrphid fly found in North America. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are a ...

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, 1849 *''

Chrysogaster apicalis ''Chrysogaster'' is a genus of small hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live. Species in the relate ...

'' Bezzi, 1920 *''

Chrysogaster atlasi ''Chrysogaster'' is a genus of small hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live. Species in the relate ...

'' Kassebeer, 1999 *''

Chrysogaster basalis ''Chrysogaster'' is a genus of small hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live. Species in the relate ...

'' Loew, 1857 *''

Chrysogaster cemiteriorum ''Chrysogaster cemiteriorum'' is a European species of hoverfly which can be found feeding on umbelliferous flowers wetlands and damp meadows. Description For terms see Morphology of DipteraAnterior lower part of mesopleuron (above and posterior ...

'' (

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 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

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Chrysogaster curvistylus ''Chrysogaster'' is a genus of small hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live. Species in the relate ...

'' ( Vujić & Stuke, 1998) *''

Chrysogaster formosana ''Chrysogaster'' is a genus of small hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live. Species in the relate ...

'' Shiraki, 1930 *'' Chrysogaster hirtella'' Loew, 1843 *''

Chrysogaster inflatifrons ''Chrysogaster'' is a genus of small hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live. Species in the relate ...

'' Shannon, 1916 *'' Chrysogaster jaroslavensis''

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, 1922 *''

Chrysogaster kirgisorum ''Chrysogaster'' is a genus of small hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live. Species in the relate ...

, 1952 *'' Chrysogaster laevigata'' Bezzi, 1915 *'' Chrysogaster lindbergi'' Kassebeer, 1999 *'' Chrysogaster lucida''

Scopoli Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopolius) (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788) was an Italian physician and naturalist. His biographer Otto Guglia named him the "first anational European" and the "Linnaeus of the Au ...

, 1763 *'' Chrysogaster mediterraneus'' Vujić, 1999 *'' Chrysogaster ocularia'' Hervé-Bazin, 1914 *'' Chrysogaster parumplicata'' Loew, 1840 *'' Chrysogaster pilocapita''

, 1944 *'' Chrysogaster poecilophthalma'' Bezzi, 1908 *''

Chrysogaster poecilops ''Chrysogaster'' is a genus of small hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live. Species in the relate ...

'' Bezzi, 1915 *'' Chrysogaster pollinifacies'' Violovitsh, 1956 *''

Chrysogaster proserpina ''Chrysogaster'' is a genus of small hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live. Species in the relate ...

, 1944 *'' Chrysogaster quinquestriata'' Szilády, 1942 *'' Chrysogaster rondanii'' Maibach & Goeldlin de Tiefenau, 1995 *''

Chrysogaster semiopaca ''Chrysogaster'' is a genus of small hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live. Species in the relate ...

'' Matsumura, 1916 *'' Chrysogaster simplex'' Loew, 1843 *'' Chrysogaster sinensis''

, 1952 *''

Chrysogaster solstitialis ''Chrysogaster solstitialis'' is a European species of hoverfly. DescriptionExternal imagesFor terms see Morphology of Diptera Wing length 6-7·25 mm. Antennae reddish. In front view the distance between the eyes at most equal to the widt ...

'' ( Fallén, 1817) *''

Chrysogaster spiloptera ''Chrysogaster'' is a genus of small hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live. Species in the relate ...

'' Bezzi, 1915 *'' Chrysogaster stackelbergi'' Violovitsh, 1978 *'' Chrysogaster tadzhikorum''

, 1952 *'' Chrysogaster tumescens'' Loew, 1873 *'' Chrysogaster virescens'' Loew, 1854

References

Hoverfly genera Eristalinae Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen {{Syrphidae-stub