''Chrysosyrphus'' is a

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of dark-coloured

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Species

*'' C. alaskensis'' ( Shannon, 1922) *'' C. frontosus'' (

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, 1884) *'' C. latus'' ( Loew, 1863) *'' C. montanus'' Violovitsh, 1978 *'' C. nasuta'' (

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, 1838) *'' C. niger'' (

, 1843) *'' C. nigripennis'' ( Williston, 1882) *'' C. tundrarum'' Violovitsh, 1978 "Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965." Encyclopedia of Life, available from http://eol.org/pages/80893/entries/33712522/overview. Accessed 09 Jan 2012

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2745267 Hoverfly genera Eristalinae