''Criorhina '' is a
genus
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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 species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while ...
.
Medium to large sized species, black or greenish black, with or without light ground markings mimicking bumblebees .The head is much flattened and broader than the thorax. The antennae are situated upon a prominent conical frontal process, The face is moderately produced below the eyes, downward or forward, in profile. The eyes are bare. The abdomen is elliptical or very short oval. Larvae found in rot holes or decaying hardwoods
Gallery
Criorhina floccosa.jpg, ''Criorhina floccosa
''Criorhina floccosa'', is a species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of the Palearctic including Europe.
The larvae of ''C. floccosa'' are associated with rotting deciduous wood. Adults are usually found in woodland with overmature trees ...
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Criorhina berberina (fem).jpg, ''Criorhina berberina
''Criorhina berberina'' is a species of hoverfly. It is found in the Palaearctic from Fennoscandia South to Iberia and Italy. Ireland eastwards through Europe into Turkey and European Russia
. ''C. berberina'' is a bumblebee mimic. The bod ...
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Criorhina ranunculi5.JPG, ''Criorhina ranunculi
''Criorhina '' is a genus of hoverflies. Medium to large sized species, black or greenish black, with or without light ground markings mimicking bumblebees .The head is much flattened and broader than the thorax. The antennae are situated upon ...
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Criorhina pachymera, Forêt indivise de Stambruges (Beloeil; Saint-Ghislain), Hainaut, Belgique (28343250968).jpg, ''Criorhina pachymera
''Criorhina pachymera'' is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.
Distribution
The species can be seen in Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central ...
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Hallonblomfluga01370.jpg, ''Criorhina asilica
''Criorhina asilica'', is a species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of Britain and Europe.
The larvae of ''C. asilica'' are associated with rotting deciduous wood in mature woodland and fens. Adults are Honey Bee mimics and can be found ...
'' (male)
Species
*''
C. alexandri''
Mutin, 1999
*''
C. apicalis''
Matsumura, 1916
*''
C. arctophiloides''
( Giglio-Tos, 1892)
*''
C. asilica''
( Fallén, 1816)
*''
C. aurea''
Lovett, 1919
*''
C. berberina''
( Fabricius, 1805)
*''
C. bomboides''
Hull, 1944
*''
C. brevipila''
Loew, 1871
*''
C. bubulcus''
(Walker
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People
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*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1849)
*''
C. caudata''
Curran, 1925
*''
C. coquilletti''
Williston, 1892
*''
C. crioarctos''
Hull, 1944
*''
C. excavata''
Curran, 1929
*''
C. floccosa''
( Meigen, 1822)
*''
C. formosana''
Shiraki, 1930
*''
C. fusca''
Weisman, 1964
*''
C. grandis''
Lovett, 1921
*''
C. imitator''
Brunetti, 1915
*''
C. interrupta''
Brunetti, 1923
*''
C. japonica''
( Matsumura, 1916)
*''
C. kincaidi''
Coquillett, 1901
*''
C. konakovi''
(Stackelberg __NOTOC__
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A
* Adolphe Stackelberg (1822–1871), Swedish count and Christian reviv ...
, 1955)
*''
C. kurilensis''
Mutin, 1999
*''
C. latipilosa''
Curran, 1925
*''
C. nasica''
(Osburn, 1908)
*''
C. nigripes''
( Williston, 1882)
*''
C. nigriventris''
Walton, 1911
*''
C. occidentalis''
(Osburn, 1908)
*''
C. pachymera''
(Egger
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* ...
, 1858)
*''
C. pallidipes''
Curran, 1929
*''
C. pallipilosa''
Hull, 1944
*''
C. portschinskyi''
(Stackelberg __NOTOC__
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A
* Adolphe Stackelberg (1822–1871), Swedish count and Christian reviv ...
, 1955)
*''
C. quadriboscis''
Lovett, 1919
*''
C. ranunculi''
(Panzer
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, 1804)
*''
C. rostrata''
Li, Huo & Li, 2020
*''
C. rubropilosa''
Hull, 1950
*''
C. sichotana''
(Stackelberg __NOTOC__
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A
* Adolphe Stackelberg (1822–1871), Swedish count and Christian reviv ...
, 1955)
*''
C. simioides''
( Brunetti, 1908)
*''
C. spinitarsis''
Curran, 1929
*''
C. takaoensis''
(Shiraki, 1952)
*''
C. talyshensis''
(Stackelberg __NOTOC__
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A
* Adolphe Stackelberg (1822–1871), Swedish count and Christian reviv ...
, 1960)
*''
C. tricolor''
Coquillett, 1900
*''
C. tripilosa''
Coe, 1964
*''
C. ussuriana''
(Stackelberg __NOTOC__
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A
* Adolphe Stackelberg (1822–1871), Swedish count and Christian reviv ...
, 1955)
*''
C. verbosa''
(Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1849)
*''
C. villosa''
(Bigot
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, 1879)
*''
C. villosa''
(Bigot
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, 1882)
*''
C. vivida''
Brunetti, 1923
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1764383
Hoverfly genera
Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Diptera of Europe
Diptera of Asia
Diptera of North America
Eristalinae