''Nausigaster'' is a genus of
syrphid flies
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 ...
, or hoverflies, in the family
Syrphidae.
[Rotheray, G. E., M. A. Marcos-García, E. G. Hancock and F. S.
Gilbert. 2000. The systematic position of ''Alipumilio'' and ''Nausigaster'' based on early stages (Diptera, Syrphidae). Stud. Dipterol. 7(1): 133-144. http://ecology.nottingham.ac.uk/~plzfg/pdf%20files/2000%20Rotheray%20et%20al_alipumilio%20&%20nausigaster.pdf] Larvae have been recorded from decaying cacti
A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek ...
and bromeliad
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s.
Species
These 15 species belong to the genus ''Nausigaster'':
* '' Nausigaster bonariensis'' Lynch Arribalzaga, 1892 c g
* '' Nausigaster chrysidiformis'' Shannon, 1922 c g
* '' Nausigaster clara'' Curran, 1941 i c g
* '' Nausigaster curvinervis'' Curran, 1941 i c g
* '' Nausigaster flukei'' Curran, 1941 c g
* '' Nausigaster geminata'' Townsend, 1897 i c g
* ''Nausigaster meridionalis
''Nausigaster'' is a genus of syrphid fly, syrphid flies, or hoverflies, in the family Syrphidae.Rotheray, G. E., M. A. Marcos-García, E. G. Hancock and F. S.
Gilbert. 2000. The systematic position of ''Alipumilio'' and ''Nausigaster'' based on ...
'' Townsend, 1897 c g
* '' Nausigaster nova'' Curran, 1941 i c g
* '' Nausigaster peruviensis'' Shannon, 1922 c g
* '' Nausigaster punctulata'' Williston, 1883 i c g b
* ''Nausigaster scutellaris
''Nausigaster'' is a genus of syrphid flies, or hoverflies, in the family Syrphidae.Rotheray, G. E., M. A. Marcos-García, E. G. Hancock and F. S.
Gilbert. 2000. The systematic position of ''Alipumilio'' and ''Nausigaster'' based on early stages ...
'' Adams, 1904 i c g
* '' Nausigaster texana'' Curran, 1941 i c g b
* '' Nausigaster tuberculata'' Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947 c g
* '' Nausigaster unimaculata'' Townsend, 1897 i c g b
* '' Nausigaster vanzolinii'' Andretta & Carrera, 1952 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Diptera of South America
Hoverfly genera
Eumerini
Taxa named by Samuel Wendell Williston
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