''Ocyptamus'' is a large and diverse
genus
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of over 200 species of
hoverfly
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mostly found in the
Neotropical region. It is likely that many of these species will be discovered to be
synonym
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s though many others await description.
Classification
There is evidence that the genus is not
monophyletic
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and is
paraphyletic
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with regard to ''Eosalpingogaster'' and ''
Toxomerus
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Most larvae are predators on soft bodied insects, though a few species have been shown to feed on pollen. Adults ...
'', and some subgenera have been given full generic status (''
Hybobathus
''Hybobathus'' is a genus of hoverfly in the Neotropical region, formerly included in the genus ''Ocyptamus'', which was split after researchers determined it was not monophyletic.
Species
*''Hybobathus anera, H. anera'' (Charles Howard Curran, ...
'', ''
Pelecinobaccha'', ''
Orphnabaccha'', and ''
Pseudoscaeva'').
Selected Species
Subgenus: ''Ocyptamus''
Macquart, 1834
*''
O. antiphates''
( Walker, 1849)
*''
O. calla''
( Curran, 1941)
*''
O. cylindricus''
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*people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587 ...
, 1781)
*''
O. dimidiatus''
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*people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587 ...
, 1781)
*''
O. fasciatus''
Roeder, 1885
*''
O. funebris''
Macquart, 1834
*''
O. fuscipennis''
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*"Say (All I Need)", 2007 song by American pop rock band OneRepublic
* "Say" (Method Man song), 2006 single by rapper Method Man
* "Say" ( ...
, 1823)
*''
O. gastrostactus''
( Wiedemann, 1830)
*''
O. icarus''
Reemer, 2010
*''
O. inca''
( Curran, 1939)
*''
O. infuscatus''
Bigot, 1884
*''
O. iris''
( Austen, 1893)
*''
O. medina''
(Telford, 1973)
*''
O. papilionarius''
(Hull, 1943)
*''
O. princeps''
(Hull, 1944)
*''
O. stolo''
( Walker, 1852)
*''
O. tarsalis''
( Walker, 1836)
Subgenus: ''Hermesomyia''
Vockeroth, 1969
*''
O. wulpianus''
(Lynch Arribalzaga, 1891)
Subgenus: ''Pipunculosyrphus''
Hull, 1937
*''
O. globiceps''
(Hull, 1937)
*''
O. scintillans''
(Hull, 1943)
*''
O. tiarella''
(Hull, 1944)
Subgenus: ''Mimocalla''
Hull, 1943
*''
O. bonariensis''
(Brethes, 1905)
*''
O. capitatus''
( Loew, 1863)
*''
O. conjunctus''
( Wiedemann, 1830)
*''
O. erebus''
(Hull, 1943)
*''
O. flata''
(Hull, 11940)
*''
O. giganteus''
( Schiner, 1868)
*''
O. nymphaea''
(Hull, 1943)
*''
O. sargoides''
( Macquart, 1850)
*''
O. tristani''
Zumbado, 2000
*''
O. willistoni''
Thompson, 1976
Subgenus: ''Styxia''
Hull, 1943
*''
O. ariela''
(Hull, 1944)
*''
O. eblis''
(Hull, 1943)
Subgenus: ''Calostigma''
Shannon, 1927
*''
O. coreopsis''
(Hull, 1944)
*''
O. elnora''
(Shannon, 1927)
*''
O. exiguus''
( Williston, 1888)
*''
O. ornatipes''
( Curran, 1927)
*''
O. striatus''
( Walker, 1852)
Subgenus: ''Atylobaccha''
Hull, 1949
*''
O. flukiella''
( Curran, 1941)
Proposed Genera
In 2020, five new genera were proposed for "orphaned" lineages within ''Ocyptamus'', containing these species. The new genera are sometimes used for these species.
[
Genus ''Fragosa''
* '']argentina
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'' (Curran, 1939)
* '' aurora'' (Hull, 1943)
* '' deceptor'' (Curran, 1930)
* '' filiola'' (Shannon, 1927)
* '' filissima'' (Hull, 1943)
* '' harlequina'' (Hull, 1948)
* '' hyacinthia'' (Hull, 1947)
* '' macer'' (Curran, 1930)
* ''mara
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Animals
* Mara (mammal), a species of the cavy family
*Mara the Lioness, in the movie ''Born Free''
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Mara (''Doctor Who''), an evil being in two ''Doctor Who'' serials
*Mara, ...
'' (Curran, 1941)
* '' oenone'' (Hull, 1949)
* '' provocans'' (Curran, 1939)
* '' rugosifrons'' (Schiner, 1868)
* ''stenogaster
''Senogaster'' is a genus of hoverfly
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 specie ...
'' (Williston, 1888)
* '' tenuis'' (Walker, 1852)
* '' titania'' (Hull, 1943)
* '' virgilio'' (Hull, 1942)
* '' zephyrea'' (Hull, 1947b)
Genus ''Hypocritanus''
* '' fascipennis'' (Wiedemann, 1830)
* '' lemur'' (Osten Sacken, 1877)
Genus ''Maiana''
* '' callida'' (Hine, 1914)
* '' pumila'' (Austen, 1893)
Genus ''Nuntianus''
* '' abata'' (Curran, 1938)
* ''aeolus
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'' (Hull, 1943)
* '' anona'' (Hull, 1943)
* ''arabella
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Performance history
It was first performed on 1 July 1933 at the Dr ...
'' (Hull, 1947)
* '' banksi'' (Hull, 1941)
* '' cecrops'' (Hull, 1958)
* '' chapadensis'' (Curran, 1930)
* '' confusus'' (Goot, 1964)
* '' crocatus'' (Austen, 1893)
* '' croceus'' (Austen, 1893)
* '' cubanus'' (Hull, 1943)
* '' cultratus'' (Austen, 1893)
* '' cymbellina'' (Hull, 1944)
* '' debasa'' (Curran, 1941)
* '' delicatissimus'' (Hull, 1943)
* ''dryope
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*Dryope, daughter of Dryops and mother of Amphissus by Apollo.
* Dryop ...
'' (Hull, 1958)
* '' fervidus'' (Austen, 1893)
* '' filii'' (Doesburg, 1966)
* '' flavens'' (Austen, 1893)
* '' geijskesi'' (Doesburg, 1966)
* '' gilvus'' (Austen, 1893)
* '' halcyone'' (Hull, 1949)
* '' hippolite'' (Hull, 1957)
* '' hyalipennis'' (Curran, 1930)
* '' inornatus'' (Walker, 1836)
* '' io'' (Hull, 1944)
* ''iona
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'' (Curran, 1941)
* ''lepidus
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'' (Macquart, 1842)
* '' lucretia'' (Hull, 1949)
* '' luctuosus'' (Bigot, 1884)
* '' micropyga'' (Curran, 1941)
* ''minimus
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'' (Hull, 1943)
* '' murinus'' (Curran, 1930)
* '' myiophagus'' (Thompson, 2018)
* '' neoparvicornis'' (Telford, 1973)
* ''neptunus
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'' (Hull, 1943)
* '' neuralis'' (Curran, 1934)
* ''niobe
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Her father was the ru ...
'' (Hull, 1943)
* '' nora'' (Curran, 1941)
* '' obliquus'' (Curran, 1941)
* '' octomaculatus'' (Thompson, 1976)
* '' oriel'' (Hull, 1942)
* '' panamensis'' (Curran, 1930)
* ''peri
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'' (Hull, 1943)
* '' philippianus'' (Enderlein, 1938)
* '' prenes'' (Curran, 1930)
* '' prudens'' (Curran, 1934)
* '' pullus'' (Sack, 1921)
* '' punctifrons'' (Williston, 1891)
* '' pyxia'' (Hull, 1943)
* '' saffrona'' (Hull, 1943)
* '' spatulatus'' (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
* ''vanessa Vanessa may refer to:
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* ''Vanessa'' (Millais painting), an 1868 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais
* ''Vanessa'', a 1933 novel by Hugh Walpole
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'' (Hull, 1949)
* '' variegatus'' (Macquart, 1842)
* ''verona
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'' (Curran, 1941)
* '' victoria'' (Hull, 1941)
* '' vierecki'' (Curran, 1930)
* '' xanthopterus'' (Wiedemann, 1830)
* ''xantippe
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Name
...
'' (Hull, 1949)
* '' zenillia'' (Curran, 1941)
* '' zita'' (Curran, 1941)
* '' zobeide'' (Hull, 1943)
* ''zoroaster
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'' (Hull, 1943)
Genus ''Victoriana''
* ''attenuata
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Species
There are 21 species within the genus ''Attenuata'', including:
* † '' Attenuata admiranda'' Richardson, 1997
* '' A ...
'' (Williston, 1891)
* '' duida'' (Hull, 1947)
* '' ferruginea'' (Thompson, 1981)
* '' laudabilis'' (Williston, 1891)
* '' lugubris'' (Philippi, 1865)
* '' melanorrhina'' (Philippi, 1865)
* '' mentor'' (Curran, 1930)
* '' oblonga'' (Walker, 1852)
* '' parvicornis'' (Loew, 1861)
* '' sagittifera'' (Austen, 1893)
* ''sativa
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Usage
''Sativa'' (ending in -a) ...
'' (Curran, 1941)
* '' selene'' (Hull, 1949)
* ''zilla
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Arts and entertainment
* Vittore Zanetti Zilla (1864–1946), Italian painter
* Zilla Mays (1931–1995), American R&B, gospel singer and pioneering DJ
* Zilla (Godzilla), a fictional film monster
* Zilla (band), a trance band ...
'' (Hull, 1943)
See also
* List of Ocyptamus species
References
External links
For many photographic examples: https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=ocyptamus&w=all
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Diptera of South America
Diptera of North America
Hoverfly genera
Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart