''Ocyptamus'' is a large and diverse
genus of over 200 species of
hoverfly 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
''Toxomerus'' is a very large genus of hoverfly, hoverflies. They are found in many parts of North America, North and South America.
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
''Pelecinobaccha'' 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
*''Pelecinobaccha alicia, P. alicia'' (Charles Howar ...
'', ''
Orphnabaccha
''Orphnabaccha'' is a genus of hoverflies in the Neotropical region, formerly included in the genus ''Ocyptamus'', which was split after researchers determined it was not monophyletic.
Species
THe following species are recognised in the genus ...
'', and ''
Pseudoscaeva'').
Selected Species
Subgenus: ''Ocyptamus''
Macquart, 1834
*''
O. antiphates''
( Walker, 1849)
*''
O. calla''
(Curran
Curran may refer to:
People
* Curran (surname)
* Curran Oi (born 1990), an American figure skater
Material
* Curran (material)
Places
*Curran, community in Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario, Canada
;Northern Ireland
* Curran, County Londonderry ...
, 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''
(Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*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''
( Say, 1823)
*''
O. gastrostactus''
(Wiedemann Wiedemann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Barbara Wiedemann (born 1945), American poet
* Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann (1770–1840), German physician, historian, naturalist
*Elisabeth Wiedemann (1926-2015), Ger ...
, 1830)
*''
O. icarus''
Reemer, 2010
*''
O. inca''
(Curran
Curran may refer to:
People
* Curran (surname)
* Curran Oi (born 1990), an American figure skater
Material
* Curran (material)
Places
*Curran, community in Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario, Canada
;Northern Ireland
* Curran, County Londonderry ...
, 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 Wiedemann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Barbara Wiedemann (born 1945), American poet
* Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann (1770–1840), German physician, historian, naturalist
*Elisabeth Wiedemann (1926-2015), Ger ...
, 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
Curran may refer to:
People
* Curran (surname)
* Curran Oi (born 1990), an American figure skater
Material
* Curran (material)
Places
*Curran, community in Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario, Canada
;Northern Ireland
* Curran, County Londonderry ...
, 1927)
*''
O. striatus''
( Walker, 1852)
Subgenus: ''Atylobaccha''
Hull, 1949
*''
O. flukiella''
(Curran
Curran may refer to:
People
* Curran (surname)
* Curran Oi (born 1990), an American figure skater
Material
* Curran (material)
Places
*Curran, community in Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario, Canada
;Northern Ireland
* Curran, County Londonderry ...
, 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'' (Curran, 1939)
* '' aurora'' (Hull, 1943)
* '']deceptor
''Deceptor'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. The only species is ''Deceptor bidoupensis''.
Its native range is Indo-China.
References
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Aeridinae
Vandeae gene ...
'' (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
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'' (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'' (Hull, 1943)
* '' anona'' (Hull, 1943)
* ''arabella
''Arabella'', Op. 79, is a lyric comedy, or opera, in three acts by Richard Strauss to a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, their sixth and last operatic collaboration.
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'' (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'' (Hull, 1943)
* '' neuralis'' (Curran, 1934)
* '' niobe'' (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'' (Hull, 1949)
* '' variegatus'' (Macquart, 1842)
* '' verona'' (Curran, 1941)
* '' victoria'' (Hull, 1941)
* '' vierecki'' (Curran, 1930)
* '' xanthopterus'' (Wiedemann, 1830)
* ''xantippe
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Name
...
'' (Hull, 1949)
* ''zenillia
''Zenillia'' is a genus of Fly, flies in the family Tachinidae.
Species
*''Zenillia anomala'' (Joseph Villeneuve de Janti, Villeneuve, 1929)
*''Zenillia carceliaeformis'' (Joseph Villeneuve de Janti, Villeneuve, 1937)
*''Zenillia cuprescens'' (F ...
'' (Curran, 1941)
* '' zita'' (Curran, 1941)
* '' zobeide'' (Hull, 1943)
* '' zoroaster'' (Hull, 1943)
Genus ''Victoriana''
* ''attenuata
''Attenuata'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Lironobidae.
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
Sativa, sativus, and sativum are Latin botanical adjectives meaning '' cultivated''. It is often associated botanically with plants that promote good health and used to designate certain seed-grown domestic crops.
Usage
''Sativa'' (ending in -a) ...
'' (Curran, 1941)
* '' selene'' (Hull, 1949)
* '' zilla'' (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