''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers after the larvae which have been found in organic rich mud, i.e. muck. This genus belongs to the tribe

Brachyopini The Brachyopini (or Chrysogastrini) is a tribe of hoverflies. Unlike many members of this family these flies are generally darker and less colourful though some genera contain species with an attractive metallic lustre e.g. ''Chrysogaster''. Some ...

that includes the prominent genera '' Melanogaster'', ''

Brachyopa ''Brachyopa'' is a Holarctic genus of hoverfly, hoverflies whose grey and brown colouration is unusual for this family and these flies can easily be overlooked amongst members of other fly families. The larvae can be found under the bark of dead ...

'', ''

Neoascia These are small black and yellow or mostly black flies with a narrow abdomen near the thorax. They occur mainly in damp places among low herbage. The larva of ''Neosascia'' are flattened without oral hooks and a have a short posterior spira ...

'' and ''

Sphegina ''Sphegina'' is a genus of small, slender hoverfly, hoverflies. They are widespread throughout Eurasia and North America. In flight they seem to have long hind legs which they often carry hanging down, making them resemble sphecidae, sphecid or i ...

''. ''Orthonevra'' have black heads with blue to purple reflections. Many species have distinctive eye stripes. The antennae are somewhat elongate. (see image) The frons is wrinkled with silvery spots at sides of antennae. The thorax with small punctures dorsally and in several species the body is covered with scale-like pile. Wingd vein M1 curves away from the wing tip.(see images) head diagram wing eye markings and scales

Guides

Seman reviewed north american species as of 1964 The most comprehensive of existing keys to European Orthonevra species is that of van Veen (2004), M.C.D.Speight has also documented European species.

Species

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Orthonevra aenethorax ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

'' Kohli, Kapoor & Gupta, 1988 *''

Orthonevra anniae ''Orthonevra anniae ''(Sedman, 1966), the shiny-sided mucksucker, is a rare species of syrphid fly. It has been observed in Northeastern North America. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The a ...

'' ( Sedman, 1966) *''

Orthonevra argentina ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

'' ( Brèthes, 1922) *''

Orthonevra auritarsis ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

'' Brădescu, 1992 *''

Orthonevra bellula ''Orthonevra bellula '' ( Williston, 1882), the Three-lined Mucksucker, is a rare species of syrphid fly found in the Southern California Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight The adults are also ...

'' ( Williston, 1882) *''

Orthonevra brevicornis ''Orthonevra brevicornis'' is a species 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 o ...

'' ( Loew, 1843) *''

Orthonevra ceratura ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

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, 1952) *''

Orthonevra chilensis ''Orthonevra chilensis'' is a species of hoverfly first found in Chile.Thompson, F. Christian. "A key to the genera of the flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Neotropical Region including descriptions of new genera and species and a glossary ...

'' (Thompson, 1999) *'' Orthonevra elegans'' ( Meigen, 1822) *''

Orthonevra erythrogona ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

'' (

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, 1863) *''

Orthonevra feei ''Orthonevra feei'', Fee's mucksucker, is a rare species of syrphid fly. It has been observed only in New Hampshire, United States. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are also known ...

'' (Moran and Skevington, 2019) *''

Orthonevra flukei ''Orthonevra flukei ''(Sedman, 1966), Fluke's Mucksucker, is an uncommon species of syrphid fly It has been observed in the Western United States. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adu ...

'' ( Sedman, 1964) *'' Orthonevra frontalis'' ( Loew, 1843) *'' Orthonevra gemmula'' (Violovitsh, 1979) *''

Orthonevra geniculata ''Orthonevra geniculata'' is a species of hoverfly found in the Palearctic. DescriptionExternal ...

'' ( Meigen, 1830) *''

Orthonevra gewgaw ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

'' (Hull, 1941) *''

Orthonevra incisa ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

'' ( Loew, 1843) *'' Orthonevra intermedia'' (Lundbeck, 1916) *'' Orthonevra inundata'' ( Violovitsh, 1979) *''

Orthonevra karumaiensis ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

'' ( Matsumura, 1916) *'' Orthonevra kozlovi'' (

, 1952) *''

Orthonevra labyrinthops ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

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, 1944j) *'' Orthonevra minuta'' (

, 1945) *''

Orthonevra montana ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

'' Vujić, 1999 *''

Orthonevra neotropica ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

'' ( Shannon, 1925a) *''

Orthonevra nigrovittata ''Orthonevra nigrovittata ''( Loew, 1876), the black-lined mucksucker, is a rare species of syrphid fly. It has been observed in California. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults ar ...

'' ( Loew, 1876) *'' Orthonevra nitida'' ( Wiedemann, 1830) *''

Orthonevra nitidula ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

'' ( Curran, 1925) *'' Orthonevra nobilis'' ( Fallén, 1817) *'' Orthonevra onytes'' ( Séguy, 1961) *''

Orthonevra parva ''Orthonevra parva '', the copper-striped mucksucker, is a rare species of syrphid fly. It has been observed in the Western United States. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are a ...

'' ( Shannon, 1916) *'' Orthonevra pictipennis'' ( Loew, 1863) *'' Orthonevra plumbago'' ( Loew, 1840) *'' Orthonevra pulchella'' ( Williston, 1887) *'' Orthonevra quadristriata'' ( Shannon &

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, 1933) *''

Orthonevra robusta ''Orthonevra robusta'', the short-horned mucksucker, is a rare species of Hoverfly, syrphid fly, located in the Western United States. It was described by Raymond Corbett Shannon in 1916. Hoverflies are able to be motionless while in flight.The ...

'' ( Shannon, 1916) *''

Orthonevra sachalinensis ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

'' ( Violovitsh, 1956) *'' Orthonevra shannoni'' ( Curran, 1925a) *'' Orthonevra shusteri'' Brădescu, 1993 *''

Orthonevra sinuosa ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

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, 1884) *''

Orthonevra sonorensis ''Orthonevra sonorensis'', the Sonoran mucksucker, is a rare species of syrphid fly. It has been observed in New Mexico and Arizona. Hoverflies get their names from the ability to remain nearly motionless while in flight. The adults are also kn ...

'' ( Shannon, 1964) *'' Orthonevra stackelbergi'' Thompson & Torp, 1982 *'' Orthonevra stigmata'' ( Williston, 1882) *'' Orthonevra subincisa'' ( Violovitsh, 1979) *'' Orthonevra tristis'' ( Loew, 1871) *'' Orthonevra unicolor'' ( Shannon, 1916) *''

Orthonevra vagabunda ''Orthonevra'' is a genus of fly in the '' syrphidae'' family with at least 59 species identified so far. They are worldwide in distribution but concentrated in the Eastern North America and Europe.''Orthonevra'' are commonly called Mucksuckers ...

'' ( Violovitsh, 1979) *'' Orthonevra varga'' ( Violovitsh, 1979) *'' Orthonevra weemsi'' ( Sedman, 1966)

References

Eristalinae Hoverfly genera Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart {{Syrphidae-stub