''Parhelophilus'' 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, whi ...
.
They are slightly smaller than flies of the genus
Helophilus
''Helophilus'' are a diverse genus of moderate to large hoverflies, that appear somewhat bee-like. Larvae filter-feed in organic rich water. All ''Helophilus'' adults have a distinctive lengthwise striped thorax and a transverse striped abdomen.
...
, and have a
Holarctic
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distribution.
Species
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P. almasyi''
Szilády, 1940
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P. brooksi''
Curran, 1927
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P. consimilis''
(Malm
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, 1863)
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P. crococoronatus''
Reemer, 2000
*''
P. currani''
Fluke, 1953
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P. divisus''
( Loew, 1863)
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P. flavifacies''
(Bigot
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, 1883)
*''
P. frutetorum''
( Fabricius, 1775)
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P. integer''
( Loew, 1963)
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P. kurentzovi''
Violovich, 1960
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P. laetus''
( Loew, 1963)
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P. obscurior''
Violovich, 1960
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P. obsoletus''
( Loew, 1863)
*''
P. porcus''
(Walker
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Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1849)
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P. rex''
Curran and Fluke, 1922
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P. sibiricus''
(Stackelberg, 1924)
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P. versicolor''
( Fabricius, 1794)
References
Diptera of Europe
Diptera of North America
Eristalinae
Hoverfly genera
Taxa named by Ernst August Girschner
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