The Pipizinae is a subfamily 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 ...

. The subfamily Pipizinae was formerly considered a tribe within

Eristalinae Eristalinae (or Milesiinae) are one of the four subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae, or hoverflies. A well-known species included in this subfamily is the dronefly, ''Eristalis tenax''. Species in this subfamily are often misclassified ...

, but a phylogenetic analysis published in 2015 suggests it should be ranked as a separate subfamily (Mengual, 2015)

Genera

*'' Heringia'' Rondani, 1856 *†'' Oligopipiza'' Nidergas, Hadrava, Nel et al., 2018 (a fossil genus from Middle Oligocene ~28 MYR-BP) *''

Pipiza ''Pipiza'' is a genus Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Most are dark hoverflies. Biology Larvae are feeders on gall forming aphid Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. C ...

'' Fallén, 1810 *''

Pipizella ''Pipizella'' is a genus Hoverfly, Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Species *''Pipizella altaica, P. altaica'' Violovitsh, 1981 *''Pipizella annulata, P. annulata'' Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart, Macquart, 1829 *''Pipi ...

'' Rondani, 1856 *'' Trichopsomyia'' Williston, 1888 *''

Triglyphus ''Triglyphus'' is a genus 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 speci ...

'' Loew, 1840

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q27915424 Taxa named by Camillo Rondani Brachycera subfamilies