''Platycheirus '' is a large
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 also called sedgesitters.
Species
Subgenus: ''Carposcalis''
Enderlein, 1938
*''
P. bertrandi''
(Kolenati
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Kolenati was born in Prague where he completed elementary school ...
, 1913)
*''
P. confusus''
( Curran, 1925)
*''
P. fenestratum''
( Macquart, 1842)[Revista chilena de entomología vol.4 (1951) https://archive.org/details/revistachilenade41955soci]
*''
P. longigena''
( Enderlein, 1912)
*''
P. lundbecki''
( Collin, 1931)
*''
P. lundbladi''
Enderlein, 1940 -
Juan Fernández Islands
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*''
P. stegnus''
(Say
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*"Say (All I Need)", 2007 song by American pop rock band OneRepublic
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* "Say" ( ...
, 1829)
*''
P. trichopus''
(Thomson Thomson may refer to:
Names
* Thomson (surname), a list of people with this name and a description of its origin
* Thomson baronets, four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomson
Businesses and organizations
* SGS-Thomson Mic ...
, 1869)
*''
P. willistoni''
(Goot, 1964)
Subgenus: ''Eocheilosia''
Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a ship
* Submarine hull
Mathematics
* Affine hull, in affi ...
, 1949
*''
P. antipodus''
(Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a ship
* Submarine hull
Mathematics
* Affine hull, in affi ...
, 949b)
*''
P. captalis''
(Miller, 1924)
*''
P. clarkei''
Miller, 1921
*''
P. cunninghami''
(Miller, 1921)
*''
P. fulvipes''
(Miller, 1924)
*''
P. harrisi''
(Miller, 1921)
*''
P. howesii''
(Miller, 1921)
*''
P. huttoni''
Thompson in Thompson & Vockeroth, 1989
*''
P. leptospermi''
(Miller, 1921)
*''
P. lignudus''
Miller, 1921
*''
P. myersii''
(Miller, 1924)
*''
P. notatus''
(Bigot
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, 1884)
*''
P. ronanus''
(Miller, 1921)
Subgenus: ''Pachysphyria''
Enderlein, 1938
*''
P. ambiguus''
( Fallén, 1817)
*''
P. barkalovi''
Mutin, 1999
*''
P. brunnifrons''
Nielsen, 2004
*''
P. dexter''
(Harris
Harris may refer to:
Places Canada
* Harris, Ontario
* Northland Pyrite Mine (also known as Harris Mine)
* Harris, Saskatchewan
* Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan
Scotland
* Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle o ...
, 1780)
*''
P. immaculatus''
Ohara, 1980
![Platycheirus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Platycheirus.occultus2.-.lindsey.jpg)
Subgenus: ''
Platycheirus
''Platycheirus '' is a large genus of hoverflies. They are also called sedgesitters.
Species
Subgenus: ''Carposcalis'' Enderlein, 1938
*'' P. bertrandi'' (Kolenati, 1913)
*'' P. confusus'' ( Curran, 1925)
*'' P. fenestratum'' ( Macquart, 1842) ...
''
Lepeletier & Serville, 1828
*''
P. abruzzensis''
van der Goot, 1969
*''
P. aeratus''
Coquillett
Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientifi ...
, 1900
*''
P. albimanus''
( Fabricius, 1781)
*''
P. amplus''
( Curran, 1927)
*''
P. angustatus''
(Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1843)
*''
P. angustipes''
Goeldlin, 1974
*''
P. atra''
( Curran, 1925)
*''
P. aurolateralis''
Stubbs, 2002
*''
P. carinatus''
Curran, 1927
*''
P. chilosia''
( Curran, 1927)
*''
P. ciliatus''
Bigot
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, 1884
*''
P. ciliger''
Loew, 1856
*''
P. cintoensis''
van der Goot, 1961
*''
P. clypeatus''
( Meigen, 1822)
*''
P. coerulescens''
( Williston, 1887)
*''
P. complicatus''
(Becker
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the ...
, 1889)
*''
P. concinnus''
(Snow, 1895)
*''
P. coracinus''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. cyaneus''
( Müller, 1764)
*''
P. discimanus''
( Loew, 1871)
*''
P. europaeus''
Goeldlin, Maibach & Speight, 1990
*''
P. fasciculatus''
( Loew, 1856)
*''
P. femineum''
Curran, 1931
*''
P. flabella''
Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a ship
* Submarine hull
Mathematics
* Affine hull, in affi ...
, 1944
*''
P. fulviventris''
( Macquart, 1829)
*''
P. groenlandicus''
Curran, 1927
*''
P. hesperinus''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. hispidipes''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. holarcticus''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. hyperboreus''
( Staeger, 1845)
*''
P. immarginatus''
(Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1849)
*''
P. inversus''
Ide, 1926
*''
P. islandicus''
(Ringdahl, 1930)
*''
P. jaerensis''
Nielsen, 1971
*''
P. kelloggi''
(Snow, 1895)
*''
P. kittilaensis''
Dusek & Láska, 1982
*''
P. laskai''
Nielsen, 1999
*''
P. lata''
( Curran, 1922)
*''
P. latimanus''
( Wahlberg, 1845)
*''
P. latitarsis''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. luteipennis''
( Curran, 1925)
*''
P. manicatus''
( Meigen, 1822)
*''
P. melanopsis''
Loew, 1856
*''
P. modestus''
Ide, 1926
*''
P. monticola''
Jones, 1917
*''
P. muelleri''
Marcuzzi, 1941
*''
P. naso''
(Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1949)
*''
P. nearcticus''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. nielseni''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. nigrofemoratus''
(Kanervo, 1934)
*''
P. nodosus''
Curran, 1923
*''
P. normae''
Fluke, 1939
*''
P. obscurus''
(Say
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* "Say" (John Mayer song), 2007
*"Say (All I Need)", 2007 song by American pop rock band OneRepublic
* "Say" (Method Man song), 2006 single by rapper Method Man
* "Say" ( ...
, 1824)
*''
P. occidentalis''
Curran, 1927
*''
P. occultus''
Goeldlin, Maibach & Speight, 1990
*''
P. octavus''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. orarius''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. pacilus''
(Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1849)
*''
P. parmatus''
Rondani, 1857
*''
P. parvus''
( Williston, 1882)
*''
P. peltatoides''
Curran, 1923
*''
P. peltatus''
( Meigen, 1822)
*''
P. perpallidus''
( Verrall, 1901)
*''
P. pilatus''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. podagrata''
(Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1838)
*''
P. podagratus''
(Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1838)
*''
P. protrusus''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. quadratus''
(Say
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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)
*''
P. ramsaerensis''
Goeldlin, Maibach & Speight, 1990
*''
P. rufigaster''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. rufimaculatus''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. scamboides''
Curran, 1927
*''
P. scambus''
(Stæger, 1843)
*''
P. scutatus''
( Meigen, 1822)
*''
P. setitarsis''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. speighti''
Doczkal, Stuke & Goeldlin, 2002
*''
P. spinipes''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. splendidus''
Rotheray, 1998
*''
P. squamulae''
( Curran, 1922)
*''
P. stegnoides''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. sticticus''
( Meigen, 1822)
*''
P. striatus''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. subordinatus''
(Becker
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, 1915)
*''
P. tarsalis''
( Schummel, 1836)
*''
P. tatricus''
Dusek & Láska, 1982
*''
P. tenebrosus''
Coquillett
Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientifi ...
, 1900
*''
P. thompsoni''
Vockeroth, 1986
*''
P. thylax''
Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a ship
* Submarine hull
Mathematics
* Affine hull, in affi ...
, 1944
*''
P. transfugus''
(Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Sweden, Swedish Naturalism (philosophy) , naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the Lund University, University of Lund, where ...
, 1838)
*''
P. urakawensis''
( Matsumura, 1919)
*''
P. varipes''
Curran, 1923
*''
P. woodi''
Vockeroth, 1986
Subgenus: ''
Pseudoplatychirus''
Doesburg, 1955
*''
P. glupovi''
Barkalov, 2007
*''
P. peteri''
Doesburg, 1955
Subgenus: ''
Pyrophaena''
Schiner, 1860 - often considered a full genus.
*''
P. granditarsus''
(Forster, 1771)
*''
P. rosarum''
( Fabricius, 1787)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1756743
Hoverfly genera
Diptera of Europe
Hoverflies of North America
Taxa named by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier
Taxa named by Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville
Syrphinae