''Pterallastes'' is a

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of bee-mimicking hoverflies. So far the genus contains only two species, one in

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and one from the

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province of

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Species

*'' Pterallastes bettyae''

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, 1979 *'' Pterallastes bomboides''

, 1974 *'' Pterallastes thoracicus'' Loew, 1863 *'' Pterallastes unicolor'' (Shiraki, 1930)

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''Pterallastes thoracicus''
American Insects Hoverfly genera Taxa named by Hermann Loew Diptera of North America Diptera of Asia Milesiini {{Milesiini-stub