''Syritta'' is a

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of hoverflies, family Syrphidae. The genus probably originated in the Afrotropical region. 13 of the 18 recognized species groups are found south of the

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. 15 species inhabit the Oriental and Australian-Pacific regions, and only six species are described from the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

region. The two species that occur in

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as far south as Mexico, ''S. flaviventris'' and ''S. pipiens'', were probably introduced by humans. One of the most common species of this genus is '' Syritta pipiens'', a hoverfly from Europe, currently distributed across Eurasia and North America.

Species

References

* Australian/Oceanian Diptera Catalog
Syrphidae
* BugGuide.net
''Syritta pipiens''
* Nearctica.com

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2744781 Eristalinae Hoverfly genera Diptera of Europe Diptera of North America Diptera of Africa Taxa named by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier Taxa named by Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville