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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1933516 Hoverfly genera Syrphinae Syrphini Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
''Syrphus'' 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 species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while ...
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It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe
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Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter
A calypter is either of two posterior lobes of the posterior margin of the forewing of flies between the extreme posterior wing base and the alula, which covers the halteres.
The lower calypter is the proximal calypter (synonyms: squama (of som ...
(as well as hairs on the rear margin of the calypter as in most Syrphini).
Species
*''Syrphus annulifemur
''Syrphus'' is a genus of hoverflies.
It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter (as well as hairs on the rear margin of ...
'' Mutin, 1997
*''Syrphus attenuatus
''Syrphus'' is a genus of hoverflies.
It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter (as well as hairs on the rear margin of ...
'' Hine, 1922
*''Syrphus currani
''Syrphus'' is a genus of hoverflies.
It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter (as well as hairs on the rear margin of ...
'' Fluke, 1939
*'' Syrphus dimidiatus'' Macquart, 1834
*''Syrphus doesburgi
''Syrphus'' is a genus of hoverflies.
It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter (as well as hairs on the rear margin of ...
'' Goot, 1964
*''Syrphus intricatus
''Syrphus'' is a genus of hoverflies.
It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter (as well as hairs on the rear margin of ...
'' Vockeroth, 1983
*'' Syrphus knabi'' Shannon, 1916
*''Syrphus laceyorum
''Syrphus'' is a genus of hoverflies.
It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter (as well as hairs on the rear margin of ...
'' Thompson, 2000
*''Syrphus monoculus
''Syrphus'' is a genus of hoverflies.
It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter (as well as hairs on the rear margin of ...
'' (Swederus, 1787)
*''Syrphus nitidifrons
''Syrphus'' is a genus of hoverflies.
It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter (as well as hairs on the rear margin of ...
'' (Becker, 1921)
*'' Syrphus opinator'' Osten Sacken, 1877
*''Syrphus octomaculatus
''Syrphus'' is a genus of hoverflies.
It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter (as well as hairs on the rear margin of ...
'' Walker
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In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
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, 1837
*'' S. phaeostigma'' Wiedemann, 1830
*''Syrphus rectus
''Syrphus rectus'', the yellow-legged flower fly, is a species of fly in the family Syrphidae, the hover flies. ''Syrphys rectus'' is a common fly in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. Like many hoverflies, it has strongly contra ...
'' Osten Sacken, 1875
*'' Syrphus ribesii'' (Linnaeus
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, 1758)
*''Syrphus sexmaculatus
''Syrphus'' is a genus of hoverflies.
It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter (as well as hairs on the rear margin of ...
'' (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)
*''Syrphus sonorensis
''Syrphus'' is a genus of hoverflies.
It can be distinguished from other genera of the tribe Syrphini because it is the only genus that has long hairs on the upper surface of the lower lobe of the calypter (as well as hairs on the rear margin of ...
'' Vockeroth, 1983
*'' Syrphus torvus'' Osten Sacken, 1875
*''Syrphus vitripennis
''Syrphus vitripennis'' is a very common European and North American species of hoverfly. Its larvae feed on aphids
Description
For terms see Morphology of Diptera
Wing length 7·25-10·25 mm. Frons above lunulae black. Tergites 3 and 4 wit ...
'' Meigen, 1822
References
External links
* *Bugguide, many photos
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1933516 Hoverfly genera Syrphinae Syrphini Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius