''Xanthandrus '' is a small
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 ...
.
Species
*''
X. azorensis''
Frey
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, 1945
*''
X. bucephalus''
(Wiedemann), 1830
*''
X. comtus''
(Harris
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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)
*''
X. congensis''
Curran, 1938
*''
X. cubanus''
Fluke, 1936
*''
X. flavomaculatus''
Shannon, 1927
*''
X. mellinoides''
(Macquart), 1846
*''
X. mexicanus''
Curran, 1930
*''
X. nitidulus''
Fluke, 1937
*''
X. palliatus''
(Fluke), 1945
*''
X. parhyalinatus''
(Bigot
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, 1822)
*''
X. plaumanni''
Fluke, 1937
Former species
*''Xanthandrus biguttatus''
Hull, 1945 – now considered a junior synonym of ''
Argentinomyia longicornis''
References
Diptera of Europe
Diptera of North America
Diptera of South America
Diptera of Africa
Hoverfly genera
Syrphinae
Taxa named by George Henry Verrall
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