The Eumerini is a

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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 ...

. The breeding habits of this group varies: larvae of the genera '' Merodon'' and '' Eumerus'' tunnel into plant bulbs while larvae of ''

Psilota ''Psilota'' is a genus of small black hoverflies with long wings, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. They are one of the few hoverfly genera that do not have a venia spuria in the wings. The larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a ...

'' have been found in sap runs.

List of genera

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Alipumilio ''Alipumilio'' is a South American genus of 12 species of hoverfly. Where known these flies breed in sap flowing from trees, examples having been reared from the sap of ''Araucaria ''Araucaria'' (; original pronunciation: .ɾawˈka. ɾja is ...

'' Shannon, 1927 *'' Austrocheilosia'' Thompson, 2008 *''

Azpeytia ''Azpeytia'' is a genus of hoverfly. Larvae of one species '' Azpeytia shirakii'' is known to live in the corms and stems of an orchid ''Gastrodia elata ''Gastrodia elata'' is a saprophytic perennial herb in the family Orchidaceae. It is found ...

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, 1865 *'' Eumerus'' Meigen, 1822 *''

Megatrigon ''Megatrigon'' is a genus of hoverflies (family Syrphidae) within the tribe Eumerini. Species *'' M. apiformis'' Doczkal, Radenković, Lyneborg & Pape, 2016 *'' M. argenteus'' (Walker, 1852) *'' M. argentifrons'' Doczkal, Radenković, Lynebo ...

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

, 1898 *'' Merodon'' Meigen, 1803 *''

Nausigaster ''Nausigaster'' is a genus of syrphid fly, syrphid flies, or hoverflies, in the family Syrphidae.Rotheray, G. E., M. A. Marcos-García, E. G. Hancock and F. S. Gilbert. 2000. The systematic position of ''Alipumilio'' and ''Nausigaster'' based on ...

'' Shannon, 1921 *''

'' Meigen, 1822

References

Eristalinae Brachycera tribes {{Syrphidae-stub