''Ornidia '' is a small

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of mid-sized metallic

hoverflies Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family (biology), family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen Hover (behaviour), hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed main ...

. All are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to the New World. With ''Ornidia obesa'', which is widespread in the Americas, having spread into the

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and across the

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and to the east coast of

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

aided by human activity.

Species

*'' Ornidia aemula'' ( Williston, 1888) *'' Ornidia major'' Curran, 1930 *'' Ornidia obesa'' ( Fabricius, 1775) *'' Ornidia therezinhae'' Carvalho Filho & Esposito, 2009 *'' Ornidia whiteheadi'' Thompson, 1991

References

Diptera of South America Diptera of North America Diptera of Asia Diptera of Africa Hoverfly genera Volucellini Taxa named by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier Taxa named by Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville {{Eristalinae-stub