Allograpta
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Allograpta is a very large and diverse genus
of hoverflies
present throughout the world except most of the palearctic
region. The adults are brightly coloured flower pollinators and most larvae have a predatory feeding mode involving soft-bodied homoptera
ns. Certain species have diverged from this and their larvae have been found to be leaf-miners, stem-borers or pollen-feeders. Allograpta is currently being studied using both molecular and morphological methods to produce a robust phylogeny of the genus
and its related genera
. Preliminary studies show the genus to be monophyletic with the genera Sphaerophoria
and Exallandra placed within which obviously complicates matters. A more complete review is needed before any major taxonomic changes can occur ie. splitting the genus up or incorporating related genera.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of hoverflies
Hoverfly
Hoverflies, sometimes 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 the larvae eat a wide range of foods...
present throughout the world except most of the palearctic
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is one of the eight ecozones dividing the Earth's surface.Physically, the Palearctic is the largest ecozone...
region. The adults are brightly coloured flower pollinators and most larvae have a predatory feeding mode involving soft-bodied homoptera
Homoptera
Homoptera is a deprecated suborder of order Hemiptera; recent morphological studies and DNA analysis strongly suggests that the order is paraphyletic. It was therefore split into the suborders Sternorrhyncha, Auchenorrhyncha, and Coleorrhyncha....
ns. Certain species have diverged from this and their larvae have been found to be leaf-miners, stem-borers or pollen-feeders. Allograpta is currently being studied using both molecular and morphological methods to produce a robust phylogeny of the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
and its related genera
Genera
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. Preliminary studies show the genus to be monophyletic with the genera Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria is a genus of hoverflies.-Species:*Sphaerophoria abbreviata Zetterstedt, 1849*Sphaerophoria asymmetrica Knutson, 1973*Sphaerophoria bankowskae Goeldlin, 1989*Sphaerophoria batava Goeldlin, 1974...
and Exallandra placed within which obviously complicates matters. A more complete review is needed before any major taxonomic changes can occur ie. splitting the genus up or incorporating related genera.
List of species by subgenus or species group
- Subgenus Allograpta Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1875- Allograpta aeruginosifrons (SchinerIgnaz Rudolph SchinerIgnaz Rudolf Schiner was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Diptera.Schiner was born in Fronsburg , Horn in 1813 and died in Vienna on 6 July 1873. He was a ministerial secretary in ViennaHis most significant publications are...
, 1868) - Allograpta amphoterum (BezziMario BezziMario Bezzi was an Italian professor of zoology at the University of Turin. He was also Director of the Turin Museum of Natural History...
, 1928) - Allograpta annulipes (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1850) - Allograpta aperta Fluke, 1942
- Allograpta atkinsoni (Miller, 1921)
- Allograpta australensis (SchinerIgnaz Rudolph SchinerIgnaz Rudolf Schiner was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Diptera.Schiner was born in Fronsburg , Horn in 1813 and died in Vienna on 6 July 1873. He was a ministerial secretary in ViennaHis most significant publications are...
, 1868) - Allograpta bilineella EnderleinGünther EnderleinGünther Enderlein was a German zoologist, entomologist and later a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products. Enderlein got some international renown because of his insect research but in Germany he became famous because of his concept of the pleomorphism of microorganisms and his hypotheses about...
, 1938 - Allograpta borbonica Kassebeer, 2000
- Allograpta browni Fluke, 1942
- Allograpta buruensis Meijere, 1929
- Allograpta calopoides (CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1938) - Allograpta calopus (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1858) - Allograpta citronella (Shiraki, 1963)
- Allograpta distincta (KerteszKerteszKertész is a common Hungarian surname meaning gardener. The first to have this last name was in 1765, in a town called Budapest, Hungary. It may refer to:*Alice Kertész, Hungarian-born Olympic gymnastics medalist* André Kertész, Hungarian-born photographer...
, 1899) - Allograpta dravida Ghorpade, 1994
- Allograpta exotica (WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist...
, 1830) - Allograpta falcata Fluke, 1942
- Allograpta flavofaciens (Miller, 1921)
- Allograpta fuscotibialis (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1842) - Allograpta hastata Fluke, 1942
- Allograpta hirsutifera (Hull, 1949)
- Allograpta hortensis (Pjilippi, 1865)
- Allograpta hudsoni (Miller, 1921)
- Allograpta hypoxantha (BezziMario BezziMario Bezzi was an Italian professor of zoology at the University of Turin. He was also Director of the Turin Museum of Natural History...
, 1923) - Allograpta insularis Thompson, 1981
- Allograpta javana (WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist...
, 1824) - Allograpta kinabalensis (Curran, 1931)
- Allograpta limbata (FabriciusJohan Christian FabriciusJohan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
, 1805) - Allograpta longulus (Shiraki, 1963)
- Allograpta maculipleura (Brunetti, 1913)
- Allograpta maritima Mutin, 1986
- Allograpta medanensis (Meijere, 1914)
- Allograpta nasuta (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1842) - Allograpta neofasciata Thompson, 1989
- Allograpta neotropica CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1936 - Allograpta nigra (KeiserKeiserKeiser may refer to:*Keiser, Arkansas*Keiser, Oregon, part of the Salem-Keiser metroplex*Reinhard Keiser, a composer*Laurence B. Keiser, a U.S. Army Major General who commanded the 2nd Infantry Division in the Korean War...
, 1971) - Allograpta nigripilosa (Hull, 1944)
- Allograpta nummularia (BezziMario BezziMario Bezzi was an Italian professor of zoology at the University of Turin. He was also Director of the Turin Museum of Natural History...
, 1920) - Allograpta obliquaAllograpta obliquaAllograpta obliqua is a common North American species of hoverfly. The larvae are important predators on aphids-Description:Adults are 6–7 mm long, with yellow stripes on the thorax, and cross banding on the abdomen; with four longitudinal, yellow stripes or spots on the fourth and fifth...
(SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1823) - Allograpta obscuricornis (Meijere, 1914)
- Allograpta pallida (BigotJacques-Marie-Frangile BigotJacques Marie Frangile Bigot was a French naturalist and entomologist most noted for his studies of Diptera. Born in Paris, where he lived all his life, though he had a small house in Quincy-sous-Sénart, Essonne.He became a member of the Entomological Society of France in 1844. His first paper...
, 1884) - Allograpta phaeoptera (BezziMario BezziMario Bezzi was an Italian professor of zoology at the University of Turin. He was also Director of the Turin Museum of Natural History...
, 1920) - Allograpta philippina (FreyHeinrich FreyHeinrich Frey was a German-born Swiss entomologist who studied Lepidoptera. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and died in Zurich, Switzerland.-Biography:...
, 1946) - Allograpta piurana Shannon, 1927
- Allograpta pseudoropalus (Miller, 1921)
- Allograpta pulchra Shannon, 1927
- Allograpta purpureicollis (FreyHeinrich FreyHeinrich Frey was a German-born Swiss entomologist who studied Lepidoptera. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and died in Zurich, Switzerland.-Biography:...
, 1946) - Allograpta radiata (BigotJacques-Marie-Frangile BigotJacques Marie Frangile Bigot was a French naturalist and entomologist most noted for his studies of Diptera. Born in Paris, where he lived all his life, though he had a small house in Quincy-sous-Sénart, Essonne.He became a member of the Entomological Society of France in 1844. His first paper...
, 1857) - Allograpta rediviva (BezziMario BezziMario Bezzi was an Italian professor of zoology at the University of Turin. He was also Director of the Turin Museum of Natural History...
, 1915) - Allograpta robinsoni (CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1928) - Allograpta robinsoniana EnderleinGünther EnderleinGünther Enderlein was a German zoologist, entomologist and later a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products. Enderlein got some international renown because of his insect research but in Germany he became famous because of his concept of the pleomorphism of microorganisms and his hypotheses about...
, 1938 - Allograpta ropalus (WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, 1849) - Allograpta rufifacies (KeiserKeiserKeiser may refer to:*Keiser, Arkansas*Keiser, Oregon, part of the Salem-Keiser metroplex*Reinhard Keiser, a composer*Laurence B. Keiser, a U.S. Army Major General who commanded the 2nd Infantry Division in the Korean War...
, 1971) - Allograpta septemvittata (Shiraki, 1963)
- Allograpta splendens (Thomson, 1869)
- Allograpta tectiforma Fluke, 1942
- Allograpta teligera Fluke, 1942
- Allograpta tenella (KeiserKeiserKeiser may refer to:*Keiser, Arkansas*Keiser, Oregon, part of the Salem-Keiser metroplex*Reinhard Keiser, a composer*Laurence B. Keiser, a U.S. Army Major General who commanded the 2nd Infantry Division in the Korean War...
, 1971) - Allograpta trilimbata (Bigot, 1889
- Allograpta varipes (CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1927)
- Allograpta aeruginosifrons (Schiner
- Allograpta alamacula species group
- Allograpta alamacula Carver, 2003
- Allograpta ventralis species group
- Allograpta dorsalis (Miller, 1924)
- Allograpta ventralis (Miller, 1921)
- Subgenus Antillus Vockeroth, 1969
- Allograpta ascita (Vockeroth, 1969)
- Subgenus Claraplumula Shannon, 1927
- Allograpta latifacies (Shannon, 1927)
- Subgenus Fazia Shannon, 1927
- Allograpta alta CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1936 - Allograpta altissima (Fluke, 1942)
- Allograpta argentipila (Fluke, 1942)
- Allograpta centropogonis Nishida, 2002
- Allograpta colombia CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1925 - Allograpta decemmaculata (RóndaniCamillo RóndaniCamillo Róndani was an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera.-Early years:When Camillo Róndani was born in Parma the city was part of the French Empire Napoleon having crowned himself King of Italy...
, 1863) - Allograpta eupeltata BigotJacques-Marie-Frangile BigotJacques Marie Frangile Bigot was a French naturalist and entomologist most noted for his studies of Diptera. Born in Paris, where he lived all his life, though he had a small house in Quincy-sous-Sénart, Essonne.He became a member of the Entomological Society of France in 1844. His first paper...
, 1884 - Allograpta fasciata CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1932 - Allograpta fascifrons MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1846 - Allograpta flukei CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1936 - Allograpta funeralia (Hull, 1944)
- Allograpta hians (EnderleinGünther EnderleinGünther Enderlein was a German zoologist, entomologist and later a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products. Enderlein got some international renown because of his insect research but in Germany he became famous because of his concept of the pleomorphism of microorganisms and his hypotheses about...
, 1938) - Allograpta imitator (CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1925) - Allograpta luna (Fluke, 1942)
- Allograpta macquarti (Blanchard, 1852)
- Allograpta mu (BigotJacques-Marie-Frangile BigotJacques Marie Frangile Bigot was a French naturalist and entomologist most noted for his studies of Diptera. Born in Paris, where he lived all his life, though he had a small house in Quincy-sous-Sénart, Essonne.He became a member of the Entomological Society of France in 1844. His first paper...
, 1884) - Allograpta nasigera (EnderleinGünther EnderleinGünther Enderlein was a German zoologist, entomologist and later a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products. Enderlein got some international renown because of his insect research but in Germany he became famous because of his concept of the pleomorphism of microorganisms and his hypotheses about...
, 1938) - Allograpta plaumanni (FreyHeinrich FreyHeinrich Frey was a German-born Swiss entomologist who studied Lepidoptera. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and died in Zurich, Switzerland.-Biography:...
, 1946) - Allograpta remigis (Fluke, 1942)
- Allograpta roburoris (Fluke, 1942)
- Allograpta rostrata (BigotJacques-Marie-Frangile BigotJacques Marie Frangile Bigot was a French naturalist and entomologist most noted for his studies of Diptera. Born in Paris, where he lived all his life, though he had a small house in Quincy-sous-Sénart, Essonne.He became a member of the Entomological Society of France in 1844. His first paper...
, 1884) - Allograpta saussurii (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
- Allograpta similis Curran, 1925
- Allograpta strigifacies (EnderleinGünther EnderleinGünther Enderlein was a German zoologist, entomologist and later a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products. Enderlein got some international renown because of his insect research but in Germany he became famous because of his concept of the pleomorphism of microorganisms and his hypotheses about...
, 1938) - Allograpta syrphica (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
- Allograpta willistoni (Giglio-Tos, 1893)
- Allograpta alta Curran
- Subgenus Rhinoprosopa Hull, 1942
- Allograpta aenea (Hull, 1937)
- Allograpta flavophylla (Hull, 1943)
- Allograpta lucifera (Hull, 1943)
- Allograpta neonasuta Thompson,
- Allograpta sycorax (Hull, 1947)
- Subgenus Costarica Mengual & Thompson, 2009
- Allograpta zumbadoi Thompson, 2000
- unranked
- Allograpta micrura (Osten SackenKarl Robert Osten-SackenBaron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877....
, 1877) - Allograpta neosplendens Thompson, in litt.
- Allograpta quadricincta EnderleinGünther EnderleinGünther Enderlein was a German zoologist, entomologist and later a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products. Enderlein got some international renown because of his insect research but in Germany he became famous because of his concept of the pleomorphism of microorganisms and his hypotheses about...
, 1938
- Allograpta micrura (Osten Sacken