Syrphini
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The Syrphini is a tribe
of hoverflies.
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
of hoverflies.
List of genera
Relationships within this tribe were investigated by analysing and comparing genetic data. Results seem to show that members of Syrphini fall into several smaller groups or clades.- Afrosyrphus Curran, 1927
- Agnisyrphus Ghorpade, 1994
- AllobachaAllobachaAllobaccha is a large genus of hoverfly.-Species:*Allobaccha atra *Allobaccha basalis *Allobaccha denhoedi *Allobaccha flavipes...
Curran, 1928 - AllograptaAllograptaAllograpta 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 homopterans. Certain species have diverged from this...
Osten Sacken, 1875. Subgenera: A. (Allograpta), A. (Antillus), A. (Claraplumula), A. (Costarica), A. (Fazia), A. (Rhinoprosopa) - Anu Thompson, 2008
- AsarkinaAsarkinaAsarkina is a genus of hoverfly.-Species:*Asarkina bigoti Van der Goot, 1964*Asarkina cingulata *Asarkina biroi Bezzi, 1908*Asarkina eurytaeniata Bezzi, 1908*Asarkina longirostris...
Macquart, 1834. Subgenera: A. (Achoanus), A. (Asarkina) - Asiodidea Stackelberg, 1930
- BetasyrphusBetasyrphusBetasyrphus is a genus of hoverfly.-Species:*Betasyrphus claripennis *Betasyrphus inflaticornis *Betasyrphus luci *Betasyrphus serarius...
Matsumura, 1917 - ChrysotoxumChrysotoxumChrysotoxum is a genus of hoverflies.-Species:*Chrysotoxum amurense Violovitsh, 1973 *Chrysotoxum arcuatum *Chrysotoxum asiaticum Becker, 1921*Chrysotoxum bactrianum Violovitsh, 1973...
Meigen, 1803 - CitrogrammaCitrogrammaCitrogramma is a genus of hoverfly.-Species:*Citrogramma bicornutum Vockeroth, 1969*Citrogramma circumdatus *Citrogramma luteifrons *Citrogramma quadricornutum Vockeroth, 1969...
Vockeroth, 1969 - DasysyrphusDasysyrphusDasysyrphus is a genus of hoverflies.-Species:*Dasysyrphus albostriatus *Dasysyrphus amalopis *Dasysyrphus bilineatus *Dasysyrphus corsicanus...
Enderlein, 1938 - DideaDideaDidea is a genus of hoverflies. Flight periods tend to be late in the year, and their larvae feed on aphids.-Species:*Didea alneti *Didea fasciata Macquart, 1834*Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863*Didea intermedia Loew, 185...
Macquart, 1834 - Dideomima Vockeroth, 1969
- Dideoides Brunetti, 1908
- Dideopsis Matsumura, 1917
- DorosDoros (hoverfly)Doros is a genus of hoverflies. They are large slender flies, that mimic solitary wasp in slow flight. They have very limited flight period.-Species:*Doros aequalis Loew, 1863*Doros destillatorius Mik, 1885...
Meigen, 1803 - Eosphaerophoria Frey, 1946
- EpistropheEpistrophe (genus)Epistrophe is a genus of hoverflies.-Species:*Epistrophe annulitarsis *Epistrophe cryptica Doczkal & Schmid, 1994*Epistrophe diaphana *Epistrophe eligans...
Walker, 1852. Subgenera: E. (Epistrophe), E. (Epistrophella) - EpisyrphusEpisyrphusEpisyrphus is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae. Larvae are predatory, often on aphids. One species, E. balteatus is very cosmopolitan.-Species:*E. balteatus *E. nigromarginatus Vockeroth, 1973...
Matsumura & Adachi, 1917. Subgenera: E. (Asiobaccha), E. (Episyrphus) - EriozonaEriozonaEriozona is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae.-Species:*E. catalina *E. erratica *E. laxus *E. syrphoides...
Schiner, 1860. Subgenera: E. (Eriozona), E. (Megasyrphus) - EupeodesEupeodesEupeodes is a genus of hoverfly.-Systematics:Species include:*Eupeodes abberrantis *Eupeodes abiskoensis *Eupeodes americanus *Eupeodes borealis...
Osten Sacken, 1877. Subgenera: E. (Eupeodes), E. (Lapposyrphus), E. (Macrosyrphus), E. (Metasyrphus) - Exallandra Vockeroth, 1969
- Giluwea Vockeroth, 1969
- Ischiodon Sack, 1913
- Lamellidorsum Huo & Zheng, 2005
- LeucozonaLeucozonaLeucozona is a genus of hoverflies.-Species:*Leucozona glaucia *Leucozona inopinata Doczkal, 2000*Leucozona laternaria *Leucozona lucorum *Leucozona velutina...
Schiner, 1860. Subgenera: L. (Ischyrosyrphus), L. (Leucozona) - MelangynaMelangynaMelangyna is a genus of hoverflies.-Species:Subgenus: Melangyna*Melangyna arctica *Melangyna barbifrons *Melangyna coei Nielsen, 1971*Melangyna compositarum...
Verrall, 1901. Subgenera: M. (Austrosyrphus), M. (Melangyna), M. (Melanosyrphus) - MeligrammaMeligrammaMeligramma is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae.-Species:*M. cincta *M. cingulata *M. euchromum *M. guttata *M. triangulifera...
Frey, 1946 - MeliscaevaMeliscaevaMeliscaeva is a genus of hoverflies.-Species:*Meliscaeva auricollis *Meliscaeva cinctella...
Frey, 1946 - NotosyrphusNotosyrphusNotosyrphus is a genus of hoverflies.-Species:*Notosyrphus golbachi Vockeroth, 1969...
Vockeroth, 1969 - OcyptamusOcyptamusOcyptamus is a large and diverse genus of over 300 species of hoverfly mostly found in the Neotropical region.-Species:*Ocyptamus fuscipenis -External links:...
Macquart, 1834. Subgenera: O. (Ocyptamus), O. (Mimocalla), O. (Pipunculosyrphus) - ParasyrphusParasyrphusParasyrphus is a genus of hoverflies.-Species:*Parasyrphus annulatus *Parasyrphus currani *Parasyrphus genualis *Parasyrphus groenlandicus...
Matsumura, 1917 - Pelloloma Vockeroth, 1973
- Pseudodoros Matsumura, 1903
- Rhinobaccha Meijere, 1908
- Salpingogaster Schiner, 1868. Subgenera: S. (Eosalpingogaster), S. (Salpingogaster)
- ScaevaScaevaScaeva is a genus of hoverflies.-Species:*Scaeva albomaculata *Scaeva dignota *Scaeva mecogramma *Scaeva pyrastri *Scaeva selenitica...
Fabricius, 1805 - SimosyrphusSimosyrphusSimosyrphus is a genus of hoverfly.-Species:*Simosyrphus aegyptius *Simosyrphus grandicornis *Simosyrphus scutellaris -External links:*...
Bigot, 1882 - SphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoria is a genus of hoverflies.-Species:*Sphaerophoria abbreviata Zetterstedt, 1849*Sphaerophoria asymmetrica Knutson, 1973*Sphaerophoria bankowskae Goeldlin, 1989*Sphaerophoria batava Goeldlin, 1974...
Lepeletier & Serville, 1828. Subgenera: S. (Loveridgeana), S. (Sphaerophoria) - SyrphusSyrphusSyrphus 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...
Fabricius, 1775 - Vockerothiella Ghorpade, 1994
- XanthogrammaXanthogrammaXanthogramma are moderate to large hoverflies, most are somewhat wasp like. Little is known of their biology.-Species:*Xanthogramma citrofasciatum *Xanthogramma coreanum Shiraki, 1930*Xanthogramma dives...
Schiner, 1860