Chamaesyrphus

Chamaesyrphus is a genus hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.[1][2] Small yellow and black flies. Antennae with segment 3 large and almost evenly rounded, the arista only slightly thickened towards base and inserted before the actual anterior dorsal tip of the segment. In contrast to Pelecocera.

Chamaesyrphus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Syrphidae
Subfamily:
Eristalinae
Tribe:
Pelecocerini
Genus:
Chamaesyrphus

Mik, 1895

Species
  • C. caledonicus Collin, 1940
  • C. lusitanicus Mik, 1898
  • C. nigricornis Santos Abréu, 1924
  • C. pruinosomaculatus (Strobl, 1906)
  • C. scaevoides (Fallén, 1817)
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References
  1. Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (Hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 90-5011-199-8.
  2. Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 253, xvpp.

Images representing Chamaesyrphus scaevoides as Pelecocera scaevoides


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