Episyrphus
Episyrphus is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae. Larvae are predatory, often on aphids.[2] One species, E. balteatus, has a cosmopolitan distribution.[3]
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Genus: | Episyrphus Matsumura & Adachi, 1917 |
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Musca balteata[1] De Geer, 1776 |
Species
- E. balteatus (De Geer, 1776)
- E. circularis Hull, 1941[1][4]
- E. flavibasis Keiser, 1971[1][5]
- E. nigromarginatus Vockeroth, 1973[1][6]
- E. petilis Vockeroth, 1973[1][6]
- E. trisectus (Loew, 1858)[1]
- E. viridaureus (Wiedemann, 1824)
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References
- Smith, Kenneth G.V.; Vockeroth, J.R. (1980). Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region (Print)
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(help). London: British museum (Natural History). pp. 1–1436. ISBN 0565-00821-8. - Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 253, xvpp.
- 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.
- Hull, Frank M. (1941). "A study of syrphid flies from Madagascar". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 92: 309–334.
- Keiser, F. (1971). "Syrphidae von Madagaskar (Dipt.)". Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basal. ngib. 81: 223–318.
- Vockeroth, J. R. (1973). "Some new or uncommon Syrphini (Diptera: Syrphidae) from southern Africa I". Annals of the Natal Museum. The Natal Museum. 21: 595–607.
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