Nausigaster

Nausigaster is a genus of syrphid flies, or hoverflies, in the family Syrphidae.[1][2][3][4][5] Larvae have been recorded from decaying cacti and bromeliads.

Nausigaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Eristalinae
Genus:	Nausigaster Williston, 1883

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Nausigaster:

• Nausigaster bonariensis Lynch Arribalzaga, 1892 ^{c g}
• Nausigaster chrysidiformis Shannon, 1922 ^{c g}
• Nausigaster clara Curran, 1941 ^{i c g}
• Nausigaster curvinervis Curran, 1941 ^{i c g}
• Nausigaster flukei Curran, 1941 ^{c g}
• Nausigaster geminata Townsend, 1897 ^{i c g}
• Nausigaster meridionalis Townsend, 1897 ^{c g}
• Nausigaster nova Curran, 1941 ^{i c g}
• Nausigaster peruviensis Shannon, 1922 ^{c g}
• Nausigaster punctulata Williston, 1883 ^{i c g b}
• Nausigaster scutellaris Adams, 1904 ^{i c g}
• Nausigaster texana Curran, 1941 ^{i c g b}
• Nausigaster tuberculata Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947 ^{c g}
• Nausigaster unimaculata Townsend, 1897 ^{i c g b}
• Nausigaster vanzolinii Andretta & Carrera, 1952 ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

1. "Nausigaster Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
2. "Browse Nausigaster". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
3. "Nausigaster". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
4. "Nausigaster Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
5. Rotheray, G. E., M. A. Marcos-García, E. G. Hancock and F. S. Gilbert. 2000. The systematic position of Alipumilio and Nausigaster based on early stages (Diptera, Syrphidae). Stud. Dipterol. 7(1): 133-144. http://ecology.nottingham.ac.uk/~plzfg/pdf%20files/2000%20Rotheray%20et%20al_alipumilio%20&%20nausigaster.pdf

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
• Charles, H. Curran (1934). "The families and genera of North American Diptera". doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253.
• Miranda, G.F.G; Young, A.D.; Locke, M.M.; Marshall, S.A.; et al. (2013). "Key to the genera of nearctic Syrphidae" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 23: 1–351.
• Shorter, D.A.; Drew, W.A. (1976). "Syrphidae of Oklahoma (Diptera)". Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 56: 75–94.

External links

• "Diptera.info". Retrieved 2018-05-07.