Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier and
Serville, 1828
Numbers
16 species listed at
Nomina Nearctica:
Sphaerophoria abbreviata Zetterstedt 1859
Sphaerophoria asymmetrica Knutson 1973
Sphaerophoria bifurcata Knutson 1973
Sphaerophoria brevipilosa Knutson 1973
Sphaerophoria cleoae Metcalf 1917
Sphaerophoria contigua Macquart 1847
Sphaerophoria cranbrookensis Curran 1921
Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones 1917
Sphaerophoria longipilosa Knutson 1973
Sphaerophoria nigricauda Metcalf 1913
Sphaerophoria novaeangliae Johnson 1916
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen 1822
Sphaerophoria pyrrhina Bigot 1884
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus 1758
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson 1869
Sphaerophoria weemsi Knutson 1973
Identification
They are small to large, elongated flies. Their bodies are black, containing yellow markings. They can be easily recognised because these characteristics are almost unique among the hoverflies.
Life Cycle
Larvae are predators of aphids
(2).
Print References
Borror, entries for
sphaero,
phoria (1)
Eaton and Kaufman, pp. 302-302, photo of
S. contigua (2)
