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Subgenus Eoseristalis (Eristalis Subgenus Eoseristalis)
Subgenus Eoseristalis
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon
("Aschiza")
Family
Syrphidae (Hover Flies)
Subfamily
Eristalinae
Tribe
Eristalini
Subtribe
Eristalina
Genus
Eristalis
No Taxon
Subgenus Eoseristalis
Explanation of Names
Eoseristalis
Kanervo 1938
Numbers
by far the largest of the two subgenera, with 19 spp. in our area
(
1
)
and ~100 total
(
2
)
Range
Holarctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, Oriental
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2
)
Internet References
Taxon page
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1
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Works Cited
1.
Key to the genera of nearctic Syrphidae
Miranda G.F.G, Young A.D., Locke M.M., Marshall S.A., Skevington J.H., Thompson F.C. 2013. Can. J. Arthropod Identification 23: 1-351.
2.
Austalis, a new genus of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with revisionary notes on related genera
Thompson F.C. 2003. Zootaxa 246: 1-19.
Contributed by
Chuck Entz
on 18 April, 2007 - 7:26am
Additional contributions by
Ted Kropiewnicki
,
v belov
Last updated 18 January, 2014 - 5:09pm