Biology:Chamaesyrphus

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Chamaesyrphus
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Tribe:
Pelecocerini
Genus:
Chamaesyrphus

Mik, 1895

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.

Species

  • C. caledonicus Collin, 1940
  • C. lusitanicus Mik, 1898
  • C. nigricornis Santos Abréu, 1924
  • C. pruinosomaculatus (Strobl, 1906)
  • C. scaevoides (Fallén, 1817)

References

  1. Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (Hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. pp. 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. 

External links

Images representing Chamaesyrphus scaevoides as Pelecocera scaevoides Wikidata ☰ Q5069409 entry