Eristalis

Eristalis
Eristalis tenax on Lantana camara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Eristalini
Genus: Eristalis
Latreille, 1804
Type species
Musca tenax
Linnaeus, 1758
Subgenera
  • Eoseristalis Kanervo, 1938
  • Eristalis Latreille, 1804
Synonyms

Eristalis is a large genus of hoverflies, family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. One of the more common species in the genus, Eristalis tenax is also known as the dronefly, because it bears a superficial resemblance to honeybee drones. Droneflies and their relatives are fairly common generalist pollinators, the larvae of which are aquatic, and breathe through a long, snorkel-like appendage, hence the common name rat-tailed maggots.[1][2]

Eristalis is a large genus of around 99 species,[3] and is subdivided into several subgenera and species groups (Eristalomyia, Eristalis, Eoseristalis etc.).

Species List

  • Eristalis aenea (Scopoli), 1763
  • Eristalis abusiva Collin, 1931
  • Eristalis agrorum (Wiedemann), 1830
  • Eristalis alleni (Paul Allen's Flower Fly) Thompson, 1997[2]
  • Eristalis alpina (Panzer, 1798)
  • Eristalis anthophorina (Fallén, 1817)
  • Eristalis arbustorum (Linnaeus 1758)
  • Eristalis bardus (Say, 1829)
  • Eristalis basilaris Macquart, 1834
  • Eristalis bellardii Jeannicke, 1867)[2]
  • Eristalis bogotensis Macquart, 1842[2]
  • Eristalis brousii Williston, 1882
  • Eristalis calida Walker, 1849
  • Eristalis cerealis Fabricius, 1805
  • Eristalis circe Williston, 1891[2]
  • Eristalis corymbus Violovitsh, 1975
  • Eristalis croceimaculata Jacobs, 1900[2][4]
  • Eristalis cryptarum (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Eristalis deserta Violovitsh, 1977
  • Eristalis dimidiatus (Wiedemann, 1830)
  • Eristalis dubia Macquart, 1834
  • Eristalis fenestratus de Meijere, 1908
  • Eristalis flavipes Walker, 1849
  • Eristalis fratercula (Zetterstedt, 1838)
  • Eristalis gatesi (Bill Gates' Flower Fly) Thompson, 1997[2]
  • Eristalis gomonojunovae Violovitsh, 1977
  • Eristalis hirta Loew, 1866
  • Eristalis horticola (De Geer, 1776)
  • Eristalis interrupta (Poda, 1761)
  • Eristalis intricarius (Linnaeus 1758)
  • Eristalis japonica van der Goot, 1964
  • Eristalis jugorum Egger, 1858
  • Eristalis kamtshatica Violovitsh, 1977
  • Eristalis katoi Shiraki, 1968
  • Eristalis kyokoae Kimura, 1986
  • Eristalis latifrons Zetterstedt, 1843
  • Eristalis lineata (Harris, 1776)
  • Eristalis lunata de Meijere, 1908, 1776
  • Eristalis marfax Curran, 1947
  • Eristalis nemorum (Linnaeus 1758)
  • Eristalis obscura (Loew, 1866)
  • Eristalis oestracea (Linnaeus 1758)
  • Eristalis pacifica Violovitsh, 1977
  • Eristalis parens Bigot, 1880
  • Eristalis pertinax (Scopoli, 1763)
  • Eristalis persa Williston, 1891[2]
  • Eristalis picea (Fallén, 1817)
  • Eristalis pratorum Meigen, 1822
  • Eristalis precipuus Williston, 1888
  • Eristalis pseudorupium Kanervo, 1938
  • Eristalis rabida Violovitsh, 1977
  • Eristalis reflugens Doleschall, 1858
  • Eristalis rossica Stackelberg 1958
  • Eristalis rupium Fabricius, 1805
  • Eristalis saphirina Bigot, 1880
  • Eristalis saxorum Wiedemann, 1830
  • Eristalis semicirculus Walker, 1852
  • Eristalis similis (Fallén, 1817)
  • Eristalis stipator Osten Sacken, 1877[2]
  • Eristalis tammensis Bagatshanova, 1980
  • Eristalis tenax (Drone Fly) (Linnaeus 1758)
  • Eristalis tibetica Violovitsh, 1976
  • Eristalis transversa (Wiedemann, 1830)
  • Eristalis tricolor Bigot, 1880
  • Eristalis tundrarum Frey, 1932
  • Eristalis vallei (Kanervo, 1934)

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Gallery

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd ed.). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp. ISBN 1-899935-03-7.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Thompson, F. Christian (1997). "Revision of the Eristalis flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Americas south of the United States." (PDF). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington (Washington D.C.: Entomological Society of Washington) 99: 209–237. ISSN 0013-8797. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  3. ↑ Thompson, F. Christian (2003). "Austalis, a new genus of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with revisionary notes on related genera" (pdf Adobe/Acobat). Zootaxa (New Zealand: Magnolia Press) 246: 1–19. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  4. ↑ Wakeham-Dawson, A.; Jones, A.G.; Thompson, F.C. (2009). "Falkland Islands Syrphidae (Diptera)". Dipterists Digest. Second series (UK: Dipterists Forum) 16 (1): 65–71. ISSN 0953-7260.

External links

BugGuide pages with lots of photos of North American species: http://bugguide.net/node/view/7182/bgimage