Biology:Phytomia

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Short description: Genus of flies

Phytomia
Syrphidae at Kadavoor.jpg
Phytomia sp.
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Phytomia

Guerin-Meneville, 1833
Type species
Eristalis chrysopygus
Wiedemann, 1819

Phytomia is a genus of at least 27 species of hoverfly from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera[1] found in tropical Africa and Asia.[2]

Species[3]

  • P. aesymnus (Walker, 1849)
  • P. argyrocephala (Macquart, 1842)
  • P. aurigera Bezzi, 1915
  • P. bezzii Curran, 1927
  • P. bullata (Loew, 1858)
  • P. bulligera (Austen, 1909)
  • P. chrysopyga (Wiedemann, 1819)
  • P. crassa (Fabricius, 1787)
  • P. curta (Loew, 1858)
  • P. ephippium Bezzi, 1912
  • P. erratica (Bezzi, 1912)
  • P. errans Fabricius, 1787
  • P. fronto (Loew, 1858)
  • P. fucoides Bezzi, 1915
  • P. fusca Hull, 1941
  • P. incisa (Wiedemann, 1830)
  • P. kroeberi Bezzi, 1915
  • P. natalensis (Macquart, 1849)
  • P. neavei Bezzi, 1915
  • P. noctilio Speiser, 1924
  • P. poensis Bezzi, 1912
  • P. pubipennis Bezzi, 1915
  • P. serena Curran, 1927
  • P. tenebrica Edwards, 1919
  • P. varians Curran, 1927
  • P. villipes (Loew, 1858)
  • P. zonata (Fabricius, 1787) (Giant Hoverfly)


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References

  1. Thompson, F. Christian (2003). "Austalis, a new genus of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with revisionary notes on related genera". Zootaxa 246: 1–19. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.246.1.1. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2003f/zt00246.pdf. 
  2. Bezzi, Mario (1915). The syrphidae of the Ethiopian region / based on material in the collection of the British Museum (Natural history) : with the descriptions of new genera and species. British Museum (Natural History). 
  3. "Phytomia Guerin-Meneville, 1833." Encyclopedia of Life, available from http://eol.org/pages/80943/overview. Accessed 02 Jan 2011

Wikidata ☰ Q2745430 entry