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. They are also called sedgesitters.

Species

Subgenus: ''Carposcalis'' Enderlein, 1938 *'' P. bertrandi'' (

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, 1913) *'' P. confusus'' ( Curran, 1925) *'' P. fenestratum'' ( Macquart, 1842)Revista chilena de entomología vol.4 (1951) https://archive.org/details/revistachilenade41955soci *'' P. longigena'' ( Enderlein, 1912) *'' P. lundbecki'' ( Collin, 1931) *'' P. lundbladi'' Enderlein, 1940 -

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*'' P. stegnus'' (

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, 1829) *'' P. trichopus'' (

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, 1869) *'' P. willistoni'' (Goot, 1964) Subgenus: ''Eocheilosia'' Hull, 1949 *'' P. antipodus'' ( Hull, 949b) *'' P. captalis'' (Miller, 1924) *'' P. clarkei'' Miller, 1921 *'' P. cunninghami'' (Miller, 1921) *'' P. fulvipes'' (Miller, 1924) *'' P. harrisi'' (Miller, 1921) *'' P. howesii'' (Miller, 1921) *'' P. huttoni'' Thompson in Thompson & Vockeroth, 1989 *'' P. leptospermi'' (Miller, 1921) *'' P. lignudus'' Miller, 1921 *'' P. myersii'' (Miller, 1924) *'' P. notatus'' (

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, 1884) *'' P. ronanus'' (Miller, 1921) Subgenus: ''Pachysphyria'' Enderlein, 1938 *'' P. ambiguus'' ( Fallén, 1817) *'' P. barkalovi'' Mutin, 1999 *'' P. brunnifrons'' Nielsen, 2004 *'' P. dexter'' (

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, 1780) *'' P. immaculatus'' Ohara, 1980

Subgenus: ''

Platycheirus ''Platycheirus '' is a large genus of hoverflies. They are also called sedgesitters. Species Subgenus: ''Carposcalis'' Enderlein, 1938 *'' P. bertrandi'' ( Kolenati, 1913) *'' P. confusus'' ( Curran, 1925) *'' P. fenestratum'' ( Macquart, 18 ...

'' Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 *'' P. abruzzensis'' van der Goot, 1969 *'' P. aeratus'' Coquillett, 1900 *'' P. albimanus'' ( Fabricius, 1781) *'' P. amplus'' ( Curran, 1927) *'' P. angustatus'' ( Zetterstedt, 1843) *'' P. angustipes'' Goeldlin, 1974 *'' P. atra'' ( Curran, 1925) *'' P. aurolateralis'' Stubbs, 2002 *'' P. carinatus'' Curran, 1927 *'' P. chilosia'' ( Curran, 1927) *'' P. ciliatus''

, 1884 *'' P. ciliger'' Loew, 1856 *'' P. cintoensis'' van der Goot, 1961 *'' P. clypeatus'' ( Meigen, 1822) *'' P. coerulescens'' ( Williston, 1887) *'' P. complicatus'' (

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, 1889) *'' P. concinnus'' (Snow, 1895) *'' P. coracinus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. cyaneus'' ( Müller, 1764) *'' P. discimanus'' ( Loew, 1871) *'' P. europaeus'' Goeldlin, Maibach & Speight, 1990 *'' P. fasciculatus'' ( Loew, 1856) *'' P. femineum'' Curran, 1931 *'' P. flabella'' Hull, 1944 *'' P. fulviventris'' ( Macquart, 1829) *'' P. groenlandicus'' Curran, 1927 *'' P. hesperinus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. hispidipes'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. holarcticus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. hyperboreus'' ( Staeger, 1845) *'' P. immarginatus'' ( Zetterstedt, 1849) *'' P. inversus'' Ide, 1926 *'' P. islandicus'' (Ringdahl, 1930) *'' P. jaerensis'' Nielsen, 1971 *'' P. kelloggi'' (Snow, 1895) *'' P. kittilaensis'' Dusek & Láska, 1982 *'' P. laskai'' Nielsen, 1999 *'' P. lata'' ( Curran, 1922) *'' P. latimanus'' ( Wahlberg, 1845) *'' P. latitarsis'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. luteipennis'' ( Curran, 1925) *'' P. manicatus'' ( Meigen, 1822) *'' P. melanopsis'' Loew, 1856 *'' P. modestus'' Ide, 1926 *'' P. monticola'' Jones, 1917 *'' P. muelleri'' Marcuzzi, 1941 *'' P. naso'' (

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, 1949) *'' P. nearcticus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. nielseni'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. nigrofemoratus'' (Kanervo, 1934) *'' P. nodosus'' Curran, 1923 *'' P. normae'' Fluke, 1939 *'' P. obscurus'' (

, 1824) *'' P. occidentalis'' Curran, 1927 *'' P. occultus'' Goeldlin, Maibach & Speight, 1990 *'' P. octavus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. orarius'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. pacilus'' (

, 1849) *'' P. parmatus'' Rondani, 1857 *'' P. parvus'' ( Williston, 1882) *'' P. peltatoides'' Curran, 1923 *'' P. peltatus'' ( Meigen, 1822) *'' P. perpallidus'' ( Verrall, 1901) *'' P. pilatus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. podagrata'' ( Zetterstedt, 1838) *'' P. podagratus'' ( Zetterstedt, 1838) *'' P. protrusus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. quadratus'' (

, 1823) *'' P. ramsaerensis'' Goeldlin, Maibach & Speight, 1990 *'' P. rufigaster'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. rufimaculatus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. scamboides'' Curran, 1927 *'' P. scambus'' (Stæger, 1843) *'' P. scutatus'' ( Meigen, 1822) *'' P. setitarsis'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. speighti'' Doczkal, Stuke & Goeldlin, 2002 *'' P. spinipes'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. splendidus'' Rotheray, 1998 *'' P. squamulae'' ( Curran, 1922) *'' P. stegnoides'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. sticticus'' ( Meigen, 1822) *'' P. striatus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. subordinatus'' (

, 1915) *'' P. tarsalis'' ( Schummel, 1836) *'' P. tatricus'' Dusek & Láska, 1982 *'' P. tenebrosus'' Coquillett, 1900 *'' P. thompsoni'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. thylax'' Hull, 1944 *'' P. transfugus'' ( Zetterstedt, 1838) *'' P. urakawensis'' ( Matsumura, 1919) *'' P. varipes'' Curran, 1923 *'' P. woodi'' Vockeroth, 1986 Subgenus: '' Pseudoplatychirus'' Doesburg, 1955 *'' P. glupovi'' Barkalov, 2007 *'' P. peteri'' Doesburg, 1955 Subgenus: '' Pyrophaena'' Schiner, 1860 - often considered a full genus. *'' P. granditarsus'' (Forster, 1771) *'' P. rosarum'' ( Fabricius, 1787)

References

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