Arctophila (fly)
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

''Arctophila'' is a subgenus of
hoverflies Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, make up the insect family (biology), family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen Hover (behaviour), hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed main ...
, in the genus '' Sericomyia'' from the family Syrphidae, in the order
Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advance ...
, comprising several hairy, bee-mimicking species.


Species

*'' S. bequaerti'' (Hervé-Bazin, 1913) *'' S. bombiformis'' ( Fallén, 1810) *'' S. flagrans'' ( Osten Sacken, 1875) *'' S. harveyi'' (Osburn, 1908) *'' S. meyeri'' (Fluke, 1939) *'' S. superbiens'' (
Müller Müller may refer to: Companies * Müller (company), a German multinational dairy company ** Müller Milk & Ingredients, a UK subsidiary of the German company * Müller (store), a German retail chain * GMD Müller, a Swiss aerial lift manufacturi ...
, 1776)


References

Insect subgenera Sericomyiini {{Eristalinae-stub