''Austalis'' is a genus of

Hoverflies Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, whi ...

, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Formerly members of this genus were considered part of ''

Eristalis ''Eristalis'' is a large genus of hoverflies, family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Several species are known as drone flies (or droneflies) because they bear a resemblance to honeybee drones. Drone flies and their relatives are fairly commo ...

'' though as rather a distinct group. They are very similar to '' Eristalinus'', but ''Austalis'' is defined by having a postalar pile tuft but lacking the pile on posterior portions of the anepimeron and lacking the patterning on the eyes typical of ''Eristalinus''. They also share a distinct metallic colouring. Little is known of their life histories but the adults have been recorded feeding at ''

Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of Flowering plant, flowering trees, shrubs or Mallee (habit), mallees in the Myrtaceae, myrtle Family (biology), family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the Tribe (biology) ...

'' flowers.

Systematics

List created by Thompson (2003) in defining the new genus. *'' A. aequipars'' (

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, 1864) *'' A. bergi'' (Curran, 1947) *'' A. caledonica'' (

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, 1884) *'' A. calliphoroides'' (Shiraki, 1963) *'' A. ciliata'' (Meijere, 1913) *'' A. conjuncta'' (Ferguson, 1926) *'' A. copiosa'' (

, 1852) *'' A. cupreoides'' (Goot, 1964) *'' A. erythropyga'' (

, 1864) *'' A. inscripta'' (Doleschall, 1857) *'' A. latilimbata'' (Meijere, 1913) *'' A. lucilioides'' (

, 1861) *'' A. luciliomima'' (

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, 1944) *'' A. muscoides'' (

, 1858) *'' A. muscomima'' (

, 1944) *'' A. postscripta'' (

, 1864) *'' A. pulchella'' ( Macquart, 1846) *'' A. refulgens'' (Doleschall, 1858) *'' A. resoluta'' (

, 1858) *'' A. rhina''

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, 2003 *'' A. rhynchops'' (

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, 1928) *'' A. roederi'' (Bergroth, 1894) *'' A. smaradgi'' (

, 1849) *'' A. triseriata'' (Meijere, 1913) A further dozen species are known from the

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and

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n regions but await formal description.

References

{{taxonbar, from1=Q2744670 Diptera of Asia Diptera of Australasia Hoverfly genera Eristalinae