''Austalis'' is a genus of
Hoverflies, 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 advanced ...
.
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 trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as euca ...
'' flowers.
Systematics
List created by Thompson (2003) in defining the new genus.
*''
A. aequipars''
( Walker, 1864)
*''
A. bergi''
(Curran, 1947)
*''
A. caledonica''
( Bigot, 1884)
*''
A. calliphoroides''
(Shiraki, 1963)
*''
A. ciliata''
(Meijere, 1913)
*''
A. conjuncta''
(Ferguson, 1926)
*''
A. copiosa''
( Walker, 1852)
*''
A. cupreoides''
(Goot, 1964)
*''
A. erythropyga''
( Walker, 1864)
*''
A. inscripta''
(Doleschall, 1857)
*''
A. latilimbata''
(Meijere, 1913)
*''
A. lucilioides''
( Walker, 1861)
*''
A. luciliomima''
(Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a ship
* Submarine hull
Mathematics
* Affine hull, in affi ...
, 1944)
*''
A. muscoides''
( Walker, 1858)
*''
A. muscomima''
(Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a ship
* Submarine hull
Mathematics
* Affine hull, in affi ...
, 1944)
*''
A. postscripta''
( Walker, 1864)
*''
A. pulchella''
( Macquart, 1846)
*''
A. refulgens''
(Doleschall, 1858)
*''
A. resoluta''
( Walker, 1858)
*''
A. rhina''
Thompson
Thompson may refer to:
People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
*Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province
Canada
* ...
, 2003
*''
A. rhynchops''
( Bezzi, 1928)
*''
A. roederi''
(Bergroth, 1894)
*''
A. smaradgi''
( Walker, 1849)
*''
A. triseriata''
(Meijere, 1913)
A further dozen species are known from the
Oriental
The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of ''Occident'', the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the ...
and
Australasia
Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologica ...
n regions but await formal description.
References
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Diptera of Asia
Diptera of Australasia
Hoverfly genera
Eristalinae