''Austalis'' is a genus 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 ...

, 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 ...

. Formerly members of this genus were considered part of '' Eristalis'' 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 more than 700 species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. Most species of ''Eucalyptus'' are trees, often Mallee (habit), mallees, and a few are shrubs. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalyp ...

'' 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'' ( Bezzi, 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 Eristalini