''Chamaesyrphus'' is a genus
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 ...
.
Small yellow and black flies. Antennae with segment 3 large and almost evenly rounded, the arista only slightly thickened towards base and inserted before the actual anterior dorsal tip of the segment. In contrast to ''
Pelecocera''.
Species
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Chamaesyrphus caledonicus''
Collin, 1940
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Chamaesyrphus lusitanicus''
Mik, 1898
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Chamaesyrphus nigricornis''
Santos Abréu, 1924
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Chamaesyrphus pruinosomaculatus''
(Strobl
Strobl (or Strobl am Wolfgangsee) is a municipality of the Salzburg-Umgebung District (''Flachgau''), in the northeastern portion of the Austrian state of Salzburg, right on the border with Upper Austria. It comprises the Katastralgemeinden of Ai ...
, 1906)
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Chamaesyrphus scaevoides''
( Fallén, 1817)
References
External linksImages representing ''Chamaesyrphus scaevoides''
as ''Pelecocera scaevoides''
Hoverfly genera
Rhingiini
Taxa named by Josef Mik
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