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''Copestylum'' is one of the largest

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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 ...

in the Americas. It comprises more than 300 species, of which only four have been found outside the Americas, having probably been introduced by the importation of

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in which the

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e live.

Taxonomy

Subgenera and type species

The following is a list of the

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within ''Copestylum'', with just the type species of each subgenus listed afterwards. * Subgenus ''Copestylum'' Macquart, 1846 – type ''

Copestylum flaviventre ''C. haagii'' ''Copestylum'' is one of the largest genera of hoverflies in the Americas. It comprises more than 300 species, of which only four have been found outside the Americas, having probably been introduced by the importation of cacti ...

'' Macquart, 1846 * Subgenus ''Phalacromyia'' Rondani, 1848 – type ''

Copestylum submetallicum ''C. haagii'' ''Copestylum'' is one of the largest genera of hoverflies in the Americas. It comprises more than 300 species, of which only four have been found outside the Americas, having probably been introduced by the importation of cacti ...

'' ( Rondani, 1848) * Subgenus ''Glaurotricha''

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, 1869 – type ''

Copestylum muscarium ''C. haagii'' ''Copestylum'' is one of the largest genera of hoverflies in the Americas. It comprises more than 300 species, of which only four have been found outside the Americas, having probably been introduced by the importation of cacti ...

'' (

, 1869) * Subgenus ''Atemnocera''

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, 1882a – type ''

Copestylum scutellatum ''C. haagii'' ''Copestylum'' is one of the largest genera of hoverflies in the Americas. It comprises more than 300 species, of which only four have been found outside the Americas, having probably been introduced by the importation of cacti ...

'' ( Macquart, 1842) * Subgenus ''Apophysophora'' Williston, 1888 – type ''

Copestylum trituberculatum ''C. haagii'' ''Copestylum'' is one of the largest genera of hoverflies in the Americas. It comprises more than 300 species, of which only four have been found outside the Americas, having probably been introduced by the importation of cacti ...

, 1976 * Subgenus ''Megametopon (= Ophromyia)'' Giglio-Tos, 1891 – type ''

Copestylum nasicum ''C. haagii'' ''Copestylum'' is one of the largest genera of hoverflies in the Americas. It comprises more than 300 species, of which only four have been found outside the Americas, having probably been introduced by the importation of cacti ...

'' ( Williston, 1891) * Subgenus ''Camerania''

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, 1892a – type ''

Copestylum macrocephalum ''Copestylum macrocephalum'' is a species of syrphid fly 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 adu ...

'' (

, 1892) * Subgenus ''Viereckomyia''

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, 1925b – type ''

Copestylum gibberum ''C. haagii'' ''Copestylum'' is one of the largest genera of hoverflies in the Americas. It comprises more than 300 species, of which only four have been found outside the Americas, having probably been introduced by the importation of cacti ...

'' ( Schiner, 1868) * Subgenus ''Lepidopsis''

, 1925b – type ''

Copestylum compactum ''C. haagii'' ''Copestylum'' is one of the largest genera of hoverflies in the Americas. It comprises more than 300 species, of which only four have been found outside the Americas, having probably been introduced by the importation of cacti ...

'' (

, 1925) * Subgenus ''Volosyrpha'' Shannon, 1929 – type ''

Copestylum rufitarse ''C. haagii'' ''Copestylum'' is one of the largest genera of hoverflies in the Americas. It comprises more than 300 species, of which only four have been found outside the Americas, having probably been introduced by the importation of cacti ...

, 1976 * Subgenus ''Volucellosia''

, 1930d – type ''

Copestylum fornax ''Copestylum fornax'' is a species of syrphid fly 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 ...

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, 1895 * Subgenus ''Tachinosyrphus''

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, 1936b – type '' Copestylum pseudotachina'' (

, 1936)

Species

For a complete list of ''Copestylum'' species, see List of ''Copestylum'' species.

Notes

References

External links

* * Diptera of North America Diptera of South America Hoverfly genera Eristalinae Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart {{Syrphidae-stub