''Dissoptera'' is a genus of
hoverfly
Hoverflies, also called flower flies or syrphids, 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, while the l ...
, insects in 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 ...
. It consists of seven species distributed through the
Australasia
Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand (overlapping with Polynesia), and sometimes including New Guinea and surrounding islands (overlapping with Melanesia). The term is used in a number of different context ...
n and
Oriental regions.
Species
* ''
Dissoptera clarkei''
Shiraki, 1963
* ''
Dissoptera gressitti''
Shiraki, 1963
* ''
Dissoptera heterothrix''
(Meijere, 1908)
* ''
Dissoptera maritima''
Hull, 1929
* ''
Dissoptera palauensis''
Shiraki, 1963
* ''
Dissoptera unicolor''
Bezzi, 1928
* ''
Dissoptera yapensis''
Shiraki, 1963
References
Hoverfly genera
Eristalini
Diptera of Asia
Diptera of Australasia
Taxa named by Frederick Wallace Edwards
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