''Doros'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 ...
. They are large slender flies, that mimic solitary wasp in slow flight.
They have very limited flight period.
Species
*''
Doros aequalis''
Loew, 1863
*''
Doros destillatorius''
Mik, 1885
*''
Doros profuges''
( Harris, 1780) (*)
*''
Doros rohdendorfi''
Smirnov, 1926
(* Caution with historical usage of "''Doros conopseus'' ( Fabricius, 1775)" from misidentified material, elsewhere an unjustified emendation of '' Ceriana conopsoides'' (Linnaeus, 1758).
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4037542
Hoverfly genera
Syrphini
Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen