''Eristalinus'' 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 ...
. Most species have very distinctive eye marking in the form of spots or banding, though these features may fade on some preserved specimens. Most are stout flies, and are nimble flyers, even compared to other hoverfly species.
Systematics
At one time the members of this genus were divided into three
clade
In biology, a clade (), also known as a Monophyly, monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that is composed of a common ancestor and all of its descendants. Clades are the fundamental unit of cladistics, a modern approach t ...
s (''Eristalinus'', ''Eristalodes'' and ''Lathyrophthalmus'') based on
morphological characters such as whether the eyes were spotted or striped. Recently Pérez-Bañon ''et al.'' studying the European species of ''Eristalinus'' using a combination of molecular data and male genitalia characters have determined that the genus in Europe at least, divides neatly into two clades - ''Eristalinus'' (+ ''Lathyrophthalmus'') & ''Eristalodes''. It was also discovered that the eye patterning was not taxonomically important as ''Eristalodes'' contained members with eyes either spotted or striped.
The following list is an attempt to organise some of the species under subgeneric headings:
List of species by subgenus
''Eristalinus''
*''
Eristalinus riki''
Violovitsch, 1957
*''
Eristalinus sepulchralis''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
)
''Lathyrophthalmus''
(around 80 species; found worldwide)
*''
Eristalinus aeneus
''Eristalinus aeneus'' (Scopoli, 1763), the common lagoon fly, is a fairly common species of Hoverfly, syrphid fly observed throughout the United States and Europe. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as f ...
''
(Scopoli
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopolius) (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788) was an Italian physician and naturalist. His biographer Otto Guglia named him the "first anational European" and the "Linnaeus of the Au ...
, 1763)
*''
Eristalinus aequalis''
(Adams, 1905)
*''
Eristalinus arvorum''
(Fabricius Fabricius (, ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*people from the Ancient Roman Fabricia gens, gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587–1616), known by his ...
, 1787)
*''
Eristalinus astrops''
Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1941
*''
Eristalinus basalis''
(Shiraki, 1968)
*''
Eristalinus cerealis''
Fabricius Fabricius (, ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*people from the Ancient Roman Fabricia gens, gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587–1616), known by his ...
, 1805
*''
Eristalinus dissimilis''
(Adams, 1905)
*''
Eristalinus dubiosus''
( Curran, 1939)
*''
Eristalinus dulcis''
Karsch, 1887
*''
Eristalinus euzonus''
Loew, 1858
*''
Eristalinus flaveolus''
Bigot
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, 1880
*''
Eristalinus gymnops''
Bezzi, 1915
*''
Eristalinus haileyburyi''
(Nayar, 1968)
*''
Eristalinus hervebazini''
Kløcker, 1926
*''
Eristalinus invirgulatus''
(Keiser, 1958)
*''
Eristalinus ishigakiensis''
(Shiraki, 1968)
*''
Eristalinus japonica''
van der Goot, 1964
*''
Eristalinus kyokoae''
Kimura, 1986
*''
Eristalinus longicornis''
(Adams, 1905)
*''
Eristalinus melanops''
Karsch, 1887
*''
Eristalinus modestus''
( Wiedemann, 1818)
*''
Eristalinus myiatropinus''
( Speiser, 1910)
*''
Eristalinus obliquus''
Wiedemann, 1824
*''
Eristalinus quinquelineatus''
(Fabricius Fabricius (, ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*people from the Ancient Roman Fabricia gens, gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587–1616), known by his ...
, 1781)
*''
Eristalinus quinquestriatus''
(Fabricius Fabricius (, ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*people from the Ancient Roman Fabricia gens, gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587–1616), known by his ...
, 1794)
*''
Eristalinus tabanoides''
( Jaennicke, 1867)
*''
Eristalinus tarsalis''
( Macquart, 1855)
*''
Eristalinus trizonatus''
(Bigot
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, 1858)
*''
Eristalinus velox''
(Violovitsh, 1966)
*''
Eristalinus vicarians''
Bezzi, 1915
*''
Eristalinus xanthopus''
Bezzi, 1915
''Eristalodes''
(13 species;
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
Th ...
,
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
,
Oriental
The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of the term ''Occident'', which refers to the Western world.
In English, it is largely a meto ...
)
*''
Eristalinus barclayi''
Bezzi, 1915
*''
Eristalinus fuscicornis
''Eristalinus fuscicornis'' is a species of hoverfly. It is native to sub-saharan Africa, with specimens being identified from
Angola,
Benin,
DR Congo,
Kenya,
Mozambique,
Nigeria,
South Africa,
Sudan/South Sudan,
Togo,
and Zimbabwe.
References ''
(Karsch, 1887)
*''
Eristalinus megacephalus''
( Rossi, 1794)
*''
Eristalinus paria''
(Bigot
Discrimination is the process of making unfair or prejudicial distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong, such as race, gender, age, class, religion, or sexu ...
, 1880)
*''
Eristalinus plurivittatus''
Macquart, 1855
*''
Eristalinus seychellarum''
Bezzi, 1915
*''
Eristalinus taeniops''
( Wiedemann, 1818)
''Helophilina''
(1 species;
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
)
*''
Eristalinus taeniaticeps''
Becker
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from th ...
, 1922
''Merodonoides''
Curran, 1931
(8 species;
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
,
Oriental
The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of the term ''Occident'', which refers to the Western world.
In English, it is largely a meto ...
)
*''
Eristalinus abdominalis''
(Hervé-Bazin, 1914)
*''
Eristalinus caudatus''
(Doesburg, 1955)
*''
Eristalinus descendens''
(Becker
Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from th ...
, 1909)
*''
Eristalinus fasciatus''
( Macquart, 1834)
*''
Eristalinus gymnops''
( Bezzi, 1915)
*''
Eristalinus megametapodus''
Thompson
Thompson may refer to:
People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson Lantion, Filipino retired police general
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
* Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thom ...
, 2019
*''
Eristalinus modestus''
( Wiedemann, 1818)
*''
Eristalinus myiatropinus''
( Speiser, 1910)
Gallery
File:Eristalinus sepulchralis.jpg, '' Eristalinus sepulchralis''
File:Eristalinus megacephalus.jpg, '' Eristalinus megacephalus''
File:Eristalinus fuscicornis.jpg, ''Eristalinus fuscicornis
''Eristalinus fuscicornis'' is a species of hoverfly. It is native to sub-saharan Africa, with specimens being identified from
Angola,
Benin,
DR Congo,
Kenya,
Mozambique,
Nigeria,
South Africa,
Sudan/South Sudan,
Togo,
and Zimbabwe.
References ''
File:Branded Eye Drone.jpg, '' Eristalinus taeniops''
File:Eristalinus (Lathyropthalmus) aeneus male side.jpg, ''Eristalinus aeneus
''Eristalinus aeneus'' (Scopoli, 1763), the common lagoon fly, is a fairly common species of Hoverfly, syrphid fly observed throughout the United States and Europe. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as f ...
''
File:Eristalinus punctulatus 3.jpg, '' Eristalinus punctulatus''
File:Eristalinus quinquestriatus1.jpg, '' Eristalinus quinquestriatus''
References
External links
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*For photos of North American species see BugGuide page: http://bugguide.net/node/view/33249/bgimage?from=0
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1768018
Hoverfly genera
Diptera of Africa
Diptera of Asia
Diptera of Europe
Eristalini
Taxa named by Camillo Rondani