''Eristalinus'' is a genus of

hoverfly 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, while ...

. 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 clades (''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 ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

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Eristalinus sepulchralis ''Eristalinus sepulchralis'' is a European species of hoverfly. The species are brownish-white from a close up, and look like a wasp. From a distance though, they are yellowish-black coloured, and look like a bumble bee. The species can be found ...

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) ''Lathyrophthalmus'' (around 80 species; found worldwide) *''

Eristalinus aeneus ''Eristalinus aeneus'' (Scopoli, 1763), the common lagoon fly, is a fairly common species of syrphid fly observed throughout the United States and Europe. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flie ...

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Eristalinus aequalis ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

'' (Adams, 1905) *''

Eristalinus arvorum ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

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Eristalinus astrops ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

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Eristalinus basalis ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

'' (Shiraki, 1968) *''

Eristalinus cerealis ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

, 1805 *''

Eristalinus dissimilis ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

'' (Adams, 1905) *''

Eristalinus dubiosus ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

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Eristalinus dulcis ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

'' Karsch, 1887 *'' Eristalinus euzonus'' Loew, 1858 *''

Eristalinus flaveolus ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

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, 1880 *'' Eristalinus gymnops''

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, 1915 *'' Eristalinus haileyburyi'' (Nayar, 1968) *'' Eristalinus hervebazini'' Kløcker, 1926 *'' Eristalinus invirgulatus'' (Keiser, 1958) *''

Eristalinus ishigakiensis ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

'' (Shiraki, 1968) *''

Eristalinus japonica ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

'' van der Goot, 1964 *'' Eristalinus kyokoae'' Kimura, 1986 *'' Eristalinus longicornis'' (Adams, 1905) *'' Eristalinus melanops'' Karsch, 1887 *''

Eristalinus modestus ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

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Eristalinus myiatropinus ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

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Eristalinus obliquus ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

, 1824 *''

Eristalinus quinquelineatus NOTE: Commons links to Eristalinus quinquestriatus ''Eristalinus quinquelineatus'' is an African, European and Asian species of hoverfly Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their com ...

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, 1781) *'' Eristalinus quinquestriatus'' (

, 1794) *'' Eristalinus tabanoides'' ( Jaennicke, 1867) *'' Eristalinus tarsalis'' ( Macquart, 1855) *''

Eristalinus trizonatus ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

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Eristalinus velox ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

'' (Violovitsh, 1966) *''

Eristalinus vicarians ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

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Eristalinus xanthopus ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

, 1915 ''Eristalodes'' (13 species;

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Eristalinus barclayi ''Eristalinus barclayi'' is a species of African hoverfly found in Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyas ...

, 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 Zimb ...

'' (Karsch, 1887) *'' Eristalinus megacephalus'' ( Rossi, 1794) *'' Eristalinus paria'' (

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Eristalinus plurivittatus ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

'' Macquart, 1855 *''

Eristalinus seychellarum ''Eristalinus seychellarum'' is a species of hoverfly found in the Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic s ...

, 1915 *''

Eristalinus taeniops ''Eristalinus taeniops'' is a species of hoverfly, also known as the band-eyed drone fly. Distribution This species is present in part of Europe (Albania, Balearic Islands, Bulgaria, the Canary Islands, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, No ...

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, 1818) ''Helophilina'' (1 species;

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Eristalinus abdominalis ''Eristalinus'' is a genus of hoverfly. 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 othe ...

'' (Hervé-Bazin, 1914) *'' Eristalinus caudatus'' (Doesburg, 1955) *'' Eristalinus descendens'' (

, 1909) *'' Eristalinus fasciatus'' ( Macquart, 1834) *'' Eristalinus gymnops'' (

, 1915) *'' Eristalinus megametapodus''

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Gallery

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Eristalinus punctulatus ''Eristalinus punctulatus'' is a species of hover fly within the genus ''Eristalinus'', which is in the family Syrphidae. Description The species has spotted eyes, with the males being holoptic and the females dichoptic. Adults are active duri ...

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References

External links

For photos of North American species see BugGuide page: http://bugguide.net/node/view/33249/bgimage?from=0 Hoverfly genera Diptera of Africa Diptera of Asia Diptera of Europe Eristalinae Taxa named by Camillo Rondani {{Syrphidae-stub