''Heringia'' or the Smoothleg fly is a genus of

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, from 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 ...

. The species are distributed in North America and Europe Larvae are predatory upon Schizoneura

aphids Aphids are small sap-sucking insects in the Taxonomic rank, family Aphididae. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white Eriosomatinae, woolly ...

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and

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aphids on

Populus ''Populus'' is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. English names variously applied to different species include poplar (), aspen, and cottonwood. The we ...

, Dreyjusia piceae on

Abies Firs are evergreen coniferous trees belonging to the genus ''Abies'' () in the family Pinaceae. There are approximately 48–65 extant species, found on mountains throughout much of North and Central America, Eurasia, and North Africa. The genu ...

and

Eriosoma lanigerum ''Eriosoma lanigerum'', the woolly apple aphid, woolly aphid or American blight, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants. Description The adults of ''Eriosoma lanigerum'' are ...

Malus ''Malus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 32–57 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples (sometimes known in North America as crabapples) and wild apples. The genus i ...

Description

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Speight key to genera and glossary

Another genus of LBFs (little black flies) Females can not be identified to species The eyes and face of this genus are densely pilose. The straight face and evenly rounded oral margin are also noticeable, with the frontal prominence very short. The face is black, with the front slightly swollen, and the antennae are short in males and long in females. The thorax is heavily pilose, with a ventral scutellar fringe present, and the anterior anepisternum is bare, (pilose in

Trichopsomyia ''Trichopsomyia'' is a genus of Hoverfly, Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae (flower flies), in the order Diptera. Biology Hover flies like the Trichopsomyia are small flies with large heads and eyes, and small antennae. Their bodies are medi ...

). The fourth sternite of the male is as long as its tergite. Vein R₄₊₅ is straight or nearly so, not strongly dipped or with a spur into cell r₄₊₅. The fore and mid femora have no distinct spines or spurs, the hind trochanter has no ventral spur, and the mesocoxa is without a spur. Pipiza pistica

Species

*'' H. adpropinquans'' (

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, 1908) *'' H. albipleura'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. auripleura'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. brevidens'' (Egger, 1865) *'' H. calcarata'' Loew, 1866 *'' H. californica'' (Davidson, 1917) *'' H. canadensis'' Curran, 1921 *'' H. carinata'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. cevelata'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. comutata'' Curran, 1921 *'' H. corvallis'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. coxalis'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. elongata'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. fulvimanus'' (

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, 1843) *'' H. heringi'' (

, 1843) *'' H. hispanica'' (

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, 1909) *'' H. intensica'' Curran, 1921 *'' H. intermedia'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. larusi'' Vujic, 1999 *'' H. latitarsis'' (Egger, 1865) *'' H. longiseta'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. lovetti'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. myerma'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. nigricornis'' ( Curran, 1922) *'' H. nudifrons'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. ontarioensis'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. pisticoides'' ( Williston, 1887) *'' H. placida'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. pubescens'' (Delucchi & Pschorn-Walcher, 1955) *'' H. rita'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. salax'' ( Loew, 1866) *'' H. senilis''

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, 1938 *'' H. sinuosa'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. squamulae'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. trochanterata'' ( Malloch, 1918) *'' H. unicolor'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. venteris'' ( Curran, 1921) *'' H. verrucula'' ( Collin, 1931) *'' H. vitripennis'' (

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, 1822)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1763479 Diptera of Europe Diptera of North America Pipizinae Hoverfly genera Taxa named by Camillo Rondani