''Meliscaeva '' 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 have bare eyes, bare metasternum, bare metapisternum, the anterior anepisternum is usually pilose. Wing margin with a series of minute closely spaced black maculae on posterior margin.
Mostly Oriental, however, ''
Meliscaeva cinctella'' is widely distributed in North America and Europe.
Species
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M. abdominalis''
(Sack
A sack usually refers to a rectangular-shaped bag.
Sack may also refer to:
Bags
* Flour sack
* Gunny sack
* Hacky sack, sport
* Money sack
* Paper sack
* Sleeping bag
* Stuff sack
* Knapsack
Other uses
* Bed, a slang term
* Sack (band), ...
, 1927)
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M. auricollis''
(Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen (3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.
Life
Early years
Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha ...
, 822 )
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M. ceylonica''
(Keiser, 1958)
*''
M. cinctella''
(Zetterstedt
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt (20 May 1785 – 23 December 1874) was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.
Biography
Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He receiv ...
, 1843)
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M. cinctelloides''
Ghorpade, 1994
*''
M. darjeelingensis''
Datta & Chakraborti, 1986
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M. deceptor''
( Curran, 1928)
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M. ichthyops''
( Meijere, 1914)
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M. kusuma''
Ghorpade, 1994
*''
M. latifasciata''
Huo, Ren & Zheng, 2007
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M. lefroyi''
Ghorpade, 1994
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M. magnifica''
Ghorpade, 1994
*''
M. malaisei''
Ghorpade, 1994
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M. malayensis''
( Curran, 1928)
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M. mathisi''
Ghorpade, 1994
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M. melanostomoides''
(Hull, 1941)
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M. monticola''
( Meijere, 1914)
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M. morna''
( Curran, 1931)
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M. nigripes''
( Meijere, 1914)
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M. omogensis''
(Shiraki & Edashige, 1953)
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M. peteus''
( Curran, 1931)
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M. sonami''
(Shiraki, 1930)
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M. splendida''
Huo, Ren & Zheng, 2007
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M. strigifrons''
( Meijere, 1914)
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M. taiwana''
(Shiraki, 1930)
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M. tenuiformis''
( Curran, 1928)
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M. tribeni''
(Nayar, 1968)
References
LinksEncyclopedia of Life
Hoverfly genera
Diptera of Europe
Diptera of North America
Syrphinae
Syrphini
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