''Nausigaster'' is a genus of
syrphid flies
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 ...
, or hoverflies, in the family
Syrphidae.
[Rotheray, G. E., M. A. Marcos-García, E. G. Hancock and F. S.
Gilbert. 2000. The systematic position of ''Alipumilio'' and ''Nausigaster'' based on early stages (Diptera, Syrphidae). Stud. Dipterol. 7(1): 133-144. http://ecology.nottingham.ac.uk/~plzfg/pdf%20files/2000%20Rotheray%20et%20al_alipumilio%20&%20nausigaster.pdf] Larvae have been recorded from decaying cacti
A cactus (: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (), a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, ...
and bromeliad
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a Family (biology), family of monocot flowering plants of about 80 genera and 3700 known species, native mainly to the Tropics, tropical Americas, with several species found in the American subtropics and on ...
s.
Species
These 15 species belong to the genus ''Nausigaster'':
* '' Nausigaster bonariensis'' Lynch Arribalzaga, 1892 c g
* '' Nausigaster chrysidiformis'' Shannon, 1922 c g
* '' Nausigaster clara'' Curran, 1941 i c g
* '' Nausigaster curvinervis'' Curran, 1941 i c g
* '' Nausigaster flukei'' Curran, 1941 c g
* '' Nausigaster geminata'' Townsend, 1897 i c g
* '' Nausigaster meridionalis'' Townsend, 1897 c g
* '' Nausigaster nova'' Curran, 1941 i c g
* '' Nausigaster peruviensis'' Shannon, 1922 c g
* '' Nausigaster punctulata'' Williston, 1883 i c g b
* '' Nausigaster scutellaris'' Adams, 1904 i c g
* '' Nausigaster texana'' Curran, 1941 i c g b
* '' Nausigaster tuberculata'' Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947 c g
* '' Nausigaster unimaculata'' Townsend, 1897 i c g b
* '' Nausigaster vanzolinii'' Andretta & Carrera, 1952 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Diptera of South America
Hoverfly genera
Eumerini
Taxa named by Samuel Wendell Williston
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