''Orthoprosopa'' is a genus 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 ...

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 ...

Species

''Subgenus:'' '' Orthoprosopa'' Macquart, 1850 *'' Orthoprosopa grisea'' (

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, 1835) *'' Orthoprosopa xylotaeformis'' ( Schiner, 1868) ''Subgenus:'' ''

Paratropidia ''Paratropidia'' is a subgenus of hoverfly, hoverflies from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Species *''Orthoprosopa alex'' (F. Christian Thompson, Thompson, 1972) *''Orthoprosopa bilineata'' (Francis Walker (entomologist), Walker, 18 ...

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, 1949 *''

Orthoprosopa alex ''Orthoprosopa alex'' is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. Distribution This species occurs in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by ...

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, 1972) *''

Orthoprosopa bilineata ''Orthoprosopa bilineata'' is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. Distribution New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and ...

'' (

, 1849) *''

Orthoprosopa margarita ''Orthoprosopa margarita'' is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. Distribution New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's seco ...

'' (

, 1972) *''

Orthoprosopa multicolor ''Orthoprosopa multicolor'' is a species of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. Distribution Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (conti ...

'' (Ferguson, 1926) *''

Orthoprosopa pacifica ''Orthoprosopa pacifica'' is a species of hoverfly in the family Hoverfly, Syrphidae. Distribution New Caledonia. References

Milesiini Insects described in 1980 Diptera of Australasia {{Milesiini-stub ...

'' (Hippa, 1980)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10803246 Diptera of Australasia Milesiini Hoverfly genera Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart