''Philhelius'' are moderate to large
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 ...
, most are somewhat
wasp
A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...
like. Little is known of their biology.
Prior to 2018, they were known under the genus name ''Xanthogramma'', a junior synonym.
[Evenhuis NL. Nomenclatural studies toward a World List of Diptera genus-group names. Part VI: Daniel William Coquillett. Zootaxa. 2018 Feb 18;4381(1):1-95. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4381.1.1. PMID: 29689947]
Species
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Philhelius anisomorphum''
(Huo, Ren & Zheng, 2007)
*''
Philhelius caucasicus''
(Violovitsh, 1975)
*''
Philhelius citrofasciatus''
(De Geer
The De Geer family (, ; also: De Geer van Jutphaas and De Geer van Oudegein) is a prominent industrial family of Walloon origin that belongs to the Swedish and Dutch nobility.
History
The name derives from the town of Geer near Liège (in pre ...
, 1776)
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Philhelius coreanus''
(Shiraki, 1930)
*''
Philhelius dives''
(Rondani Rondani is an Italian surname. Notable people having this name include:
* Camillo Rondani, (1808–1879), an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera
* Giovanni Maria Francesco Rondani
Giovanni Maria Francesco Rondani (15 July 1490 â ...
, 1857)
*''
Philhelius evanescens''
(Becker & Stein 19137)
*''
Philhelius flavipes''
( Loew, 1863)
*''
Philhelius hissaricus''
(Violovitsh, 1975)
*''
Philhelius kirgiristanus''
(Enderlein 19387)
*''
Philhelius laetus''
(Fabricius Fabricius (, ) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*people from the Ancient Roman Fabricia gens, gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587–1616), known by his ...
, 1794)
*''
Philhelius maculipennis''
( Mik, 1887)
*''
Philhelius marginalis''
( Loew, 1854)
*''
Philhelius pedissequus''
(Harris
Harris may refer to:
Places Canada
* Harris, Ontario
* Northland Pyrite Mine (also known as Harris Mine)
* Harris, Saskatchewan
* Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan
Scotland
* Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle ...
, 1778)
*''
Philhelius qinlingensis''
(Huo, Ren & Zheng, 2007)[
*'' Philhelius sapporensis'' ( Matsumura, 1916)
*'' Philhelius seximaculatus'' (Huo, Ren & Zheng, 2007)][
*'' Philhelius sichotanus'' (Violovitsh, 1975)
*'' Philhelius stackelbergi'' (Violovitsh, 1975)
]
References
Hoverfly genera
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