''Phytomia'' 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 at least 27 species of
hoverfly
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 ...
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 ...
found in
tropical Africa
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
and
Asia
Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...
.
Species
Source:
["Phytomia Guerin-Meneville, 1833." Encyclopedia of Life, available from http://eol.org/pages/80943/overview. Accessed 02 Jan 2011]
*''
P. aesymnus''
(Walker
Walker or The Walker may refer to:
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*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1849)
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P. argyrocephala''
( Macquart, 1842)
*''
P. aurigera''
Bezzi, 1915
*''
P. bezzii''
Curran, 1927
*''
P. bullata''
( Loew, 1858)
*''
P. bulligera''
( Austen, 1909)
*''
P. chrysopyga''
( Wiedemann, 1819)
*''
P. crassa''
(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 ...
, 1787)
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P. curta''
( Loew, 1858)
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P. ephippium''
Bezzi, 1912
*''
P. erratica''
( Bezzi, 1912)
*''
P. errans''
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 ...
, 1787
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P. fronto''
( Loew, 1858)
*''
P. fucoides''
Bezzi, 1915
*''
P. fusca''
Hull
Hull may refer to:
Structures
* The hull of an armored fighting vehicle, housing the chassis
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a sea-going craft
* Submarine hull
Ma ...
, 1941
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P. incisa''
( Wiedemann, 1830)
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P. kroeberi''
Bezzi, 1915
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P. natalensis''
( Macquart, 1849)
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P. neavei''
Bezzi, 1915
*''
P. noctilio''
Speiser, 1924
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P. poensis''
Bezzi, 1912
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P. pubipennis''
Bezzi, 1915
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P. serena''
Curran, 1927
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P. tenebrica''
Edwards, 1919
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P. varians''
Curran, 1927
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P. villipes''
( Loew, 1858)
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P. zonata''
(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 ...
, 1787) (Giant Hoverfly)
Gallery
File:Phytomia zonata1.jpg, '' Phytomia zonata''
File:Phytomyia cf. crassa.jpg, ''Phytomyia'' cf. ''crassa''
References
Hoverfly genera
Eristalini
Diptera of Asia
Diptera of Africa
Diptera of Australasia
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