''Platycheirus '' is a large

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

hoverflies Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, 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, whi ...

. They are also called sedgesitters.

Species

Subgenus: ''Carposcalis'' Enderlein, 1938 *'' P. bertrandi'' (

Kolenati Friedrich August Rudolph Kolenati (12 September 1812 – 17 July 1864) was a Czech- German botanist and zoologist active primarily in Prague and Brno. Kolenati was born in Prague where he completed elementary school and high school, then afte ...

, 1913) *'' P. confusus'' (

Curran Curran may refer to: People * Curran (surname) * Curran Oi (born 1990), an American figure skater Material * Curran (material) Places *Curran, community in Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario, Canada ;Northern Ireland * Curran, County Londonderry ...

, 1925) *'' P. fenestratum'' ( Macquart, 1842)Revista chilena de entomología vol.4 (1951) https://archive.org/details/revistachilenade41955soci *'' P. longigena'' ( Enderlein, 1912) *'' P. lundbecki'' ( Collin, 1931) *'' P. lundbladi'' Enderlein, 1940 -

Juan Fernández Islands The Juan Fernández Islands ( es, Archipiélago Juan Fernández) are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean reliant on tourism and fishing. Situated off the coast of Chile, they are composed of three main volcanic i ...

*'' P. stegnus'' ( Say, 1829) *'' P. trichopus'' (

Thomson Thomson may refer to: Names * Thomson (surname), a list of people with this name and a description of its origin * Thomson baronets, four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomson Businesses and organizations * SGS-Thomson Mic ...

, 1869) *'' P. willistoni'' (Goot, 1964) Subgenus: ''Eocheilosia''

Hull Hull may refer to: Structures * Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle * Fuselage, of an aircraft * Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds * Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a ship * Submarine hull Mathematics * Affine hull, in affi ...

, 1949 *'' P. antipodus'' (

, 949b) *'' P. captalis'' (Miller, 1924) *'' P. clarkei'' Miller, 1921 *'' P. cunninghami'' (Miller, 1921) *'' P. fulvipes'' (Miller, 1924) *'' P. harrisi'' (Miller, 1921) *'' P. howesii'' (Miller, 1921) *'' P. huttoni'' Thompson in Thompson & Vockeroth, 1989 *'' P. leptospermi'' (Miller, 1921) *'' P. lignudus'' Miller, 1921 *'' P. myersii'' (Miller, 1924) *'' P. notatus'' (

Bigot Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, reli ...

, 1884) *'' P. ronanus'' (Miller, 1921) Subgenus: ''Pachysphyria'' Enderlein, 1938 *'' P. ambiguus'' ( Fallén, 1817) *'' P. barkalovi'' Mutin, 1999 *'' P. brunnifrons'' Nielsen, 2004 *'' P. dexter'' (

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 o ...

, 1780) *'' P. immaculatus'' Ohara, 1980

Subgenus: '' Platycheirus'' Lepeletier &

Serville Serville () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), ...

, 1828 *'' P. abruzzensis'' van der Goot, 1969 *'' P. aeratus''

Coquillett Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856, Pleasant Valley, Ill. – 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scient ...

, 1900 *'' P. albimanus'' (

Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587� ...

, 1781) *'' P. amplus'' (

, 1927) *'' P. angustatus'' (

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) *'' P. angustipes'' Goeldlin, 1974 *'' P. atra'' (

, 1925) *'' P. aurolateralis'' Stubbs, 2002 *'' P. carinatus''

, 1927 *'' P. chilosia'' (

, 1927) *'' P. ciliatus''

, 1884 *'' P. ciliger'' Loew, 1856 *'' P. cintoensis'' van der Goot, 1961 *'' P. clypeatus'' ( Meigen, 1822) *'' P. coerulescens'' ( Williston, 1887) *'' P. complicatus'' (

Becker Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the ...

, 1889) *'' P. concinnus'' (Snow, 1895) *'' P. coracinus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. cyaneus'' (

Müller Müller may refer to: * ''Die schöne Müllerin'' (1823) (sometimes referred to as ''Müllerlieder''; ''Müllerin'' is a female miller) is a song cycle with words by Wilhelm Müller and music by Franz Schubert * Doctor Müller, fictional character ...

, 1764) *'' P. discimanus'' ( Loew, 1871) *'' P. europaeus'' Goeldlin, Maibach & Speight, 1990 *'' P. fasciculatus'' ( Loew, 1856) *'' P. femineum''

, 1931 *'' P. flabella''

, 1944 *'' P. fulviventris'' ( Macquart, 1829) *'' P. groenlandicus''

, 1927 *'' P. hesperinus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. hispidipes'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. holarcticus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. hyperboreus'' ( Staeger, 1845) *'' P. immarginatus'' (

, 1849) *'' P. inversus'' Ide, 1926 *'' P. islandicus'' (Ringdahl, 1930) *'' P. jaerensis'' Nielsen, 1971 *'' P. kelloggi'' (Snow, 1895) *'' P. kittilaensis'' Dusek & Láska, 1982 *'' P. laskai'' Nielsen, 1999 *'' P. lata'' (

, 1922) *'' P. latimanus'' ( Wahlberg, 1845) *'' P. latitarsis'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. luteipennis'' (

, 1925) *'' P. manicatus'' ( Meigen, 1822) *'' P. melanopsis'' Loew, 1856 *'' P. modestus'' Ide, 1926 *'' P. monticola'' Jones, 1917 *'' P. muelleri'' Marcuzzi, 1941 *'' P. naso'' (

Walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People *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 * ...

, 1949) *'' P. nearcticus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. nielseni'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. nigrofemoratus'' (Kanervo, 1934) *'' P. nodosus''

, 1923 *'' P. normae'' Fluke, 1939 *'' P. obscurus'' ( Say, 1824) *'' P. occidentalis''

, 1927 *'' P. occultus'' Goeldlin, Maibach & Speight, 1990 *'' P. octavus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. orarius'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. pacilus'' (

, 1849) *'' P. parmatus'' Rondani, 1857 *'' P. parvus'' ( Williston, 1882) *'' P. peltatoides''

, 1923 *'' P. peltatus'' ( Meigen, 1822) *'' P. perpallidus'' ( Verrall, 1901) *'' P. pilatus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. podagrata'' (

, 1838) *'' P. podagratus'' (

, 1838) *'' P. protrusus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. quadratus'' ( Say, 1823) *'' P. ramsaerensis'' Goeldlin, Maibach & Speight, 1990 *'' P. rufigaster'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. rufimaculatus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. scamboides''

, 1927 *'' P. scambus'' (Stæger, 1843) *'' P. scutatus'' ( Meigen, 1822) *'' P. setitarsis'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. speighti'' Doczkal, Stuke & Goeldlin, 2002 *'' P. spinipes'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. splendidus'' Rotheray, 1998 *'' P. squamulae'' (

, 1922) *'' P. stegnoides'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. sticticus'' ( Meigen, 1822) *'' P. striatus'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. subordinatus'' (

, 1915) *'' P. tarsalis'' ( Schummel, 1836) *'' P. tatricus'' Dusek & Láska, 1982 *'' P. tenebrosus''

, 1900 *'' P. thompsoni'' Vockeroth, 1986 *'' P. thylax''

, 1944 *'' P. transfugus'' (

, 1838) *'' P. urakawensis'' ( Matsumura, 1919) *'' P. varipes''

, 1923 *'' P. woodi'' Vockeroth, 1986 Subgenus: '' Pseudoplatychirus'' Doesburg, 1955 *'' P. glupovi'' Barkalov, 2007 *'' P. peteri'' Doesburg, 1955 Subgenus: '' Pyrophaena'' Schiner, 1860 - often considered a full genus. *'' P. granditarsus'' (Forster, 1771) *'' P. rosarum'' (

, 1787)

References

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