''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, 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 -

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

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, 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 scientifi ...

, 1900 *'' P. albimanus'' (

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

, 1927) *'' P. angustatus'' ( Zetterstedt, 1843) *'' P. angustipes'' Goeldlin, 1974 *'' P. atra'' (

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

, 1927 *'' P. chilosia'' (

, 1927) *'' P. ciliatus'' Bigot, 1884 *'' P. ciliger'' Loew, 1856 *'' P. cintoensis'' van der Goot, 1961 *'' P. clypeatus'' ( Meigen, 1822) *'' P. coerulescens'' ( Williston, 1887) *'' P. complicatus'' ( Becker, 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'' ( Zetterstedt, 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'' ( Zetterstedt, 1838) *'' P. podagratus'' ( Zetterstedt, 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'' ( Becker, 1915) *'' P. tarsalis'' ( Schummel, 1836) *'' P. tatricus'' Dusek & Láska, 1982 *'' P. tenebrosus''

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

, 1944 *'' P. transfugus'' ( Zetterstedt, 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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