''Pyrophaena '' is a
subgenus
In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
of the
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 ...
genus ''
Platycheirus''
distinctive enough to sometimes treated as a separate genus in its own right.
Indeed a recent study of the phylogeny of the subfamily
Syrphinae found it to be closer to other certain other genera – ''
Rohdendorfia'', ''
Syrphocheilosia'' and ''
Spazigaster''. Since only a few species were sampled the true systematic structure must await a more thorough survey of ''
Platycheirus'' and related genera.
Species
*''
Platycheirus granditarsus''
(Forster, 1771)
*''
Platycheirus rosarum''
(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)
References
Diptera of Europe
Insect subgenera
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