''Senaspis'' is a genus of 14 species of
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
hoverfly
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, while ...
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 advanced ...
.
Species
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S. apophysata''
Bezzi, 1915
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S. cuprea''
Macquart, 1842
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S. dentipes''
( Macquart, 1842)
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S. dibapha''
Walker, 1849
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S. elliottii''
Austen, 1909
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S. flaviceps''
Macquart, 1850
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S. griseifacies''
Bezzi, 1908
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S. haemorrhoa''
Gerstaecker, 1871
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S. livida''
( Bezzi, 1912)
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S. melanthysana''
Speiser
Speiser is a German and Yiddish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Ambros Speiser (1922–2003), Swiss engineer and scientist
*Andreas Speiser (1885–1970), Swiss mathematician
*Elisabeth Speiser (born 1940), Swiss operatic sopra ...
, 1913
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S. nigrita''
Bigot, 1859
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S. pennata''
(Herve-Bazin, 1914)
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S. umbrifera''
Walker, 1849
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S. xanthorrhoea''
Bezzi, 1912
References
Hoverfly genera
Diptera of Africa
Eristalinae
Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart
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