''Sphaerophoria '' is a
genus
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of
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 ...
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Species
Subgenus ''
Exallandra
''Exallandra'' is a subgenus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae, within the genus ''Sphaerophoria''.Ximo Mengual, Gunilla Ståhls & Jeffrey H. Skevington (2021) Life on an island: the phylogenetic placement of ''Loveridgeana'' and Afrotrop ...
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Sphaerophoria cinctifacies
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus '' Exallandra''
* '' Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Does ...
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(Speiser, 1910)
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Sphaerophoria loewii
''Sphaerophoria loewii'' is a Palearctic hoverfly. Identification is problematic and this species is little known.
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Zetterstedt, 1843
Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
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Sphaerophoria beattiei''
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Sphaerophoria quadrituberculata
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus '' Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Doesb ...
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, 1915
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Sphaerophoria retrocurva
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus '' Exallandra''
* '' Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Does ...
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Hull, 1944
Subgenus ''Sphaerophoria''
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Sphaerophoria abbreviata''
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Biography
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, 1849
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Sphaerophoria assamensis
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus '' Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Doesb ...
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Joseph, 1970
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Sphaerophoria asymmetrica
''Sphaerophoria asymmetrica '' ( Knutson, 1972 ), the asymmetric globetail , is a common species of syrphid fly observed across northern North America. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies ...
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Knutson, 1973
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Sphaerophoria bankowskae''
Goeldlin, 1989
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Sphaerophoria batava''
Goeldlin, 1974
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Sphaerophoria bifurcata''
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*'' Sphaerophoria boreoalpina'' Goeldlin, 1989
*'' Sphaerophoria brevipilosa'' Knutson, 1972][
*'' Sphaerophoria chongjini'' Bankowska, 1964
*'' Sphaerophoria cleoae'' Metcalf, 1917
*'' Sphaerophoria contigua'' Macquart, 1847
*'']Sphaerophoria cranbrookensis
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Does ...
'' Curran, 1921
*''Sphaerophoria estebani
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Does ...
'' Goeldlin, 1991
*'''' Goeldlin, 1989Sphaerophoria indiana
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverfly, hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg ...
'' Bigot
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, 1884
*''Sphaerophoria infuscata
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus '' Exallandra''
* '' Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Does ...
'' Goeldlin, 1974
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*''Sphaerophoria kaa
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Does ...
'' Violovitsh, 1960
*''Sphaerophoria laurae
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Does ...
'' Goeldlin, 1989
*''Sphaerophoria longipilosa
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus '' Exallandra''
* '' Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Does ...
'' Knutson, 1972[
*'']Sphaerophoria macrogaster
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Does ...
'' (Thomson, 1869)
*''Sphaerophoria menthastri
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus '' Exallandra''
* '' Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* '' Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Doe ...
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, 1758
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*''Sphaerophoria nigra
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Does ...
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, 1945
*''Sphaerophoria novaeangliae
''Sphaerophoria novaeangliae'' is a species of syrphid fly
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 a ...
'' Johnson, 1916
*''Sphaerophoria philanthus
''Sphaerophoria philanthus'' is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. It is found in Europe.
References
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*''Sphaerophoria pictipes
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus '' Exallandra''
* '' Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Does ...
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Outside of Sweden, the surname is also prevalent in the United States.
Origin
The surname originates from the name of a burguess from Jönköping.
Notable people
Notable people with this surname include ...
, 1863
*''Sphaerophoria potentillae
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Doesbu ...
'' Claussen, 1984Sphaerophoria pyrrhina
''Sphaerophoria pyrrhina'' is a species of syrphid fly
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 adult ...
'' Bigot
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, 1884
*''Sphaerophoria rueppellii
''Sphaerophoria rueppellii'' is a European species of 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; t ...
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, 1830)Sphaerophoria scripta
''Sphaerophoria scripta'', the long hoverfly, is a species of hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae.
Distribution
This species has a worldwide distribution. It can be found in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, in the Near Ea ...
'' (Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoological ...
)
*''Sphaerophoria shirchan
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverfly, hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg ...
'' Violovitsh, 1957
*''Sphaerophoria sulphuripes
''Sphaerophoria sulphuripes'', the forked globetail, is a species of syrphid flies in the family Syrphidae native to Western North America.
References
Further reading
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External links
Diptera.infoNCBI Taxonomy Browser, ''Sphaerophoria ...
'' (Thomson, 1869)
*''Sphaerophoria taeniata
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Doesb ...
'' ( Meigen, 1822)
*''Sphaerophoria turkmenica
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Does ...
'' Bankowska, 1964
*''Sphaerophoria tuvinica
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Doesb ...
'' Violovitsh, 1966
*''Sphaerophoria virgata
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Doesbu ...
'' Goeldlin, 1974
*''Sphaerophoria viridaenea
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Doesbu ...
'' Brunnetti, 1915
*''Sphaerophoria weemsi
''Sphaerophoria '' is a genus of hoverflies.
Species Subgenus ''Exallandra''
* ''Sphaerophoria cinctifacies'' (Speiser, 1910)
* ''Sphaerophoria loewii'' Zetterstedt, 1843 Subgenus ''Loveridgeana''
*''Sphaerophoria beattiei'' (Doesburg and Does ...
'' Knutson, 1972[
]
References
Syrphini
Muscomorph flies of Europe
Diptera of North America
Diptera of Africa
Hoverfly genera
Taxa named by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier
Taxa named by Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville
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