Eristalis
Eristalis tenax on a Lantana camara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Subclass: Pterygota Infraclass: Neoptera Superorder: Endopterygota Order: Diptera Suborder: Brachycera Infraorder: Muscomorpha Section: Aschiza Superfamily: Syrphoidea Family: Syrphidae Subfamily: Eristalinae Tribe: Eristalini Genus: Eristalis Latreille 1804
Type species
Musca tenax Linnaeus 1758
Sub Genus
Eoseristalis Kanervo, 1938 Eristalis Latreille 1804
Synonyms
Elophilus Meigen, 1803, Eristaloides Róndani, 1845 Eristalomya Róndani, 1857 Eristalomyia Verrall, 1882 Helophilus Leach, 1817 Tubifera Meigen, 1800 [1]

Eristalis is a large genus of Hoverflies, family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. One of the more common species in the genus, Eristalis tenax is also known as the dronefly, because it bears a superficial resemblance to honeybee drones. Droneflies and their relatives are fairly common generalist pollinators, the larvae of which are aquatic, and breathe through a long, snorkel-like appendage, hence the common name rat-tailed maggots.

Systematics

Eristalis is a large genus, and is subdivided into several subgenera and species groups (Eristalomyia, Eristalis, Eoeristalis etc.). Species include:

E. abusiva Collin, 1931 E. alleni Thompson, 1997 E. alpina (Panzer, 1798) E. anthophorina (Fallén, 1817) E. arbustorum (Linnaeus 1758) E. bardus (Say, 1829) E. brousii Williston, 1882 E. calida Walker, 1849 E. cerealis Fabricius, 1805 E. corymbus Violovitsh, 1975 E. cryptarum (Fabricius, 1794) E. deserta Violovitsh, 1977 E. dimidiatus (Wiedemann, 1830) E. dubia Macquart, 1834 E. fenestratus de Meijere, 1908 E. flavipes Walker, 1849 E. fratercula (Zetterstedt, 1838) E. gatesi Thompson, 1997 E. gomonojunovae Violovitsh, 1977 E. hirta Loew, 1866 E. horticola (De Geer, 1776) E. interruptus (Poda, 1761) E. intricarius (Linnaeus 1758) E. japonica van der Goot, 1964 E. jugorum Egger, 1858 E. kamtshatica Violovitsh, 1977 E. latifrons Zetterstedt, 1843 E. lineata (Harris, 1776)

E. lunata de Meijere, 1908, 1776 E. marfax Curran, 1947 E. nemorum (Linnaeus 1758) E. obscura (Loew, 1866) E. oestracea (Linnaeus 1758) E. pacifica Violovitsh, 1977 E. pertinax (Scopoli, 1763) E. picea (Fallén, 1817) E. pratorum Meigen, 1822 E. precipuus Williston, 1888 E. pseudorupium Kanervo, 1938 E. rabida Violovitsh, 1977 E. reflugens Doleschall, 1858 E. rossica Stackelberg 1958 E. rupium Fabricius, 1805 E. saphirina Bigot, 1880 E. saxorum Wiedemann, 1830 E. semicirculus Walker, 1852 E. similis (Fallén, 1817) E. stipator Osten Sacken, 1877 E. tammensis Bagatshanova, 1980 E. tenax (Linnaeus 1758) E. tibetica Violovitsh, 1976 E. transversa (Wiedemann, 1830) E. tricolor Bigot, 1880 E. tundrarum Frey, 1932 E. vallei (Kanervo, 1934)

References

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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Eristalis". Image Credit.

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