Syrphinae

Subfamily of flies

Syrphinae
Scaeva pyrastri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Syrphinae
Leach, 1815
Tribes
  • Bacchini
  • Paragini
  • Syrphini
  • Toxomerini

The Syrphinae constitute one of the three subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae. Most larvae of this subfamily feed on aphids. It is a monophyletic group with more than 1,600 species.[1]

  • Melanostoma sp.
    Melanostoma sp.
  • Platycheirus albimanus (male)
    Platycheirus albimanus (male)
  • Ocyptamus fuscipennis
    Ocyptamus fuscipennis
  • Sphaerophoria sp. (female)
    Sphaerophoria sp. (female)
  • Syrphus sp. (male)
    Syrphus sp. (male)
  • Toxomerus marginatus
    Toxomerus marginatus
  • Larva of Syrphus sp. feeding on aphids
    Larva of Syrphus sp. feeding on aphids
  • Puparium of Eupeodes americanus

References

  1. ^ "Subfamily Syrphinae".
  • Bugguide,net Subfamily Syrphinae
  • [1] Encyclopedia of Life
  • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society The phylogeny and systematics of European predacious Syrphidae (Diptera) based on larval and puparial stages
  • Annual Review of Entomology Bionomics and Physiology of Aphidophagous Syrphidae
Taxon identifiers
Syrphinae


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