Brachyopini

The Brachyopini (or Chrysogastrini) is a tribe of hoverflies. Unlike many members of this family these flies are generally darker and less colourful though some genera contain species with an attractive metallic lustre e.g. Chrysogaster. Some like Brachyopa are associated with sap runs where their larvae feed on decaying sap. Others are found in boggy areas where their often semiaquatic larvae feed on decaying organic matter.[1]

Brachyopini
Chrysogaster solstitialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Brachyopini
Genera

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List of genera

References

  1. Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd ed.). British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 268–283. ISBN 1-899935-03-7.
  2. Thompson, F.C.; Marnef, L. (1977). "Austroascia segersi, a new genus and species (Diptera: Syrphidae)" (PDF). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 31: 1–6. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  3. Hull, Frank Montgomery; Fluke, Charles Lewis Jr. (1950). "The genus Cheilosia Meigen (Diptera, Syrphidae). The subgenera Cheilosia and Hiatomyia" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History. 94: 299–402. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. Williston, Samuel Wendell (1887). "Synopsis of the North American Syrphidae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. United States National Museum. 31: xxx + 335. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.31.i. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

Bibliography

  • BioSystematic Database of World Diptera


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