Sericomyia

Sericomyia is a genus of large Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.[1][2]

Sericomyia
male Sericomyia silentis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Tribe:	Sericomyiini
Genus:	Sericomyia Meigen, 1803
Synonyms
Cinxia Meigen, 1800 Condidea Coquillett, 1907 Sericomyza Zetterstedt, 1838

Species

Subgenus: Sericomyia S. arctica Schirmer, 1913 S. bifasciata Williston, 1887 S. carolinensis (Metcalf, 1917) S. chalcopyga Loew, 1863 S. chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842 S. dux (Stackelberg, 1930)[3] S. hispanica Peris Torres, 1962 S. jakutica (Stackelberg, 1927) S. lappona (Linnaeus, 1758) S. lata (Coquillett, 1907) S. militaris Walker, 1849 S. nigra Portschinsky, 1873 S. sachalinica Stackelberg, 1926[3] S. sexfasciata Walker, 1849 S. silentis (Harris, 1776) S. slossonae Curran, 1934 S. transversa (Osburn, 1926)

Subgenus: Arctophila S. bequaerti (Hervé-Bazin, 1913) S. bombiformis (Fallén, 1810) S. flagrans (Osten Sacken, 1875) S. harveyi (Osburn, 1908) S. meyeri (Fluke, 1939) S. superbiens (Müller, 1776)

Subgenus: Conosyrphus S. tolli (Frey, 1915)

Gallery

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  Sericomyia chrysotoxoides female
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  Sericomyia flagrans male
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  Sericomyia lappona female
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  Sericomyia militaris female
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  Sericomyia silentis female
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  Sericomyia superbiens female

References

1. Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (Hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 90-5011-199-8.
2. Stubbs, Alan E. & Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. p. 253, xvpp.
3. Barkalov, A.V. "Syrphidae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Novosibirsk, Russia: the Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2009.