Helophilus

Helophilus
Helophilus pendulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Eristalini
Genus: Helophilus
Meigen, 1822

Helophilus are a diverse genus of moderate to large hoverflies, that appear somewhat bee-like. Larvae filter-feed in organic rich water. All Helophilus adults have a distinctive lengthwise striped thorax and a transverse striped abdomen.[1][2]

Species

Subgenus: Helophilus

  • Helophilus affinis Wahlberg, 1844
  • Helophilus bilinearis Williston, 1887
  • Helophilus borealis Staeger, 1845[3]
  • Helophilus bottnicus Wahlberg, 1844
  • Helophilus celeber Osten Sacken, 1882
  • Helophilus consimilis Malm, 1863
  • Helophilus continuus Loew, 1854
  • Helophilus contractus (Claussen & Pedersen, 1980)
  • Helophilus distinctus Williston, 1887
  • Helophilus divisus Loew, 1863
  • Helophilus fasciatus Walker, 1849
  • Helophilus frutetorum (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Helophilus groenlandicus (Fabricius, 1780)
  • Helophilus hybridus Loew, 1846
  • Helophilus insignis Violovitsh, 1979[3]
  • Helophilus intentus Curran and Fluke, 1922
  • Helophilus interpunctus (Harris, 1776)
  • Helophilus kurentzovi (Violovitsh, 1960)
  • Helophilus laetus Loew, 1863
  • Helophilus lapponicus Wahlberg, 1844
  • Helophilus latifrons Loew, 1863
  • Helophilus lineatus (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Helophilus lunulatus Meigen, 1822
  • Helophilus neoaffinis Fluke, 1949
  • Helophilus obscurus Loew, 1863
  • Helophilus obsoletus Loew, 1863
  • Helophilus oxycanus (Walker, 1852)
  • Helophilus parallelus (Harris, 1776)
  • Helophilus pendulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Helophilus perfidiosus (Hunter, 1897)
  • Helophilus pilosus Hunter, 1897
  • Helophilus relictus (Curran & Fluke, 1926)
  • Helophilus rex (Curran & Fluke, 1926)
  • Helophilus sapporensis Matsumura, 1911
  • Helophilus sibiricus Smirnov, 1923[3]
  • Helophilus stipatus Walker, 1849
  • Helophilus transfugus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Helophilus trivittatus (Fabricius, 1805)
  • Helophilus turanicus Smirnov, 1923[3]
  • Helophilus versicolor (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Helophilus virgatus Coquillett, 1898

Subgenus: Pilinasica[4][5]

  • Helophilus antipodus Schiner, 1868
  • Helophilus campbelli (Miller, 1921)
  • Helophilus campbellicus Hutton, 1902
  • Helophilus cargilli Miller, 1911
  • Helophilus chathamensis Hutton, 1901
  • Helophilus cingulatus Fabricius, 1775
  • Helophilus hectori Miller, 1924
  • Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
  • Helophilus ineptus Walker, 1849
  • Helophilus montanus (Miller, 1921)
  • Helophilus seelandicus Gmelin, 1790
  • Helophilus taruensis Miller, 1924

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References

  1. ↑ Coe, R.L. (1953). Diptera: Syrphidae, Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 10 Pt 1. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 98pp.
  2. ↑ Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (2002). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd revised ed.). British Entomological and Natural History Society. p. 469. ISBN 978-1899935055.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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 28 July 2009.
  4. ↑ Wikispecies: Helophilus (Pilinasica) page - http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Helophilus_(Pilinasica)
  5. ↑ Thompson, F.C. 2008: A conspectus of New Zealand flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of a new genus and species. Zootaxa, 1716: 1-20. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01716p020.pdf
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