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MILESIINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs
Tribe Cheilosiini (a tribe of hoverflies) 15        
Genus Cheilosia (a genus of hoverflies) 11   72   5
Genus Ferdinandea (a genus of hoverflies) 1 7   6 1
Species Portevinia maculata (Fallen, 1817) (a hoverfly)     8    
Species Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822 (a hoverfly)   21 10   1
Species Rhingia rostrata (Linnaeus, 1758) (a hoverfly)     8    
Tribe Chrysogastrini (a tribe of hoverflies) 7        
Genus Brachyopa (a genus of hoverflies)     3    
Genus Chrysogaster (a genus of hoverflies) 2   5    
Species Hammerschmidtia ferruginea (Fallen, 1817) (a hoverfly)         1
Species Melanogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843) (a hoverfly)     15    
Genus Neoascia (a genus of hoverflies) 2   10 3  
Tribe Eristalini (a tribe of hoverflies) 15        
Genus Anasimyia (a genus of hoverflies) 1 16      
Species Eristalinus sepulchralis (Linnaeus, 1758) (a hoverfly)     8    
Genus Eristalis (droneflies) 6 60 31   1
Genus Helophilus (a genus of hoverflies) 3 32 18 3 1
Species Mallota cimbiciformis (Fallen, 1817) (a hoverfly)   7      
Species Myathropa florea (Linnaeus, 1758) (a hoverfly)   12      
Genus Parhelophilus (a genus of hoverflies) 2 11 4    
Tribe Merodontini (bulb flies) 3        
Genus Eumerus (lesser bulb-flies) 1 1 3    
Species Merodon equestris (Fabricius, 1794) (Large Bulb Fly, Large Narcissus Fly) 2 13 30   2
Tribe Pipizini (a tribe of hoverflies) 2        
Genus Heringia (a genus of hoverflies) 1   18   1
Genus Pipizella (a genus of hoverflies)         1
Tribe Sericomyiini (a tribe of hoverflies) 3        
Species Arctophila superbiens (Müller, 1776) (a hoverfly)         1
Species Sericomyia lappona (Linnaeus, 1758) (a hoverfly)         1
Species Sericomyia silentis (Harris, 1776) (a hoverfly)   26      
Tribe Volucellini (a tribe of hoverflies) 6        
Genus Volucella (a genus of hoverflies) 6 50 16   2
Tribe Xylotini (a tribe of hoverflies) 9        
Species Brachypalpoides lentus (Meigen, 1822) (a hoverfly)         1
Species Chalcosyrphus eunotus (Loew, 1873) (a hoverfly)         1
Genus Criorhina (a genus of hoverflies) 2 22 12    
Species Syritta pipiens (Linnaeus, 1758) (a hoverfly)   8 14    
Species Tropidia scita (Harris, 1780) (a hoverfly)   8 9    
Genus Xylota (a genus of hoverflies) 3 14 11   2

Suggested Literature

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 general literature references to MILESIINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)

MILESIINAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
SYRPHIDAE
(hover flies, drone flies, flower flies)

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 215 feeding and other relationships of MILESIINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)

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