Austrophilus

Austrophilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Eristalini
Subtribe: Helophilina
Genus: Austrophilus
Thompson, 2000.[1]
Type species
Helophilus terraereginae
Ferguson, 1926

Austrophilus is a genus of hoverflies. There are 5 known species, all found in the Australia region. Austrophilus is closely related to Habromyia.[1]

Species

  • Austrophilus helophiloides (Walker, 1861)
  • Austrophilus laticornis (Bigot, 1884)
  • Austrophilus necopinus Thompson, 2000
  • Austrophilus obscurus Thompson, 2000
  • Austrophilus terraereginae (Ferguson, 1926)

References

  1. ^ a b Thompson, F. Christian (2000). "A new genus of Australasian Flower Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)" (PDF). Studia Dipterologgica. 7: 373–384. ISSN 0945-3954. Archived from the original (PDF Adobe Acrobat) on 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
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