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Aristosyrphus

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Aristosyrphus
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Aristosyrphus

Curran, 1941
Type species
Aristosyrphus primus
Curran, 1941
Synonyms
  • Paraceratophya Fluke, 1957
  • Protoceratophya Hull, 1949

Aristosyrphus is a genus of Neotropical hoverflies.[1]

Species

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The genus contains 15 species, divided into two subgenera Aristosyrphus and Eurypterosyrphus Barretto & Lane, 1947:[1][2]

Subgenus Aristosyrphus

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Subgenus Eurypterosyrphus

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References

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  1. ^ a b Xin-Yue Cheng & F. Christian Thompson (2008). "A generic conspectus of the Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of two new genera from Africa and China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1879: 21–48. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1879.1.3.
  2. ^ Reemer, Menno; Ståhls, Gunilla (2013). "Generic revision and species classification of the Microdontinae (Diptera, Syrphidae)". ZooKeys (288): 1–213. doi:10.3897/zookeys.288.4095. PMC 3690914. PMID 23798897.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g F. Christian Thompson & Luciane Marinoni (2008). "The genus Aristosyrphus Curran (Diptera: Syrphidae)" (Abstract). Studia Dipterologica (Supplement): in press.