Pterallastes
| Pterallastes | |
|---|---|
| |
| Pterallastes thoracicus Male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Milesiini |
| Subtribe: | Temnostomina |
| Genus: | Pterallastes Loew, 1863[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pterallastes thoracicus | |
| Synonyms | |
Pterallastes is a genus of bee-mimicking hoverflies. So far the genus contains only two species, one in North America and one from the Sichuan province of China.[6][7]
Species[edit]
- Pterallastes bettyae Thompson, 1979[8]
- Pterallastes bomboides Thompson, 1974[6]
- Pterallastes thoracicus Loew, 1863[1]
- Pterallastes unicolor (Shiraki, 1930)[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Loew, Hermann (1863). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena". Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift. 7: 275–326. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b Shiraki, T. (1930). "Die Syrphiden des japanischen Kaiserreichs, mit Berucksichtigung benachbarter Gebiete". Mem. Fac. Agric. Taihoku imp. Univ. 1: xx + 446 pp.
- ^ Loew, Hermann (1864). Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Vol. 1. Berolini [=Berlin]: A.W. Schadii. p. 266.
- ^ Schiner, I.R. (1868). Diptera. vi In [Wullerstorf-Urbair, B. von (in charge)], Reise der osterreichischen Fregatte Novara. Zool. 2(1)B. Wien: K. Gerold's Sohn. pp. 388pp., 4 pls.
- ^ Scudder, Samuel Hubbard (1882). "Nomenclator zoologicus. Part 1. Supplemental list of genera in zoology". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 19 (1): xxi + 1–367. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ a b Thompson, F. Christian (1974). "The Genus Pterallastes Loew (Diptera: Syrphidae)" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 82 (1). New York, USA: New York Entomological Society: 15–29. JSTOR 25008898.
- ^ Skevington, J.H.; Locke, M.M.; Young, A.D.; Moran, K.; Crins, W.J.; Marshall, S.A (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides (First ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780691189406.
- ^ Thompson, F. Christian (1979). "A new Pterallastes species from China (Diptera: Syrphidae)" (PDF). Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 54: 297–299. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
External links[edit]
- Pterallastes thoracicus, American Insects
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