The Eumerini[1] is a tribe of hoverflies. The breeding habits of this group varies: larvae of the genera Merodon and Eumerus tunnel into plant bulbs while larvae of Psilota have been found in sap runs.
| Eumerini | |
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| Eumerus feae (female) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Eumerini |
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| Synonyms | |
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Merodontini | |
List of genera
edit- Alipumilio Shannon, 1927
- Austrocheilosia Thompson, 2008
- Azpeytia Walker, 1865
- Eumerus Meigen, 1822
- Megatrigon Johnson, 1898[2][3]
- Merodon Meigen, 1803
- Nausigaster Shannon, 1921
- Psilota Meigen, 1822
References
edit- ^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd ed.). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 300–305. ISBN 1-899935-03-7.
- ^ Johnson, Charles W. (1898). "Diptera collected by Dr. A. Donaldson Smith in Somaliland, eastern Africa". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 50: 157–164. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ Doczkal, Dieter; Radenković, Snežana; Lyneborg, Leif; Pape, Thomas (2016). "Taxonomic revision of the Afrotropical genus Megatrigon Johnson, 1898 (Diptera: Syrphidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 238: 1–36. ISSN 2118-9773. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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