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Psilota

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Eristalinae

Scientific name
  
Psilota

Higher classification
  
Eumerini

Order
  
Fly

Family
  
Syrphidae

Tribe
  
Merodontini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Hoverfly, Fly, Myolepta, Brachyopa, Trichopsomyia

Psilota is a genus of small black hoverflies with long wings, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Thy are one of the few hoverfly genera that do not have a venia spuria in the wings. The larvae feed on tree sap.

Systematics

  • Psilota anthracina Meigen, 1822
  • Psilota atra (Loew, 1817)
  • Psilota buccata (Macquart, 1842)
  • Psilota flavidipennis Macquart, 1855
  • Psilota innupta Róndani, 1857
  • Psilota rotundicornis Strobl, 1898
  • Psilota sibirica Violovitsh, 1980
  • Psilota thatuna Shannon, 1922

    • References

    Psilota Wikipedia
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