Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Syrphidae Rank Tribe | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Subfamily Eristalinae | |
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Similar Bacchini, Syrphini, Paragini, Microdontinae, Melanogaster | ||
Sericomyiini is a tribe of hoverflies consisting mainly of large bumblebee or wasp mimics. As with the eristalini the larvae have a telescopic breathing tube which allows them to breathe while submerged in boggy areas.
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