Polybiomyia

Polybiomyia
Polybiomyia engelhardti missing antennae
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Polybiomyia

Shannon, 1925

Polybiomyia is a genus of hoverfly.[1]

Systematics

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Species include:

Genera of Cerioidini [4][5]
Genus frontal prominence abdominal segment 1 abdominal segment two constriction abdominal segment 2 length paraface other
Ceriana as long as scape same size as segment 2 not constricted wider than long very short paraface looping in third vein R4+5 with spur branch projecting into cell r4+5
Monoceromyia as long as scape wider than segment 2 strongly constricted longer than wide loop of vein R4+5 without Spur branch
Polybiomyia absent or very short shorter than segment 2 strongly constricted longer than wide vein R4+5 not looping
Primocerioides shorter than scape not constricted wider than long long paraface and large anterior tentorial pit eyes and face pilose, vein R4+5 straight
Sphiximorpha shorter than scape wider than 2 slightly constricted anteriomedially longer than wide long paraface and large or deep anterior tentorial pit. Facial tubercle weak to nearly absent. vein R4+5 not looping.

References

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  1. ^ Ricarte, A., Marcos-garcía, M. A., Rotheray, G. E. & Hancock, E. G. (2007). The Early Stages and Breeding Sites of 10 Cerioidini Flies (Diptera: Syrphidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100(6):914-924 doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2007)100[914:TESABS2.0.CO;2]
  2. ^ Riek, EF (1954). "The Australian syrphid flies of the subfamily cerioidinae (Diptera: Syrphidae): Systematics and wing folding". Australian Journal of Zoology. 2 (1): 100–130. doi:10.1071/ZO9540100.
  3. ^ a b c Curran, C.H (1941). "New American Syrphidae". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 78: 243–304.
  4. ^ Shannon, Raymond (1927). "Notes on and descriptions of Syrphid flies of the subfamily Cerioidinae". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 17: 38–53.
  5. ^ Brunetti, Enrico (1923). Diptera Vol. III. Pipunculidae, Syrphidae, Conopidae, Oestridae. London, England: Taylor and Francis. pp. 1–424.