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Nausigaster

Nausigaster is a genus of syrphid flies, or hoverflies, in the family Syrphidae. Larvae have been recorded from decaying cacti and bromeliads.

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Nausigaster
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Genus: Nausigaster
Williston, 1883

Nausigaster is a genus of syrphid flies, or hoverflies, in the family Syrphidae.12345 Larvae have been recorded from decaying cacti and bromeliads.

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Nausigaster:

  • Nausigaster bonariensis Lynch Arribalzaga, 1892 c g
  • Nausigaster chrysidiformis Shannon, 1922 c g
  • Nausigaster clara Curran, 1941 i c g
  • Nausigaster curvinervis Curran, 1941 i c g
  • Nausigaster flukei Curran, 1941 c g
  • Nausigaster geminata Townsend, 1897 i c g
  • Nausigaster meridionalis Townsend, 1897 c g
  • Nausigaster nova Curran, 1941 i c g
  • Nausigaster peruviensis Shannon, 1922 c g
  • Nausigaster punctulata Williston, 1883 i c g b
  • Nausigaster scutellaris Adams, 1904 i c g
  • Nausigaster texana Curran, 1941 i c g b
  • Nausigaster tuberculata Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947 c g
  • Nausigaster unimaculata Townsend, 1897 i c g b
  • Nausigaster vanzolinii Andretta & Carrera, 1952 c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,1 c = Catalogue of Life,2 g = GBIF,3 b = Bugguide.net4

References

References

  1. "Nausigaster Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  2. "Browse Nausigaster". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  3. "Nausigaster". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  4. "Nausigaster Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  5. Rotheray, G. E., M. A. Marcos-García, E. G. Hancock and F. S. Gilbert. 2000. The systematic position of Alipumilio and Nausigaster based on early stages (Diptera, Syrphidae). Stud. Dipterol. 7(1): 133-144. http://ecology.nottingham.ac.uk/~plzfg/pdf%20files/2000%20Rotheray%20et%20al_alipumilio%20&%20nausigaster.pdf
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