Phytomia
Phytomia is a genus of at least 15 species of hoverfly from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera[1] found in tropical Africa and Asia.[2]
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| Subtribe: | Eristalina |
| Genus: | Phytomia Guerin-Meneville, 1833 |
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| Eristalis chrysopygus Wiedemann, 1819 | |
Species[3]
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Gallery
Phytomia zonata
Phytomyia cf. crassa
References
- Thompson, F. Christian (2003). "Austalis, a new genus of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with revisionary notes on related genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 246: 1–19.
- Bezzi, Mario (1915). "The syrphidae of the Ethiopian region / based on material in the collection of the British Museum (Natural history) : with the descriptions of new genera and species". British Museum (Natural History).
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