| Eristalinus | |
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| Eristalinus fuscicornis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
| Tribe: | Eristalini |
| Subtribe: | Eristalina |
| Genus: | Eristalinus Rondani, 1845[1] |
| Type species | |
| Musca sepulchralis | |
| Subgenus | |
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Eristalinus is a genus of hoverfly. Most species have very distinctive eye marking in the form of spots or banding, though these features may fade on some preserved specimens. Most are stout flies, and are nimble flyers, even compared to other hoverfly species.
- ^ a b Rondani, C. (1845). "Ordinamento sistematico dei generi italiani degli insetti ditteri [part]". Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat. Bologna 1844. 2 (2): 443–459.
- ^ a b Mik, J. (1897). "Einige Bemerkungen zur Dipteren-Familie der Syrphiden [part]". Wiener Entomologische Zeitung. 16: 61–66. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.12834. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Curran, C.H. (1931). "Records and descriptions of Syrphidae from North Borneo including Mt. Kinabalu". Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums. 16: 333–376.