Eumerus | |
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Female Eumerus feae | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Subfamily: | Eristalinae |
Tribe: | Eumerini |
Genus: | Eumerus Meigen, 1822 |
Type species | |
Syrphus tricolor Fabricius, 1798
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Species | |
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Eumerus is a genus of hoverflies (family Syrphidae), within the tribe Eumerini.[2]
They are small with a distinctive smooth round abdomen, powerful back legs and yellow hairs around the scutellum. Others have a dark scutellum and yellow antennae. They have a flat hairy face and a reentrant upper crossvein on the wings.[3] Some species are pests of ornamental flowers.[4] The genus contains 281 known species, making it one of the largest genera of flies.