Parhelophilus

Parhelophilus
Parhelophilus species (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Eristalini
Subtribe: Helophilina
Genus: Parhelophilus
Girschner, 1897

Parhelophilus is a genus of hoverflies.[1][2][3] They are slightly smaller than flies of the genus Helophilus, and have a Holarctic distribution. [4]

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  2. ^ Ball, S.G.; Morris, R.K.A. (2000). Provisional atlas of British hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae). Monks Wood, UK: Biological Record Centre. pp. 167 pages. ISBN 1-870393-54-6.
  3. ^ Van Veen, M.P. (2004). Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae (Hardback). Utrecht: KNNV Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 90-5011-199-8.
  4. ^ "Parhelophilus". Minnesota Flower Flies. Wordpress. Retrieved 14 April 2021.