Afrosyrphus is an African genus of hoverfly. They mimic stingless bees, having long, upward pointing antennae and hairy hind legs. Larvae feed on aphids. [1] [2]
| Afrosyrphus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Syrphinae |
| Tribe: | Syrphini |
| Genus: | Afrosyrphus Curran, 1927 |
| Type species | |
| Afrosyrphus varipes[1] Curran, 1927
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Species
editCurrently, there are two described species.
- Afrosyrphus varipes Curran, 1927[1]
- Afrosyrphus schmuttereri Mengual, Ssymank, Skevington, Reemer & Ståhls, 2020
Distribution
editZaire, Angola, Cameroon, Kenya, South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda.[1] [2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Smith, Kenneth G.V.; Vockeroth, J.R. (1980). Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London: British museum (Natural History). pp. 1–1436. ISBN 0565-00821-8.
- ^ a b Kirk-Spriggs, A.H.; Sinclair, B.J. (2021). Afrotropical Diptera. Volume 3. Brachycera–Cyclorrhapha, excluding Calyptratae. Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute. ISBN 978-1-928224-13-6.