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Genus of flies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Austalis is a genus of Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.
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Genus: | Austalis Thompson & Vockeroth, 2003 |
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Eristalis resolutus Walker, 1858 |
Formerly members of this genus were considered part of Eristalis though as rather a distinct group. They are very similar to Eristalinus, but Austalis is defined by having a postalar pile tuft but lacking the pile on posterior portions of the anepimeron and lacking the patterning on the eyes typical of Eristalinus. They also share a distinct metallic colouring. Little is known of their life histories but the adults have been recorded feeding at Eucalyptus flowers.[1]
List created by Thompson (2003) in defining the new genus.[1]
A further dozen species are known from the Oriental and Australasian regions but await formal description.
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