Platynochaetus

Platynochaetus
Platynochaetus setosus male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Eumerini
Genus: Platynochaetus
Weidemann, 1830

Platynochaetus is a genus of hoverflies.[1] A diagnostic feature of the genus is the peculiar shape of the male antennae.

Species

  • Platynochaetus macquarti Loew, 1862
  • Platynochaetus rufus Macquart, 1835
  • Platynochaetus setosus (Fabricius, 1794)

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