Austalis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Antliophora
Ordo: Diptera
Subordo: Brachycera
Infraordo: Muscomorpha
Sectio: Aschiza
Superfamilia: Syrphoidea

Familia: Syrphidae
Subfamilia: Eristalinae
Tribus: Eristalini
Subtribus: Eristalina
Genus: Austalis
Species: A. aequipars – A. bergi – A. caledonica – A. calliphoroides – A. ciliata – A. conjuncta – A. copiosa – A. cupreoides – A. erythropyga – A. inscripta – A. latilimbata – A. lucilioides – A. luciliomima – A. muscoides – A. muscomima – A. postscripta – A. pulchella – A. refulgens – A. resolutus – A. rhina – A. rhynchops – A. roederi – A. smaradgi – A. triseriata
Name

Austalis Thompson & Vockeroth, 2003

Gender: Feminine.

Type species: Eristalis resolutus Walker
References

Thompson, F.C., 2003: Austalis, a new genus of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with revisionary notes on related genera. Zootaxa 246: 1–19. Full article: [1].

Austalis is a genus of Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.

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]
Systematics

List created by Thompson (2003) in defining the new genus.[1]

A. aequipars (Walker, 1864)
A. bergi (Curran, 1947)
A. caledonica (Bigot, 1884)
A. calliphoroides (Shiraki, 1963)
A. ciliata (Meijere, 1913)
A. conjuncta (Ferguson, 1926)
A. copiosa (Walker, 1852)
A. cupreoides (Goot, 1964)
A. erythropyga (Walker, 1864)
A. inscripta (Doleschall, 1857)
A. latilimbata (Meijere, 1913)
A. lucilioides (Walker, 1861)
A. luciliomima (Hull, 1944)
A. muscoides (Walker, 1858)
A. muscomima (Hull, 1944)
A. postscripta (Walker, 1864)
A. pulchella (Macquart, 1846)
A. refulgens (Doleschall, 1858)
A. resoluta (Walker, 1858)
A. rhina Thompson, 2003
A. rhynchops (Bezzi, 1928)
A. roederi (Bergroth, 1894)
A. smaradgi (Walker, 1849)
A. triseriata (Meijere, 1913)

A further dozen species are known from the Oriental and Australasian regions but await formal description.

References

Thompson, F. Christian (2003). "Austalis, a new genus of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with revisionary notes on related genera" (pdf Adobe/Acobat). Zootaxa. New Zealand: Magnolia Press. 246: 1–19. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2011-01-28.