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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Helophilus Meigen, 1822
is a synonym of Subgenus Helochares (Helochares) Mulsant, 1844
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
178
15959
203753
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
126
11579
137184
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
10
1328
25512
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
4
817
18332
Families
Genera
Species
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
760
15761
Genera
Species
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
166
7790
Genera
Species
TribeEristaliini
23
1656
Genera
Species
SubtribeHelophiliina
Becker, 1923
13
585
Genera
Species
GenusHelophilus
Meigen, 1822
197Species
Subnodes of Helophilus Meigen, 1822
SubgenusHelophilus (Anasimyia)
Schiner, 1864
1Species
SubgenusHelophilus (Eurimyia)
Bigot, 1883
0Species
SubgenusHelophilus (Helophilus)
Meigen, 1822
21Species
SubgenusHelophilus (Kärrblomflugor)
0Species
SubgenusHelophilus (Lunomyia)
Curran & Fluke, 1926
0Species
SubgenusHelophilus (Pilinasica)
Malloch, 1922
  ⇒ Helophilus
14Species
SpeciesHelophilus aeneus Brunetti, 1923
SpeciesHelophilus aenous Brunetti, 1907
SpeciesHelophilus aesacus Walker, 1849  ⇒ Senaspis dentipes
SpeciesHelophilus africanus Verrall, 1898  ⇒ Mesembrius africanus
SpeciesHelophilus agerinus Walker, 1849  ⇒ Helophilus (Pilinasica) cingulatus
SpeciesHelophilus akakurensis Matsumura, 1916  ⇒ Mesembrius peregrinus
SpeciesHelophilus alaskensis Fluke, 1949  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) bottnicus
SpeciesHelophilus albiceps Wulp, 1868  ⇒ Polydontomyia curvipes
SpeciesHelophilus altaicus Violovitsh, 1973
SpeciesHelophilus anausis Walker, 1849  ⇒ Lejops lunulatus
SpeciesHelophilus anniae Brimley, 1923  ⇒ Parhelophilus flavifacies
SpeciesHelophilus annulipes Macquart, 1850  ⇒ Lejops annulipes
SpeciesHelophilus appensus Harris, 1835  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus
SpeciesHelophilus arcticus Zetterstedt, 1838  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) groenlandicus
SpeciesHelophilus aurata Walker, 1857  ⇒ Quichuana angustiventris
SpeciesHelophilus auratus Walker, 1857
SpeciesHelophilus aureopilis Townsend, 1895  ⇒ Parhelophilus laetus
SpeciesHelophilus begalensis
SpeciesHelophilus betus
SpeciesHelophilus bigotii Macquart, 1850  ⇒ Mallota florea
SpeciesHelophilus biguttata Szilady, 1940
SpeciesHelophilus bilineatus Curtis, 1835  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) groenlandicus
SpeciesHelophilus billinearis Williston, 1887  ⇒ Lejops billinearis
SpeciesHelophilus borealis Staeger, 1845  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) affinis
SpeciesHelophilus brooksi Curran, 1927
SpeciesHelophilus bruesi Graenicher, 1910  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) lapponicus
SpeciesHelophilus caffer Loew, 1858  ⇒ Mesembrius caffer
SpeciesHelophilus camporum Meigen, 1822  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus
SpeciesHelophilus capensis Macquart, 1842  ⇒ Mesembrius capensis
SpeciesHelophilus caudatus Meijere, 1904  ⇒ Mesembrius caudatus
SpeciesHelophilus celeber Osten Sacken, 1882
SpeciesHelophilus chilensis Walker, 1836  ⇒ Dolichogyna chilensis
SpeciesHelophilus chiliensis Guérin-Méneville, 1832  ⇒ Dolichogyna chilensis
SpeciesHelophilus chrysostomus Wiedemann, 1830
SpeciesHelophilus chui Li, 1995
SpeciesHelophilus citricornis Shiraki, 1968  ⇒ Parhelophilus kurentzovi
SpeciesHelophilus colei Wirth, 1965  ⇒ Lejops borealis
SpeciesHelophilus conclusus Walker, 1859  ⇒ Keda conclusa
SpeciesHelophilus conostomus Williston, 1887  ⇒ Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus
SpeciesHelophilus consimilis Malm, 1863  ⇒ Parhelophilus consimilis
SpeciesHelophilus consors Walker, 1859  ⇒ Mesembrius consors
SpeciesHelophilus contractus Claussen & Pedersen, 1980
SpeciesHelophilus cooleyi Seamans, 1917
SpeciesHelophilus currani Fluke, 1953
SpeciesHelophilus curvigaster Macquart, 1842  ⇒ Mallota curvigaster
SpeciesHelophilus cyanescens Macquart, 1834
SpeciesHelophilus cyanipennis Bezzi, 1915  ⇒ Mesembrius cyanipennis
SpeciesHelophilus distinctus Williston, 1887  ⇒ Lejops distinctus
SpeciesHelophilus divisus Loew, 1863  ⇒ Parhelophilus divisus
SpeciesHelophilus doleschalli Brunetti, 1908
SpeciesHelophilus dychei Williston, 1897  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) lapponicus
SpeciesHelophilus eristaloidea Bigot, 1882
SpeciesHelophilus eristaloideus Bigot, 1882
SpeciesHelophilus extrema Loew, 1858  ⇒ Mallota extrema
SpeciesHelophilus flaviceps Matsumura, 1905  ⇒ Mesembrius peregrinus
SpeciesHelophilus flavifacies Bigot, 1883  ⇒ Parhelophilus flavifacies
SpeciesHelophilus formalis Walker, 1849  ⇒ Lejops arquatus
SpeciesHelophilus frater Walker, 1849
SpeciesHelophilus frequens Matsumura, 1905  ⇒ Helophilus eristaloidea
SpeciesHelophilus frutetorum Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesHelophilus fulvus Meijere, 1908  ⇒ Mesembrius fulvus
SpeciesHelophilus glacialis Loew, 1846  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) lapponicus
SpeciesHelophilus grisescens Hull, 1943
SpeciesHelophilus griseus Walker, 1835  ⇒ Orthoprosopa (Orthoprosopa) grisea
SpeciesHelophilus hahani Bigot, 1888
SpeciesHelophilus hahni Bigot, 1888
SpeciesHelophilus hamatus Loew, 1863  ⇒ Lejops lunulatus
SpeciesHelophilus henricii Schnabl, 1880  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus
SpeciesHelophilus hilaris Walker, 1849  ⇒ Mesembrius hilaris
SpeciesHelophilus horishanus Shiraki, 1930  ⇒ Mallota hysopia
SpeciesHelophilus huangi Li, 1993
SpeciesHelophilus hwangi Huo, 2020
SpeciesHelophilus ingratus Loew, 1858  ⇒ Mesembrius ingratus
SpeciesHelophilus insignis Violovitsh, 1979  ⇒ Parhelophilus insignis
SpeciesHelophilus integer Loew, 1863  ⇒ Parhelophilus integer
SpeciesHelophilus interpunctus Harris, 1776
SpeciesHelophilus interruptus Lamb, 1909  ⇒ Helophilus (Pilinasica) antipodus
SpeciesHelophilus inundatus Violovitsh, 1979  ⇒ Lejops inudatus
SpeciesHelophilus kurentzovi Violovitsh, 1960
SpeciesHelophilus laetus Loew, 1863  ⇒ Parhelophilus laetus
SpeciesHelophilus lagopus Loew, 1860  ⇒ Mesembrius lagopus
SpeciesHelophilus lateralis Matsumura, 1916  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) sapporensis
SpeciesHelophilus latitarsis Hunter, 1897  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus
SpeciesHelophilus latro Walker, 1849  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) groenlandicus
SpeciesHelophilus limosus Violovitsh, 1977
SpeciesHelophilus lineatus Fabricius, 1787
SpeciesHelophilus lizeri Brèthes, 1914  ⇒ Habromyia lizeri
SpeciesHelophilus longa Walker, 1849  ⇒ Tropidia longa
SpeciesHelophilus longus Walker, 1849
SpeciesHelophilus luctuosa Bigot, 1857  ⇒ Myolepta luctuosa
SpeciesHelophilus lunulata Meigen, 1822
SpeciesHelophilus lunulatus Meigen, 1822  ⇒ Anasimyia lunulata
SpeciesHelophilus melanodasys Huo, Ren & Zheng, 2007
SpeciesHelophilus melanophthalmus Mulsant, 1844
SpeciesHelophilus mesoleuca Walker, 1858  ⇒ Mesembrius mesoleuca
SpeciesHelophilus mesoleucus Walker, 1858
SpeciesHelophilus mexicanus Macquart, 1842  ⇒ Lejops mexicanus
SpeciesHelophilus minor Bezzi, 1915  ⇒ Mesembrius minor
SpeciesHelophilus modestus Williston, 1887  ⇒ Helophilus cooleyi
SpeciesHelophilus morio Bezzi, 1915  ⇒ Mesembrius morio
SpeciesHelophilus nigrotarsata Schiner, 1861  ⇒ Mallota florea
SpeciesHelophilus niveiceps Meijere, 1908  ⇒ Mesembrius niveiceps
SpeciesHelophilus notabilis Macquart, 1842  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) groenlandicus
SpeciesHelophilus novae Macquart, 1847  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus
1Subspecies
SpeciesHelophilus novaescotiae Macquart, 1847
SpeciesHelophilus novemnotatus
SpeciesHelophilus novus Schneider, 1877  ⇒ Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus
SpeciesHelophilus oblongus Violovitsh, 1979  ⇒ Lejops oblongus
SpeciesHelophilus obsoletus Loew, 1863  ⇒ Parhelophilus obsoletus
SpeciesHelophilus orion Hull, 1943
SpeciesHelophilus peregrinus Loew, 1846  ⇒ Mesembrius peregrinus
SpeciesHelophilus perfidiosus Hunter, 1897
SpeciesHelophilus picta Philippi, 1865  ⇒ Dolichogyna picta
SpeciesHelophilus pilipes Doleschall, 1857  ⇒ Mesembrius pilipes
SpeciesHelophilus polygrammus Loew, 1872  ⇒ Lejops (Asemosyrphus) polygrammus
SpeciesHelophilus porcus Walker, 1849
SpeciesHelophilus primarius E. F. Germar, 1837
SpeciesHelophilus pulchriceps Wiedemann, 1822  ⇒ Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops
SpeciesHelophilus purehuensis Miller, 1911  ⇒ Helophilus (Pilinasica) ineptus
SpeciesHelophilus pygmaeus Violovitsh, 1979  ⇒ Lejops pygmaeus
SpeciesHelophilus relictus Curran & Fluke, 1926
SpeciesHelophilus rex Curran & Fluke, 1926
SpeciesHelophilus roerichi Violovitsh, 1977  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) intentus
SpeciesHelophilus rostrata Macquart, 1846  ⇒ Dolichogyna rostrata
SpeciesHelophilus rostratus Macquart, 1846
SpeciesHelophilus ruddii Curtis, 1832  ⇒ Lejops vittatus
SpeciesHelophilus schineri Goot, 1964  ⇒ Helophilus (Pilinasica) hochstetteri
SpeciesHelophilus scitus Walker, 1857  ⇒ Meromacrus scitus
SpeciesHelophilus scutatus Meijere, 1908  ⇒ Azpeytia scutatus
SpeciesHelophilus sejuncta Walker, 1849  ⇒ Syritta leucopleura
SpeciesHelophilus sejunctus Walker, 1849
SpeciesHelophilus senegalensis Macquart, 1842  ⇒ Mesembrius senegalensis
SpeciesHelophilus sharpi Kohli, Kapoor & Gupta, 1988  ⇒ Mesembrius sharpi
SpeciesHelophilus sibiricus Smirnov, 1923  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) intentus
SpeciesHelophilus siebkii Verrall, 1901  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) affinis
SpeciesHelophilus similis Curtis, 1832  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus
SpeciesHelophilus solitarius Rondani, 1857  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus
SpeciesHelophilus stipatus Walker, 1849  ⇒ Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus
SpeciesHelophilus strenuus Walker, 1857  ⇒ Mesembrius strenuus
SpeciesHelophilus stricklandi Curran, 1927  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) bottnicus
SpeciesHelophilus subtransfugus Stackelberg, 1963  ⇒ Lejops subtransfugus
SpeciesHelophilus susurrans Jaennicke, 1867  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus
SpeciesHelophilus terraereginae Ferguson, 1926  ⇒ Austrophilus terraereginae
SpeciesHelophilus trelineatus Harris, 1782
SpeciesHelophilus tricolor Fabricius, 1805  ⇒ Eristalis (Eoseristalis) oestracea
SpeciesHelophilus trilenvus Harris, 1776
SpeciesHelophilus trilineatus Fabricius, 1775  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus
SpeciesHelophilus trizona Szilady, 1940
SpeciesHelophilus tuberculatus Brunetti, 1907  ⇒ Mesembrius tuberculatus
SpeciesHelophilus turanicus Smirnov, 1923  ⇒ Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus
SpeciesHelophilus versicolor Fabricius, 1794  ⇒ Parhelophilus frutetorum
SpeciesHelophilus vicinus Hutton, 1901
SpeciesHelophilus villeneuvi N. Theobald, 1937
SpeciesHelophilus vincinus Hutton, 1901  ⇒ Helophilus (Pilinasica) antipodus
SpeciesHelophilus virgatus Coquillett, 1898  ⇒ Helophilus eristaloidea
SpeciesHelophilus vittatus Meigen, 1822
SpeciesHelophilus willingii Smith, 1912  ⇒ Lejops (Anasimyia) willingii
SpeciesHelophilus willistoni Goot, 1964  ⇒ Lejops cooleyi
SpeciesHelophilus xanthopygus Loew, 1846  ⇒ Parhelophilus frutetorum
SpeciesHelophilus zodinus Matsumura, 1931  ⇒ Helophilus eristaloidea

Synonyms
Anasimyia (Schiner, 1864)
Eurhimyia (Bigot, 1883)
Eurimyia (Bigot, 1883)
Eurinomyia (Mik, 1897)
Helophilus (Pilinasica) (Malloch, 1922)
Kirimyia (Bigot, 1882)
Lunomyia (Curran, 1926)
Palaeoxylota (Hull, 1950)
Parhelophilus (Girschner, 1897)
Pilinasica (Malloch, 1922)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Helophilus
GermanSumpfschwebfliegen
SwedishKärrblomflugor
FinnishHelosurrit
NorwegianSolblomsterfluer


Distribution of Helophilus Meigen, 1822
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Argentina


Armenia


Australia


Austria


Bangladesh


Belarus


Belgium


Brazil


Bulgaria


Canada


Chile


China


Colombia


Croatia


Czech Republic


Denmark


Estonia


Finland


France


Georgia


Germany


Greece


Guatemala


Hungary


Iceland


India


Indonesia


Iran


Ireland


Italy


Japan


Kazakhstan


Kyrgyzstan


Latvia


Lebanon


Lithuania


Luxembourg


Mauritius


Mexico


Mongolia


Montenegro


Netherlands


New Zealand


Norway


Pakistan


Peru


Philippines


Poland


Portugal


Romania


Russia
23 Species
Serbia


Slovakia


South Korea


Spain


Sri Lanka


Sweden


Switzerland


Taiwan


Tajikistan


Turkmenistan


Ukraine


United Arab Emirates


United Kingdom


USA
28 Species


Distribution on islands
Hebrides, Inner Hebrides, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands


Found in fossile formations
Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Rott Formation


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