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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
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Melithreptus Loew, 1840
is a synonym of Genus Sphaerophoria Lepeletier & Serville, 1828
This may be an outdated term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, Muscoid flies, Short-horned 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
GenusMelithreptus
Loew, 1840
22Species
Subnodes of Melithreptus Loew, 1840
SpeciesMelithreptus australensis Schiner, 1868  ⇒ Allograpta (Allograpta) australensis
SpeciesMelithreptus brevirostris Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Brown-headed Honeyeater		1Subspecies
SpeciesMelithreptus diminutus Matsumura, 1916  ⇒ Sphaerophoria indiana
SpeciesMelithreptus dispar Loew, 1840  ⇒ Sphegina (Asiosphegina) sibirica
SpeciesMelithreptus distinctus Kertesz, 1899  ⇒ Allograpta iavana
SpeciesMelithreptus formosa Egger, 1859  ⇒ Sphaerophoria loewii
SpeciesMelithreptus formosana Matsumura, 1916  ⇒ Sphaerophoria formosana
SpeciesMelithreptus gularis Gould, 1837
Black-chinned Honeyeater, Golden-backed Honeyeater		1Subspecies
SpeciesMelithreptus harimensis Matsumura, 1918  ⇒ Sphaerophoria taeniata
SpeciesMelithreptus hirayamae Matsumura, 1916  ⇒ Sphaerophoria macrogaster
SpeciesMelithreptus incisa Loew, 1840  ⇒ Sphaerophoria incisa
SpeciesMelithreptus incisus Loew, 1840
SpeciesMelithreptus kumamotensis Matsumura, 1916  ⇒ Sphaerophoria indiana
SpeciesMelithreptus kuwayamae Matsumura, 1918  ⇒ Sphaerophoria taeniata
SpeciesMelithreptus lunatus Vieillot, 1802
White-naped Honeyeater		1Subspecies
SpeciesMelithreptus novaeguineae Kertesz, 1899
SpeciesMelithreptus ogasawarensis Matsumura, 1916
SpeciesMelithreptus shibatensis Matsumura, 1916  ⇒ Sphaerophoria macrogaster
SpeciesMelithreptus takasagensis Matsumura, 1916  ⇒ Sphaerophoria macrogaster


Distribution of Melithreptus Loew, 1840
Norway, Taiwan


Links, sources and further information
Melithreptus at gbif.org
Melithreptus at irmng.org