Eristalis tenax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Syrphoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Brachycera Infraordo: Muscomorpha Sectio: Aschiza Superfamilia: Syrphoidea

Familia: Syrphidae
Subfamilia: Eristalinae
Tribus: Eristalini
Subtribus: Eristalina
Genus: Eristalis
Subgenus: Eristalis (Eristalis)
Species: E. tenax

Name

Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonymy

Musca tenax Linnaeus, 1758: 591 (protonym)
- Lectotype: ♂, LSL. LINN 3183 [designated by Thompson et al., 1982: 160]
- Type locality: Sweden
Conops vulgaris Scopoli, 1763: 354
Eristalis vulgaris (Scopoli, 1763)
Musca porcina De Geer, 1776: 98
Eristalis porcina (De Geer, 1776)
Musca apiformis Geoffroy, 1785: 488 [in Fourcroy, 1785]
Eristalis apiformis (Geoffroy, 1785)
Eristalis campestris Meigen, 1822: 387
Eristalis hortorum Meigen, 1822: 387
Eristalis sylvaticus Meigen, 1822: 388
Eristalis vulpinus Meigen, 1822: 388
Eristalis sinensis Wiedemann, 1824: 37
Eristalis cognatus Wiedemann, 1824: 37
Eristalis columbica Macquart, 1855: 108 [synonymized by Thompson, 1997: 214]
- Lectotype: ♀, BMNH [designated by Thompson, 1997: 214]
- Type locality: Columbia
Eristalis ventralis Thompson, 1869: 489
Eristalis alpinus Strobl, 1893
Eristalis tenax var. claripes Santos Abreu, 1924

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
Scopoli, J.A. 1763. Entomologia Carniolica exhibens insecta Carnioliae indigena et distributa in ordines, genera, species, varietates: methodo Linnaeana. pp. 1–35, 1–420. Trattner, Vindobonae [Vienna]. BHL Reference page.
De Geer, C. 1776. Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des Insectes. Tome sixième. Pierre Hesselberg, Stockholm. viii + 522 pp., 30 pls. Gallica. Google books Reference page.
Fourcroy, A. F., 1785. Entomologia Parisiensis; sive, Catalogus insectorum quae in agro Parisiensi reperiuntur 2. 233–544 pp. BHL. Reference page.
Meigen, J. 1822. Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten 3, i–x; 1–416; pls. 22–32. Hamm, Schulz-Wundermann'sche Buchhandlung. BHL. Reference page.
Wiedemann, C.R.W. 1824. Munus rectoris in Academia Christiana Albertina aditurus analecta entomologica ex Museo Regio Havniensi maxime congesta profert iconibusque illustrat. Regio typographeo scholarum, Kiliae [= Kiel]. 60 pp., 1 pl. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.77322 . BHL. Reference page.
Macquart, J. 1855. Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 5e supplément. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des sciences, de l'agriculture et des arts de Lille (ser.2) 1: 25–156. BHL [Also reprinted separately with different pagination: 5–136, see Crosskey, 1980: 1067.] Reference page.
Thompson, C.G. 1869. Diptera. Species nova descripsit. Pp. 443–614. In: Kongliga svenska fregatten Eugenies resa omkring jorden under befäl af C.A. Virgin, åren 1851–1853. 2 (Zoologi) 1, Insecta. "1868". P.A. Norstedt & Soner, Stockholm. 617 pp., pl. 9. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Thompson, F.C., Vockeroth, J.R., Speight, M.C.D. 1982. The Linnaean species of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 10: 150–165. hdl: 10088/17482 Reference page.
Thompson, F.C. 1997. Revision of the Eristalis flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of the Americas South of the United States. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 99(2): 209–237. hdl: 10088/17085 BHL Reference page.
Skevington, J.H., Locke, M.M., Young, A.D., Moran, K.M., Crins, W.J. & Marshall, S.A. 2019. Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. Princeton Field Guides 118. Princeton University Press. 515 pp. DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv7xbrvz JSTOR ISBN 978-0691189406 (print) ISBN 978-0691192512 (ebook) Reference page.

Links

Eristalis tenax – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Nomenclator Detail Record. Conops vulgaris Scopoli, 1763: 354. Record #49935. Systema Dipterorum (www.diptera.org) version 6.0, last updated 3 February 2025. Evenhuis, N.L. & Pape, T.. Accessed: 4 April 2025.

Nomenclator Detail Record. Musca porcina De Geer, 1776: 96. Record #49933. Systema Dipterorum (www.diptera.org) version 6.0, last updated 3 February 2025. Evenhuis, N.L. & Pape, T.. Accessed: 4 April 2025.

Nomenclator Detail Record. Musca apiformis Geoffroy, 1785: 488. Record #185619. Systema Dipterorum (www.diptera.org) version 6.0, last updated 3 February 2025. Evenhuis, N.L. & Pape, T.. Accessed: 4 April 2025.

Nomenclator Detail Record. Eristalis hortorum Meigen, 1822: 387. Record #49939. Systema Dipterorum (www.diptera.org) version 6.0, last updated 3 February 2025. Evenhuis, N.L. & Pape, T.. Accessed: 4 April 2025.

Nomenclator Detail Record. Eristalis sylvaticus Meigen, 1822: 388. Record #49934. Systema Dipterorum (www.diptera.org) version 6.0, last updated 3 February 2025. Evenhuis, N.L. & Pape, T.. Accessed: 4 April 2025.

Nomenclator Detail Record. Eristalis vulpinus Meigen, 1822: 388. Record #49936. Systema Dipterorum (www.diptera.org) version 6.0, last updated 3 February 2025. Evenhuis, N.L. & Pape, T.. Accessed: 4 April 2025.

Nomenclator Detail Record. Eristalis ventralis Thompson, 1869: 489. Record #44816. Systema Dipterorum (www.diptera.org) version 6.0, last updated 3 February 2025. Evenhuis, N.L. & Pape, T.. Accessed: 4 April 2025.

Nomenclator Detail Record. Eristalis tenax var. claripes Santos Abreu, 1924: 104. Record #48892. Systema Dipterorum (www.diptera.org) version 6.0, last updated 3 February 2025. Evenhuis, N.L. & Pape, T.. Accessed: 4 April 2025.

Vernacular names

suomi: Kuhnurikärpänen
français: Éristale gluante
한국어: 꽃등에
Nederlands: Blinde bij