Ceriana is a genus of hoverfly. All species are wasp mimics.

Ceriana
Ceriana vespiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Cerioidini
Genus: Ceriana
Rafinesque, 1815

Systematics

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Species include:

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ferguson, E.W. (1926). "Revision of Australian Syrphidae". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 51: 137–183.
  2. ^ Bigot, J.M.F. (1860). "Dipteres exotiques nouveaux". Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 8 (3): 219–228.
  3. ^ a b c Brunetti, E (1923). The Fauna of British India, Diptera. Vol. Iii. Pipunculidae. Syrphidae, Conopidae, Oestridae. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. p. 424.
  4. ^ a b c d Barkalov, A.V. "Syrphidae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Novosibirsk, Russia: the Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e Riek, E.F. (1954). "The Australian syrphid flies of the subfamily Cerioidinae (Diptera, Syrphidae): systematics and wing folding". Australian Journal of Zoology. 2: 100–130. doi:10.1071/ZO9540100.