Phytomia is a genus of at least 27 species of hoverfly from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera[1] found in tropical Africa and Asia.[2]

Phytomia
Phytomia sp.
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Phytomia

Type species
Eristalis chrysopygus
Wiedemann, 1819

Species[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Thompson, F. Christian (2003). "Austalis, a new genus of flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with revisionary notes on related genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 246: 1–19. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.246.1.1.
  2. ^ Bezzi, Mario (1915). "The syrphidae of the Ethiopian region / based on material in the collection of the British Museum (Natural history) : with the descriptions of new genera and species". British Museum (Natural History). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Phytomia Guerin-Meneville, 1833." Encyclopedia of Life, available from http://eol.org/pages/80943/overview. Accessed 02 Jan 2011