Meliscaeva


Meliscaeva is a genus of hoverflies.
They have bare eyes, bare metasternum, bare metapisternum, the anterior anepisternum is usually pilose. Wing margin with a series of minute closely spaced black maculae on posterior margin.
Mostly Oriental, however, Meliscaeva cinctella is widely distributed in North America and Europe.

Species

  • M. abdominalis
  • M. auricollis
  • M. ceylonica
  • M. cinctella
  • M. cinctelloides Ghorpade, 1994
  • M. darjeelingensis Datta & Chakraborti, 1986
  • M. deceptor
  • M. ichthyops
  • M. kusuma Ghorpade, 1994
  • M. latifasciata Huo, Ren & Zheng, 2007
  • M. lefroyi Ghorpade, 1994
  • M. magnifica Ghorpade, 1994
  • M. malaisei Ghorpade, 1994
  • M. malayensis
  • M. mathisi Ghorpade, 1994
  • M. melanostomoides
  • M. monticola
  • M. morna
  • M. nigripes
  • M. omogensis
  • M. peteus
  • M. sonami
  • M. splendida Huo, Ren & Zheng, 2007
  • M. strigifrons
  • M. taiwana
  • M. tenuiformis
  • ''M. tribeni''