Volucella

Volucella
	Volucella pellucens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Subfamily:	Eristalinae
Tribe:	Volucellini
Genus:	Volucella; (Geoffroy, 1762)
Species
	See text

Volucella is a genus of large, broad-bodied, dramatic hover-flies. They have distinctive plumose aristae and the face is extended downward.^[1] They are strongly migratory and males are often territorial. Adults feed on nectar of flowers and are often seen sunning on leaves. The larvae of most species live in nests of bumblebees and social wasps, where they are detritivores and larval predators.^[2]

Selected Species

Volucella anastasia Hull, 1946
Volucella bombylans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Volucella dracaena Curran
Volucella elegans Loew, 1862
Volucella eugenia Williston, 1887
Volucella inanis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Volucella inflata (Fabricius, 1794)
Volucella jeddona Bigot, 1875
Volucella linearis Walker, 1849^[3]
Volucella liquida Erichson in Wagner, 1841
Volucella lutzi Curran, 1930
Volucella matsumurai Han & Choi, 2001^[3]
Volucella nigricans Coquillett, 1898
Volucella nigropicta Portschinsky, 1884
Volucella pellucens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Volucella plumatoides Hervé-Bazin, 1923
Volucella suzukii Matsumura, 916 ^[3]
Volucella tau Bigot, 1883
Volucella unipunctata Curran, 1926
Volucella zonaria (Poda, 1761)

Gallery

Volucella bombylans var. bombylans female
Volucella bombylans var. plumata female
Volucella inanis female
Volucella pellucens female
Volucella inflata female
Volucella zonaria female

References

^ Coe, R.L. (1953). Diptera: Syrphidae, Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 10 Pt 1. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 98pp.
^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c Ichige, Katsuyoshi. "Japanese Hoverfly photograph collection". Mito-city, Japan. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2009.

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[1] Coe, R.L. (1953). Diptera: Syrphidae, Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 10 Pt 1. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 98pp.

[2] Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J. (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 253, xvpp. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

[Ichige-3] Ichige, Katsuyoshi. "Japanese Hoverfly photograph collection". Mito-city, Japan. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2009.

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