Toxomerus
Encyclopedia
Toxomerus marginatus is a genus
of hoverfies
. They are found in many parts of North
and South America
.
Most larva
e are believed to feed on pollen
. Adults feed on a wide range of flowers.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of hoverfies
Hoverfly
Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae eat a wide range of foods...
. They are found in many parts of North
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
.
Most larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e are believed to feed on pollen
Pollen
Pollen is a fine to coarse powder containing the microgametophytes of seed plants, which produce the male gametes . Pollen grains have a hard coat that protects the sperm cells during the process of their movement from the stamens to the pistil of flowering plants or from the male cone to the...
. Adults feed on a wide range of flowers.
Species
- Toxomerus aeolus (Hull,1942)
- Toxomerus apegiensis (Harbach, 1974)
- Toxomerus aquilinus (Sack, 1941)
- Toxomerus arcifer (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1866) - Toxomerus boscii MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1842 - Toxomerus confusus SchinerIgnaz Rudolph SchinerIgnaz Rudolf Schiner was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Diptera.Schiner was born in Fronsburg , Horn in 1813 and died in Vienna on 6 July 1873. He was a ministerial secretary in ViennaHis most significant publications are...
, 1868) - Toxomerus corbis (WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, 1852) - Toxomerus difficilis (Curran, 1930)
- Toxomerus dispar (FabriciusJohan Christian FabriciusJohan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
, 1794) - Toxomerus floralis (FabriciusJohan Christian FabriciusJohan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
, 1798) - Toxomerus geminatus (SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1923) - Toxomerus jussiaeae Vige, 1939
- Toxomerus marginatusToxomerus marginatusToxomerus marginatus, is a common species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of North America.The larvae feed on polen. Adult feed on a wide range of flowers....
(SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1823) - Toxomerus occidentalis CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1922 - Toxomerus papaveroi Borges & Couri, 2009
- Toxomerus parvulus (LoewHermann LoewFriedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges...
, 1866) - Toxomerus pictus (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1842) - Toxomerus politus (SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1823) - Toxomerus procrasinatus Metz, 2001
- Toxomerus sedmani Harbach, 1984
- Toxomerus steatogaster (Hull, 1941)
- Toxomerus teligera (Fluke, 1953)
- Toxomerus tibicen (WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm WiedemannChristian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist...
, 1830) - Toxomerus verticalis (CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1927) - Toxomerus virgulatus (MacquartJustin Pierre Marie MacquartJustin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:...
, 1850) - Toxomerus watsoni (CurranCharles Howard CurranCharles Howard Curran was an Canadian entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
, 1930)