Criorhina

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Criorhina is a genus of hoverflies.[16] Medium to large sized species, black or greenish black, with or without light ground markings mimicking bumblebees. The head is much flattened and broader than the thorax. The antennae are situated upon a prominent conical frontal process, The face is moderately produced below the eyes, downward or forward, in profile. The eyes are bare. The abdomen is elliptical or very short oval.[17] Larvae found in rot holes or decaying hardwoods [18]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Syrphidae
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Criorhina
Criorhina berberina female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Subfamily: Eristalinae
Tribe: Milesiini
Subtribe: Criorhinina
Genus: Criorhina
Meigen, 1822[1]
Type species
Syrphus asilicus
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