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Chrysogaster
Description | Chrysogaster is a genus of small hoverflies in the subfamily Eristalinae. They are dark or black with shiny colourful reflections and can often be seen visiting flowers in damp marshy areas where the aquatic larvae live. Species in the related genera Melanogaster, Orthonevra, Lejogaster and Riponnensia were formerly treated as members of Chrysogaster. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysogaster, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Syrphidae : Chrysogaster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Chrysogaster Meigen, 1803 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Meigen, Johann W. 1803. Versuch einer neuen GattungsEintheilung der europäischen zweiflügligen Insekten. Magazin für Insektenkunde 2: 259-281. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | N. L. Evenhuis. 1994. Catalogue of the Fossil Flies of the World (Insecta: Diptera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | ängsblomflugor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysogaster |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Chrysogaster aerosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster africana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster alaskensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster aliniensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster antiquaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster antiquarius ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Chrysogaster antitheus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster apicalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster atlasi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster basalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster chilosioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster coemiteriorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster curvistylus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster formosana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster hirtella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster inflatifrons species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster jaroslavensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster kirgisorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster laevigata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster lindbergi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster lucida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster mediterraneus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster nigrivittata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster ocularia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster parumplicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster pictipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster pilocapita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster poecilophthalma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster poecilops species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster pollinifacies species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster proserpina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster quadristrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster quinquestriata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster rondanii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster semiopaca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster shannoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster simplex species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster sinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster solstitialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster spiloptera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster stackelbergi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster tadzhikorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster tumescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster ustulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chrysogaster virescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1800 | Chrysogaster Meigen p. 32 |
1803 | Chrysogaster Meigen p. 274 |
1945 | Chrysogaster Hull p. 296 |
1992 | Chrysogaster Carpenter |
1994 | Chrysogaster Evenhuis p. 387 |
2015 | Chrysogaster Mengual et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!