Platycheirus is a large genus of hoverflies.[2] They are also called sedgesitters.[3]
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Genus: | Platycheirus |
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Subgenus: Carposcalis Enderlein, 1938
Subgenus: Eocheilosia Hull, 1949[6]
Subgenus: Pachysphyria Enderlein, 1938
Subgenus: Platycheirus Lepeletier & Serville, 1828[1]
Subgenus: Pseudoplatychirus Doesburg, 1955
Subgenus: Pyrophaena Schiner, 1860 - often considered a full genus.
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