Ferdinandea (fly) explained

Ferdinandea is a genus of syrphid flies or hoverflies in the family Syrphidae. There are about 16 described species in Ferdinandea.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

These 16 species belong to the genus Ferdinandea:

• Ferdinandea aeneicolor Shannon, 1924
• Ferdinandea aurea Rondani, 1844
• Ferdinandea buccata (Loew, 1863)
• Ferdinandea croesus (Osten Sacken, 1877)
• Ferdinandea cuprea (Scopoli, 1763)
• Ferdinandea dives (Osten Sacken, 1877)
• Ferdinandea formosana Shiraki, 1930
• Ferdinandea fumipennis Kassebeer, 1999
• Ferdinandea isabella Hull, 1942
• Ferdinandea longifacies Coe, 1964
• Ferdinandea luteola Mutin, 1999
• Ferdinandea maculipennis Curran, 1928
• Ferdinandea montana Hull, 1942
• Ferdinandea nepalensis Claussen & Weipert, 2003
• Ferdinandea nigripes (Osten Sacken, 1877)
• Ferdinandea ruficornis (Fabricius, 1775)

Further reading

• Key to the genera of nearctic Syrphidae. 2013. Miranda . G. F. G. Young . A. D.. Locke . M. M.. Marshall . S. A.. Skevington . J. H.. Thompson . F. C.. 4. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 23. 1–351. 10.3752/cjai.2013.23. free.

Notes and References

1. Book: Stubbs . Alan E. . Falk . Steven J.. British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide . 2nd . 1983 . . London . 1-899935-03-7 . 253, xvpp .
2. Book: Ball . S.G. . Morris . R.K.A. . Provisional atlas of British hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae) . 2000 . Biological Record Centre . Monks Wood, UK . 1-870393-54-6 . 167 pages .
3. Book: Van Veen, M.P. . Hoverflies of Northwest Europe, Identification Keys to the Syrphidae . hardback . 2004 . KNNV Publishing . Utrecht . 90-5011-199-8 . 254 .