Lycastris Explained

Lycastris is a genus of hoverfly in the family Syrphidae.

Species

• Lycastris albipes Walker, 1857
• Lycastris austeni Brunetti, 1923^[1]
• Lycastris cornuta Enderlein, 1910^[2]
• Lycastris flavicrinis Cheng, 2012^[3]
• Lycastris flaviscutatus Huo & Ren, 2009^[4]
• Lycastris flavohirta Brunetti, 1907^[5]
• Lycastris griseipennis Coe, 1964^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Brunetti . Enrico Adelelmo . Diptera. Pipunculidae, Syrphidae, Conopidae, Oestridae. In: [Shipley, A.E., ed.], Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma . III . 1923 . Taylor & Francis . London . xii + 424 pp., 6 pls.
2. Enderlein . G. . Neue Gattungen und Arten aussereuropäische r Fliegen . Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung . 1910 . 72 . 135–209.
3. Huang . C. . Cheng . X. . Diptera. Syrphidae . Fauna Sinica. Insecta . 2012 . 50 . xxiv + 852 pp., 8 color pls.
4. Huo . K.K. . Ren . G.D. . Description of a new species of genus Lycastris (Diptera: Syrphidae: Milesiinae) from China . Entomotaxonomia . 2009 . 31 . 2 . 140–142.
5. Brunetti . E. . Notes on oriental Syrphidae with descriptions of new species. Part I . Records of the Indian Museum . 1908 . 2 . 49–96 . 4 August 2021.
6. Coe . R.L. . Diptera from Nepal. Syrphidae . Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology . 1964 . 15 . 255–290 . 4 August 2021.