Subfamily Eristalinae Newman 1834 (hover fly)
Synonyms: Cheilosinae Williston 1885, Chilosinae Williston 1885, Milesiinae Rondani 1845
Full reference: E. Newman. 1834. Attempted division of British insect into natural orders. The Entomological Magazine 2:379-431
Parent taxon: Syrphidae according to V. Nidergas et al. 2025
See also Hadrava et al. 2019, Hull 1945, Hull 1949, Kotthoff and Schmid 2005, Mengual et al. 2015, Shannon 1922 and Statz 1940
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Brachyopini Eoxylota Eristalini Merodontini Milesiini Rhingiini Volucellini Xylotini
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