Tribe Eristalini Newman 1834 (hover fly)

Insecta - Diptera - Syrphidae

Full reference: E. Newman. 1834. Attempted division of British insect into natural orders. The Entomological Magazine 2:379-431

Parent taxon: Eristalinae according to X. Mengual et al. 2015

See also Hull 1949 and Kotthoff and Schmid 2005

Sister taxa: Brachyopini, Merodontini, Milesiini, Rhingiini, Volucellini, Xylotini, Eoxylota

Subtaxa: Eristalina Helophilina Palaeoeristalis

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of Germany (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)

• Oligocene of France (2), Germany (1)

• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado, Utah)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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