Nausigaster is a genus of syrphid flies, or hoverflies, in the family Syrphidae.Rotheray, G. E., M. A. Marcos-García, E. G. Hancock and F. S. Gilbert. 2000. The systematic position of Alipumilio and Nausigaster based on early stages (Diptera, Syrphidae). Stud. Dipterol. 7(1): 133-144. http://ecology.nottingham.ac.uk/~plzfg/pdf%20files/2000%20Rotheray%20et%20al_alipumilio%20&%20nausigaster.pdf Larvae have been recorded from decaying cacti and bromeliads.
Species These 15 species belong to the genus Nausigaster:
Nausigaster bonariensis Lynch Arribalzaga, 1892 c g Nausigaster chrysidiformis Shannon, 1922 c g Nausigaster clara Curran, 1941 i c g Nausigaster curvinervis Curran, 1941 i c g Nausigaster flukei Curran, 1941 c g Nausigaster geminata Townsend, 1897 i c g Nausigaster meridionalis Townsend, 1897 c g Nausigaster nova Curran, 1941 i c g Nausigaster peruviensis Shannon, 1922 c g Nausigaster punctulata Williston, 1883 i c g b Nausigaster scutellaris Adams, 1904 i c g Nausigaster texana Curran, 1941 i c g b Nausigaster tuberculata Carrera, Lopes & Lane, 1947 c g Nausigaster unimaculata Townsend, 1897 i c g b Nausigaster vanzolinii Andretta & Carrera, 1952 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
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