Helophilus
Helophilus are a diverse genus of moderate to large hoverflies, that appear somewhat bee-like. Larvae filter-feed in organic rich water. All Helophilus adults have a distinctive lengthwise striped thorax and a transverse striped abdomen.Species
Subgenus: Helophilus
- H. affinis Wahlberg, 1844
- H. bilinearis Williston, 1887
- H. borealis Staeger, 1845
- H. bottnicus Wahlberg, 1844
- H. celeber Osten Sacken, 1882
- H. consimilis Malm, 1863
- H. continuus Loew, 1854
- H. contractus
- H. distinctus Williston, 1887
- H. divisus Loew, 1863
- H. fasciatus Walker, 1849
- H. frutetorum
- H. groenlandicus
- H. hybridus Loew, 1846
- H. insignis Violovitsh, 1979
- H. intentus Curran and Fluke, 1922
- H. interpunctus
- H. kurentzovi
- H. laetus Loew, 1863
- H. lapponicus Wahlberg, 1844
- H. latifrons Loew, 1863
- H. lineatus
- H. lunulatus Meigen, 1822
- H. neoaffinis Fluke, 1949
- H. obscurus Loew, 1863
- H. obsoletus Loew, 1863
- H. oxycanus
- H. parallelus
- H. pendulus
- H. perfidiosus
- H. pilosus Hunter, 1897
- H. relictus
- H. rex
- H. sapporensis Matsumura, 1911
- H. sibiricus Smirnov, 1923
- H. stipatus Walker, 1849
- H. transfugus
- H. trivittatus
- H. turanicus Smirnov, 1923
- H. versicolor
- H. virgatus Coquillett, 1898
Subgenus: Pilinasica
- H. antipodus Schiner, 1868
- H. campbelli
- H. campbellicus Hutton, 1902
- H. cargilli Miller, 1911
- H. chathamensis Hutton, 1901
- H. cingulatus Fabricius, 1775
- H. hectori Miller, 1924
- H. hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
- H. ineptus Walker, 1849
- H. montanus
- H. seelandicus Gmelin, 1790
- H. taruensis Miller, 1924
