Trichopsomyia

Hover flies like the Trichopsomyia are small flies with large heads and eyes, and small antennae. Their bodies are medium to slender, with a waist that is not significantly narrow, unless it is a wasp mimicking species. They have one pair of clear wings, and the banded forms have yellow and black bands. Hoverflies resemble wasps or bees because of their black and yellow-striped abdomens. However, they are actually members of a fly family that have evolved to mimic wasps and bees for protection. Hoverfly larvae are flattened, legless and maggot-like. Most are green or brown in colour. They are carnivorous and eat aphids. ==Species==

• Trichopsomyia antillensis(Thompson, 1981) • Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849 • Trichopsomyia australis (Johnson, 1907) • Trichopsomyia currani (Fluke, 1937) • Trichopsomyia banksiCurran, 1921) • Trichopsomyia biglumis(Matsumura, 1916) • Trichopsomyia boliviensis (Shannon, 1927) • Trichopsomyia flavitarsis (Meigen, 1822) • Trichopsomyia granditibialis (Fluke, 1937) • Trichopsomyia lasiotibialis (Fluke, 1937) • Trichopsomyia joratensis Goeldlin, 1997 • Trichopsomyia litoralis Vockeroth, 1988 • Trichopsomyia longicornis (Williston, 1888) • Trichopsomyia lucida (Meigen, 1822) • Trichopsomyia nigritarsis (Curran, 1924) • Trichopsomyia occidentalis (Townsend, 1897) • Trichopsomyia ochrozona (Stackelberg, 1952) • Trichopsomyia pilosa (van Steenis & Wyatt, 2020) • Trichopsomyia polita Williston, 1888 • Trichopsomyia pubescens (Loew, 1863) • Trichopsomyia puella (Williston, 1888) • Trichopsomyia recedens (Walker, 1852) • Trichopsomyia rufithoracica (Curran, 1921) • Trichopsomyia similis (Curran, 1924) • Trichopsomyia tuberculata (Williston, 1888) • Trichopsomyia tshapigou (Kuznetzov, 1990) • Trichopsomyia urania (Hull, 1949) ==References==