A conspectus of New Zealand flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of a new genus and species Author Thompson, Christian text Zootaxa 2008 1716 1 20 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.181009 c70896b6-ffba-4d44-95b9-62d9a262c2ab 1175-5326 181009 GENUS ERISTALIS Latreille Tubifera Meigen 1800 : 34 . Type-species: Musca tenax Linnaeus, 1758 , by designation of Coquillett, 1910 : 618 . Suppressed by I.C.Z.N. 1963: 339. ERISTALIS Latreille 1804 : 194 . Type-species: Musca tenax Linnaeus, 1758 , by designation of Curtis, 1832 : pl. 432. Genus-group name conserved by I.C.Z.N (1993, Opinion 1747). tenax Linnaeus, 1758 : 591 ( Musca ) . Widespread in Palaearctic Region, temperate areas of Afrotropical and Oriental Regions, introduced into temperate areas of Nearctic, Neotropical and Australian Regions.