Subfamily Eristalinae Newman 1834 (hover fly)
Parent taxon: Syrphidae according to U. Kotthoff and U. Schmid 2005
Sister taxa: Archisyrphus, Cheilosinae, Chrysotoxinae, Eumerinae, Metasyrphus, Microdontinae, Milesia, Milesiinae, Psilota, Ptilocephala, Syrphidae lithaphidis, Syrphinae, Volucellinae, Xylotinae
Subtaxa: Eristalis, Helophilus, Merodon, Palaeoeristalis
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