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Checklist for Section Aschiza Becher, 1882
and region Maryland (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
4402
9543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
4399
9539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
480
4303
9299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
3592
7850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
676
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
491
879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
49
359
576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
79
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maryland
4 Families width 159 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies91SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies59SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maryland
79 Genera with 159 Species
#ABCDEFGHMNOPRSTX
Allobaccha Curran, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Anevrina Lioy, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1903Ant-decapitating Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Beckerina Lehmanni End..., 19232SpeciesTaxom
Bertamyia Kessel, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Borophaga Enderlein, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Burmophora Beyer, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cartosyrphus Bigot, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1849Leafwalkers7SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1915Blacklets2SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots7SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Hirotophora1SpeciesTaxom
Mallochphora Disney, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 191223SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1925Large hover fly2SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Mesograpta Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 20194SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Nephrocerus Zetterstedt, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1830Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pelecinobaccha Shannon, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Physoptera Borgmeier, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19903SpeciesTaxom
Platypeza Meigen, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1944Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncophoromyia Malloch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails4SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyia Latreille, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1872Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Spiniphora Malloch, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Stichillus Enderlein, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17582SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 03SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1901Falsehorn Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Teuchocnemis Osten-sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 19129SpeciesTaxom
Triphlebia2SpeciesTaxom
Trophithauma Schmitz, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19413SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maryland
159 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Anevrina luggeri Aldrich, 1892
Anevrina macateei Malloch, 1913
Anevrina setigera Loew, 1874
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Apocephalus wheeleri Brues, 1903
Beckerina aliena Malloch, 1924Climbing arrowheads
Beckerina similata Malloch, 1923Laysan bur cucumber
Bertamyia notata Loew, 1866
Blera pictipes Bigot, 1883
Borophaga clavata Loew, 1866
Brachyopa caesariata Moran & Skev..., 2019
Brachyopa daeckei Johnson, 1917Greenland stitchwort
Brachyopa vacua Osten Sacken, 1875
Callicera erratica Walker, 1849
Cartosyrphus similis
Cephalops pallidivittipes De Meyer, 1990
Chaetopleurophora erythronota Strobl, 1892
Chaetopleurophora multiseriata Aldrich, 1903
Chalcosyrphus (Chalcosyrphus) flexus Curran, 1941
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) piger Fabricius, 1794Short-Haired Leafwalker
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) chalybeus Wiedemann, 1830Violet Leafwalker
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) libo Walker, 1849Long-Haired Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) metallifer Bigot, 1884
Chalcosyrphus anthreas Walker, 1849
Cheilosia leucoparea Loew, 1863
Cheilosia primoveris Shannon, 1915
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Copestylum (Phalacromya) barei Curran, 1925
Copestylum (Phalacromya) sexmaculatum Palisot de B..., 1819
Dasysyrphus friuliensis Van Der Goot, 1960
Diplonevra hamata Borgmeier, 1962
Dohrniphora incisuralis Loew, 1866
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794Bog hoverfly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) stipator Osten Sacken, 1877Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) transversa Wiedemann, 1830Transverse Flower Fly
Eudorylas nigripes Loew, 1866
Eudorylas vierecki Malloch, 1912
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Ferdinandea dives Osten Sacken, 1877
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hirotophora multiseriata Aldrich, 1904
Mallochphora orphnephiloides Malloch, 1912
Mallota bautias Walker, 1849Bare-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Mallota posticata Fabricius, 1805Hairy-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Megaselia albibasis Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia aletiae Comstock, 1880
Megaselia arcuata Malloch, 1912
Megaselia brunnipes Malloch, 1912
Megaselia carlynensis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia compressa Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia croeciclava Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia decussata Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia diplothrix Borgmeier, 1964
Megaselia divergens Malloch, 1912
Megaselia fisheri Malloch, 1912
Megaselia fusipalpis Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia glabrifrons Wood, 1909
Megaselia iroquoiana Malloch, 1912
Megaselia juli Brues, 1908
Megaselia longipennis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia meconicera Speiser, 1925
Megaselia nigra Meigen, 1830Mushroom fly
Megaselia perdita Malloch, 1912
Megaselia schwarzi Malloch, 1912
Megaselia shannoni Borgmeier, 1966
Megaselia submarginalis Malloch, 1912
Megaselia winnemana Malloch, 1912
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna subfaciata Curran, 1925
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Meromacrus acutus Fabricius, 1805
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Microdon laetus Loew, 1864
Microdon ocellaris Curran, 1924
Microdon scauros Skevington &..., 2019
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Nephrocerus atrapilus Skevington, 2005
Nephrocerus daeckei Johnson, 1903
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Orthonevra nitida Wiedemann, 1830Wavy Mucksucker
Palpada albifrons Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Parhelophilus laetus Loew, 1963Common Bog Fly
Pelecinobaccha costata Say, 1829
Physoptera apicinebula Malloch, 1924
Pipunculus fuscus Loew, 1866
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Platypeza banksi Johnson, 1923Nuttall's sandwort
Pseudacteon onyx Steyskal, 1944Fresno mat
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Pterallastes thoracicus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Puliciphora occidentalis Melander & B..., 1903
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Rhyncophoromyia conica Malloch, 1912
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Sericomyia carolinensis Metcalf, 1917
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Sphaerophoria asymmetrica Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria bifurcata Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphecomyia vittata Wiedemann, 1830Long-Horned Yellowjacket Fly
Spilomyia longicornis Loew, 1872Eastern Hornet Fly
Spiniphora excisa Becker, 1901
Stichillus rectilineatus Schmitz, 1952
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vibesii-vittafrons
Temnostoma balyras Walker, 1849Yellow-Haired Falsehorn
Temnostoma daochus Walker, 1849
Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901
Teuchocnemis bacuntius Walker, 1849
Toxomerus boscii Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Triphleba ferruginea Borgmeier, 1963
Triphleba leptoneura Borgmeier, 1963
Triphleba lugubris (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906
Triphleba microcephala Loew, 1866
Triphleba pachyneura Loew, 1866
Triphleba papillata Wingate, 1906
Triphleba parvifurca Borgmeier, 1863
Triphleba varipes Malloch, 1912
Triphleba vitrinervis Malloch, 1912
Triphlebia ferruginea
Triphlebia parvifurca
Trophithauma rostratum Melander & B..., 1903
Trophodeinus barberi Borgmeier, 1962
Tropidia albistylum Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Tropidia calcarata Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824Common Thick-Legged Fly
Xanthogramma flavipes Loew, 1863American Harlequin
Xylota (Ameroxylota) ejuncida Say, 1824
Xylota bicolor Loew, 1864
Xylota ouelleti Curran, 1941

Subnodes of Aschiza with occurrences in Maryland
SuperfamilyPhoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
23
59
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPlatypezoidea
Fallen, 1815
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySyrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
54
98
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aschiza at marinespecies.org