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Checklist for Tribe Eristaliini
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2044
7666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
1638
5359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
61
1218
3882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
223
1120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
119
538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
102
488
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
44
265
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEristaliini
9
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
9 Genera with 88 Species
Eristalinus Rondani, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1942Rat-tailed maggots7SpeciesTaxom
Habromyia Williston, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 19418SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 186611SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 179839SpeciesTaxom
Quichuana Knabb, 201218SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 19392SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
88 Species
Eristalinus euthorax Herve-Bazin, 1914
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) alleni Thompson, 1997Paul Allen´s flower fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) hirta Loew, 1866
Eristalis flavoscutellatus (Hull, 1937)⇒ Palpada flavoscutellata Hull, 1937
Eristalis fuliginosus (Hull, 1935)⇒ Palpada fuliginosa Hull, 1935
Eristalis gatesi Thompson, 1997Bill Gates´ flower fly
Eristalis glabellus (Hull, 1942)⇒ Palpada fuliginosa Hull, 1935
Habromyia coeruleithorax Williston, 1888
Helophilus (Pilinasica) hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875Metallic blue hoverfly
Mallota aberrans Shannon, 1927
Mallota anniae Zumbado, 2002
Mallota apis Thompson, 2002
Mallota fuca Thompson, 2002
Mallota inversa Shannon, 1927
Mallota klepsvikae Zumbado, 2002
Mallota mystacia Fluke, 1939
Mallota ochracea Hull, 1941
Meromacrus anna Curran, 1936
Meromacrus canusium Walker, 1849
Meromacrus currani Hull, 1942
Meromacrus draco Hull, 1942
Meromacrus laconicus Walker, 1852
Meromacrus loewi
Meromacrus melansoni Blatch, 2003
Meromacrus obscurus Hine, 1924
Meromacrus panamensis Curran, 1930
Meromacrus pratorum Fabricius, 1775
Meromacrus zonatus Loew, 1866
Palpada aemula Williston, 1891
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada albifrons Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada albiventris Bigot, 1880
Palpada bistellata Hull, 1935
Palpada claripennis Hull, 1949
Palpada clarissima Giglio-Tos, 1892
Palpada claudia Curran, 1930
Palpada conica Fabricius, 1805
Palpada cordiformis Morales, 2009
Palpada cosmia Schiner, 1868
Palpada doris Curran, 1930
Palpada erratica Curran, 1930
Palpada expicta Walker, 1860
Palpada familiaris Walker, 1860
Palpada fasciata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada flavoscutellata Hull, 1937
Palpada florea Hull, 1925
Palpada fuliginosa Hull, 1935
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada geniculata Fabricius, 1805
Palpada hirtipes Bigot, 1883
Palpada intermedia
Palpada interrupta Fabricius, 1805
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada minutalis Williston, 1891
Palpada mitis
Palpada ochracea Williston, 1888
Palpada parvula Williston, 1888
Palpada pusilla Macquart, 1842
Palpada ruficeps Macquart, 1842
Palpada rufiventris Macquart, 1846
Palpada scutellaris Fabricius, 1805
Palpada scutellata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Palpada scutellaris Fabricius, 1805
Palpada semicirculus Walker, 1852
Palpada spectabilis Hull, 1925
Palpada vera Hull, 1949
Palpada vierecki Curran, 1930
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Quichuana angustiventris Macquart, 1855
Quichuana atra Ricarte & Ma..., 2012
Quichuana calathea Shannon, 1925
Quichuana championi Williston, 1892
Quichuana cincta Bigot, 1884
Quichuana communis Ricarte & Ro..., 2012
Quichuana fasciata Sack, 1941
Quichuana inbio Ricarte & Ma..., 2012
Quichuana mariliae Ricarte & Ha..., 2012
Quichuana picadoi Knab, 1913
Quichuana quixotea Hull, 1946
Quichuana rubicunda Ricarte & Ro..., 2012
Quichuana seiferti Ricarte & Ha..., 2012
Quichuana sepiapennis Hull, 1943
Quichuana subcostalis Walker, 1860
Quichuana tica Ricarte & Ro..., 2012
Quichuana vicentinae Ricarte, 2012
Quichuana zoricae Ricarte, 2012
Sericomyia fairmanorum Fairman, 2000
Sericomyia meyeri Fluke, 1939

Subnodes of Eristaliini with occurrences in Central America
SubtribeEristaliina
4
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeHelophiliina
Becker, 1923
4
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSericomyiina
Thompson, 2003
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eristaliini at itis.gov