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Checklist for Tribe Eristaliini
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
116
2523
22059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
88
1778
14881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
66
1308
9152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
180
1609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
111
1148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
95
994
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
65
689
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEristaliini
12
125
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
12 Genera with 125 Species
Anasimyia Schiner, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Arctophila Schiner, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1968Rat-tailed maggots28SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 192737SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 194513SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 179812SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 18635SpeciesTaxom
Pyritis Hunter, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 191514SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
125 Species
Anasimyia lunulata Meigen, 1822
Arctophila flagrans (Osten Sacken, 1875)⇒ Sericomyia flagrans Osten-sacken, 1875
Arctophila harveyi (Osburn, 1908)⇒ Sericomyia harveyi Osburn, 1908
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus Scopoli, 1763Common Lagoon Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) bellardii Jaennicke, 1867Winkler cactus
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794Bog hoverfly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) oestracea Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) stipator Osten Sacken, 1877Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) transversa Wiedemann, 1830Transverse Flower Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) hirta Loew, 1866
Eristalis anthophorinus Fallen, 1817
Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis basilaris Macquart, 1834White bryony
Eristalis beltrami (Telford, 1970)⇒ Eristalis obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis brousii Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Eristalis californicus (Nayar & Cole, 1968)⇒ Eristalis stipator Osten Sacken, 1877
Eristalis compactus (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis cryptarum Fabricius, 1794
Eristalis dimidiatus Wiedemann, 1830
Eristalis everes (Walker, 1852)⇒ Eristalis anthophorina Fallen, 1817
Eristalis hirtus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Eristalis hirta Loew, 1866
Eristalis inflatus (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Palumbia inflata Macquart, 1834
Eristalis obscurus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Eristalis obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis pilosus Loew, 1866
Eristalis saxorum Wiedemann, 1830Blue-Polished Drone Fly
Eristalis texanus (Hull, 1925)⇒ Palpada texana Hull, 1925
Eristalis transversus (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Eristalis transversa Wiedemann, 1830
Eristalis vandykei (Nayar & Cole, 1968)⇒ Eristalis obscura Loew, 1866
Helophilus (Helophilus) affinis Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus (Helophilus) bilinearis (Williston, 1887)⇒ Lejops bilinearis Williston, 1887
Helophilus (Helophilus) bottnicus Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) groenlandicus Fabricius, 1780
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) intentus Curran & Fluke, 1926
Helophilus (Helophilus) lapponicus Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) neoaffinis Fluke, 1949
Helophilus (Helophilus) obscurus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Helophilus (Helophilus) pilosus Hunter, 1897Chinkapin
Helophilus (Pilinasica) hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875Metallic blue hoverfly
Helophilus alaskensis (Fluke, 1949)⇒ Helophilus bottnicus Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus anniae (Brimley, 1923)⇒ Parhelophilus flavifacies Bigot, 1883
Helophilus borealis (Staeger, 1845)⇒ Helophilus affinis Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus brooksi Curran, 1927
Helophilus chrysostomus Wiedemann, 1830
Helophilus colei (Wirth, 1965)⇒ Lejops borealis Cole, 1921
Helophilus cooleyi Seamans, 1917
Helophilus currani Fluke, 1953
Helophilus distinctus (Williston, 1887)⇒ Lejops distinctus Williston, 1887
Helophilus divisus (Loew, 1863)⇒ Parhelophilus divisus Loew, 1863
Helophilus flavifacies (Bigot, 1883)⇒ Parhelophilus flavifacies Bigot, 1883
Helophilus frater Walker, 1849
Helophilus grisescens Hull, 1943
Helophilus integer (Loew, 1863)⇒ Parhelophilus integer Loew, 1963
Helophilus laetus (Loew, 1863)⇒ Parhelophilus laetus Loew, 1963
Helophilus lunulatus (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Anasimyia lunulata Meigen, 1822
Helophilus obsoletus (Loew, 1863)⇒ Parhelophilus obsoletus Loew, 1863
Helophilus orion Hull, 1943
Helophilus perfidiosus Hunter, 1897
Helophilus porcus Walker, 1849
Helophilus relictus Curran & Fluke, 1926
Helophilus rex Curran & Fluke, 1926
Helophilus stipatus (Walker, 1849)⇒ Lejops lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Helophilus stricklandi (Curran, 1927)⇒ Helophilus bottnicus Wahlberg, 1844
Lejops (Anasimyia) bilinearis Williston, 1887
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Lejops borealis Cole, 1921
Lejops distinctus Williston, 1887
Lejops lunulatus Meigen, 1822
Mallota albipes Snow, 1895
Mallota albipilis (Snow, 1895)⇒ Mallota albipes Snow, 1895
Mallota bautias Walker, 1849Bare-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Mallota bequaerti Hull, 1956
Mallota bipartitus Walker, 1849
Mallota illinoensis (Robertson, 1901)⇒ Mallota albipes Snow, 1895
Mallota mississippensis (Hull, 1946)⇒ Mallota albipes Snow, 1895
Mallota palmerae (Jones, 1917)⇒ Mallota albipes Snow, 1895
Mallota posticata Fabricius, 1805Hairy-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Mallota posticatus Fabricius, 1805
Mallota powelli (Nayar & Cole, 1968)⇒ Sericomyia flagrans Osten-sacken, 1875
Mallota sackeni Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Mallota separata (Hull, 1945)⇒ Mallota posticata Fabricius, 1805
Meromacrus acuta Fabricius, 1805
Meromacrus draco Hull, 1942
Meromacrus gloriosus Hull, 1941Dwarf chinkapin oak
Meromacrus ruficrus Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada albifrons Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada pusillus Macquart, 1842
Palpada rufiventris Macquart, 1846
Palpada scutellaris Fabricius, 1805
Palpada solennis Walker, 1849
Palpada testaceicornis Macquart, 1850
Palpada texana Hull, 1925
Palpada triangularis Giglio-Tos, 1892
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Parhelophilus divisus Loew, 1863
Parhelophilus flavifacies Bigot, 1883
Parhelophilus integer Loew, 1963
Parhelophilus laetus Loew, 1963Common Bog Fly
Parhelophilus obsoletus Loew, 1863
Pyritis kincaidii Coquillett, 1895
Pyritis montigena (Hunter, 1897)⇒ Pyritis kincaidii Coquillett, 1895
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) bifasciata Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chalcopyga Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) flagrans Osten-sacken, 1875
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) lata Coquillett, 1907White-Spotted Pond Fly
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) sexfasciata Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) transversa Osburn, 1926
Sericomyia arctica Schirmer, 1913Erect seaberry
Sericomyia carolinensis Metcalf, 1917
Sericomyia cynocephala (Hine, 1922)⇒ Sericomyia tolli Frey, 1915
Sericomyia harveyi Osburn, 1908
Sericomyia slossonae Curran, 1934
Sericomyia tolli Frey, 1915

Subnodes of Eristaliini with occurrences in Nearctic
SubtribeEristaliina
4
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeHelophiliina
Becker, 1923
5
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSericomyiina
Thompson, 2003
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eristaliini at itis.gov