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Checklist for Tribe Eristaliini
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
2750
5100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
2748
5099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
353
2679
4966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2271
4372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
575
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
416
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
45
337
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
63
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
45
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
37
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
23
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEristaliini
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Alberta
5 Genera with 16 Species
Eristalis Latreille, 1866Rat-tailed maggots7SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Pyritis Hunter, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Alberta
16 Species
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) hirta Loew, 1866
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) obscurus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Parhelophilus laetus Loew, 1963Common Bog Fly
Parhelophilus obsoletus Loew, 1863
Pyritis kincaidii Coquillett, 1895
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed

Subnodes of Eristaliini with occurrences in Northern Alberta
SubtribeEristaliina
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeHelophiliina
Becker, 1923
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSericomyiina
Thompson, 2003
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eristaliini at itis.gov