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Taxonomy of Genus Meliscaeva Frey, 1946


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
178
15959
203753
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
126
11579
137184
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
10
1328
25512
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
4
817
18332
Families
Genera
Species
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
760
15761
Genera
Species
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
80
4767
Genera
Species
TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
63
3188
Genera
Species
GenusMeliscaeva
Frey, 1946
32Species
Subnodes of Meliscaeva Frey, 1946
SpeciesMeliscaeva abdominalis Sack, 1927
SpeciesMeliscaeva angustata Sack, 1926
SpeciesMeliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
SpeciesMeliscaeva ceylonica Keiser, 1958
SpeciesMeliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843
American Thintail Fly
SpeciesMeliscaeva cinctelloides Ghorpade, 1994
SpeciesMeliscaeva darjeelingensis Datta & Chakraborti, 1986
SpeciesMeliscaeva deceptor Curran, 1928
SpeciesMeliscaeva decora Meigen, 1822
SpeciesMeliscaeva ichthyops Meijere, 1914
SpeciesMeliscaeva kusuma Ghorpade, 1994
SpeciesMeliscaeva latifasciata Huo, Ren & Zheng, 2007
SpeciesMeliscaeva lefroyi Ghorpade, 1994
SpeciesMeliscaeva maculicornis Zetterstedt, 1843
SpeciesMeliscaeva magnifica Ghorpade, 1994
SpeciesMeliscaeva malaisei Ghorpade, 1994
SpeciesMeliscaeva malayensis Curran, 1928
SpeciesMeliscaeva mathisi Ghorpade, 1994
SpeciesMeliscaeva melanostomoides Hull, 1941
SpeciesMeliscaeva monticola Meijere, 1914
SpeciesMeliscaeva morna Curran, 1931
SpeciesMeliscaeva nigripes Meijere, 1914
SpeciesMeliscaeva omogensis Shiraki & Edashige, 1953
SpeciesMeliscaeva ovale Nayar, 1978  ⇒ Meliscaeva auricollis
SpeciesMeliscaeva peteus Curran, 1931
SpeciesMeliscaeva sonami Shiraki, 1930
SpeciesMeliscaeva splendida Huo, Ren & Zheng, 2007
SpeciesMeliscaeva strigifrons Meijere, 1914
SpeciesMeliscaeva taiwana Shiraki, 1930
SpeciesMeliscaeva tenuiformis Curran, 1928
SpeciesMeliscaeva tribeni Nayar, 1968
SpeciesMeliscaeva unifasciata

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Meliscaeva
SwedishFlickblomflugor
FinnishMesikirvarit


Distribution of Meliscaeva Frey, 1946
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
I
J
K
L
M
N
P
R
S
T
U

Austria


Belgium


Cameroon


Canada


Czech Republic


Denmark


Estonia


Finland


France


Germany


Greece


Guatemala


Iceland


India


Indonesia


Iran


Ireland


Italy


Japan


Kyrgyzstan


Luxembourg


Mexico


Mongolia


Myanmar


Netherlands


Norway


Philippines


Poland


Portugal


Romania


Russia
2 Species
Spain


Sri Lanka


Sweden


Taiwan


Tunisia


Turkey


United Kingdom


USA
1 Species


Distribution on islands
Hebrides, Orkney Islands


Found in fossile formations
Much Wenlock Limestone Formation


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