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Checklist for Tribe Milesiini Rondani, 1845
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1536
5192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
1215
3605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
55
912
2494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
131
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
81
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
71
258
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
31
107
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMilesiini
Rondani, 1845
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
7 Genera with 14 Species
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1944Leafwalkers5SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Sterphus Philippi, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 20052SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
14 Species
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus bettyae Thompson, 1981
Chalcosyrphus pachymera Loew, 1866
Chalcosyrphus pretiosa Loew, 1861
Chalcosyrphus proxima Hull, 1944
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Pterallastes bettyae Thompson, 1979
Sterphus jamaicensis Gmelin, 1790
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Syritta rufa Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Tropidia dicentria (Speiser, 1913)⇒ Tropidia longa Walker, 1849
Xylota pachymera (Loew, 1866)⇒ Chalcosyrphus pachymera Loew, 1866
Xylota pretiosa (Loew, 1861)⇒ Chalcosyrphus pretiosa Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Milesiini with occurrences in Caribbean
SubtribePhilippimyiina
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeXylotina
Hippa, 1978
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Milesiini at itis.gov