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Checklist for Tribe Milesiini Rondani, 1845
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
1126
3359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
845
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
48
628
1594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
154
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
68
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
62
268
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
38
152
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMilesiini
Rondani, 1845
11
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
11 Genera with 24 Species
Cacoceria Hull, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1941Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Macrometopia Philippi, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Meropidia Hippa & Thom..., 19832SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1803
Hornet Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sterphus Philippi, 197812SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18923SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
24 Species
Cacoceria willistoni Hull, 1949
Chalcosyrphus vagabondans Hull, 1941
Macrometopia maculipennis Thompson, 1999
Meropidia neurostigma Hippa, 1982
Meropidia nigropilosa Thompson, 1983
Milesia dennstaedtiae
Pterallastes thoracicus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Sterphus aureus Hippa, 1978
Sterphus chloropyga Schiner, 1868
Sterphus coarctatus Wiedemann, 1830
Sterphus cybele Hull, 1951
Sterphus cydippe Hippa, 1994
Sterphus fassli Hippa, 1978
Sterphus jamaicensis Gmelin, 1790
Sterphus janzeni Thompson, 1994
Sterphus nitidicollis Hippa, 1978
Sterphus ochripes Hippa, 1978
Sterphus pilifer Hippa, 1978
Sterphus sapphirifer Hippa, 1978
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tropidia dicentria (Speiser, 1913)⇒ Tropidia longa Walker, 1849
Xylota artemita (Hull, 1943)⇒ Xylota quadrimaculata Loew, 1866
Xylota ouelleti Curran, 1941
Xylota stenogaster Williston, 1892

Subnodes of Milesiini with occurrences in Colombia
SubtribePhilippimyiina
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeTropidiina
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeXylotina
Hippa, 1978
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Milesiini at itis.gov