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Checklist for Tribe Milesiini Rondani, 1845
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1410
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
59
1047
2666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
197
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
102
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
88
360
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
41
199
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMilesiini
Rondani, 1845
10
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
10 Genera with 31 Species
Brachypalpus Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cacoceria Hull, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1926Leafwalkers3SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1882Bumble Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1996Hornet Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sterphus Philippi, 011SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18666SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
31 Species
Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus) oarus Walker, 1849Eastern Catkin Fly
Cacoceria cressoni Hull, 1930
Cacoceria willistoni Hull, 1949
Chalcosyrphus cuprescens Hull, 1941
Chalcosyrphus rondanii Shannon, 1926
Chalcosyrphus schildi Shannon, 1926
Criorhina lupina Williston, 1882
Milesia nigra Fluke, 1939
Milesia pulchra Williston, 1892
Spilomyia ephippium Osten Sacken, 1875
Spilomyia pleuralis Williston, 1887
Spilomyia wirthi Thompson, 1996
Sterphus aureus Hippa, 1978
Sterphus coarctatus Wiedemann, 1830
Sterphus gamezi Thompson, 1997
Sterphus genuinus
Sterphus hinei Thompson, 1976
Sterphus jamaicensis Gmelin, 1790
Sterphus janzeni Thompson, 1994
Sterphus plagiatus Wiedemann, 1830
Sterphus rufoabdominalis Zumbado, 1997
Sterphus stimulans Thompson, 1973
Sterphus tricrepis
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Tropidia dicentria (Speiser, 1913)⇒ Tropidia longa Walker, 1849
Xylota artemita (Hull, 1943)⇒ Xylota quadrimaculata Loew, 1866
Xylota elililly
Xylota notha (Williston, 1887)⇒ Xylota subfasciata Loew, 1866
Xylota oarus (Walker, 1849)⇒ Brachypalpus oarus Walker, 1849
Xylota stenogaster Williston, 1892
Xylota subfasciata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Milesiini with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubtribeCriorhinina
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePhilippimyiina
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeXylotina
Hippa, 1978
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Milesiini at itis.gov