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Checklist for Tribe Milesiini Rondani, 1845
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
564
8134
21516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
561
8124
21499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
8028
21287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
6275
16581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
1074
2784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
68
855
1989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
52
650
1317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
99
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
69
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
60
190
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
27
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMilesiini
Rondani, 1845
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greater Antilles
6 Genera with 10 Species
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1861Leafwalkers4SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Sterphus Philippi, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
10 Species
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus bettyae Thompson, 1981
Chalcosyrphus pachymera Loew, 1866
Chalcosyrphus pretiosa Loew, 1861
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Pterallastes bettyae Thompson, 1979
Sterphus jamaicensis Gmelin, 1790
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 Greater Antilles
SubtribePhilippimyiina
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeXylotina
Hippa, 1978
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Milesiini at itis.gov