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Checklist for Tribe Milesiini Rondani, 1845
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
968
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
793
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
47
555
1162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
99
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
65
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
59
144
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
38
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMilesiini
Rondani, 1845
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
11 Genera with 19 Species
Blera Billberg, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers3SpeciesTaxom
Lejota Rondani, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1872Hornet Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17582SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1849Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Teuchocnemis Osten-sacken, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
19 Species
Blera pictipes Bigot, 1883
Blera umbratilis Williston, 1887
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) metallicus Wiedemann, 1830
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) vecors Osten Sacken, 1875
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Lejota aerea Loew, 1872
Milesia scutellata Hull, 1924Organ oak
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Spilomyia alcimus Walker, 1849Broad-Banded Hornet Fly
Spilomyia longicornis Loew, 1872Eastern Hornet Fly
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Temnostoma daochus Walker, 1849
Teuchocnemis bacuntius Walker, 1849
Tropidia albistylum Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Xylota (Ameroxylota) ejuncida Say, 1824
Xylota nebulosa Johnson, 1921Michaux's stitchwort

Subnodes of Milesiini with occurrences in Texas
SubtribePhilippimyiina
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeXylotina
Hippa, 1978
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Milesiini at itis.gov