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Taxonomy of Genus Platycheirus Le Peletier & Serville, 1828


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
178
15959
203753
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
126
11579
137184
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
10
1328
25512
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
4
817
18332
Families
Genera
Species
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
760
15761
Genera
Species
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
80
4767
Genera
Species
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
14
1235
Genera
Species
GenusPlatycheirus
Le Peletier & Serville, 1828
328Species
Subnodes of Platycheirus Le Peletier & Serville, 1828
SubgenusPlatycheirus (Carposcalis)
Enderlein, 1937
1Species
SubgenusPlatycheirus (Chilosia)
Agassiz, 1846
0Species
SubgenusPlatycheirus (Eocheilosia)
Hull, 1949
  ⇒ Platycheirus
15Species
SubgenusPlatycheirus (Fotblomflugor)
0Species
SubgenusPlatycheirus (Obscura)
Fibiger, 2010
  ⇒ Obscura
0Species
SubgenusPlatycheirus (Pachysphyria)
Enderlein, 1938
1Species
SubgenusPlatycheirus (Platycheirus)
Le Peletier & Serville, 1828
51Species
SubgenusPlatycheirus (Pyrophaena)
Schiner, 1860
31Species
SpeciesPlatycheirus alpigenus Barkalov & Nielsen, 2008
SpeciesPlatycheirus alpina Strobl, 1893
SpeciesPlatycheirus alpinus Strobl, 1893  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus
SpeciesPlatycheirus altaicus Barkalov & Nielsen, 2008
SpeciesPlatycheirus altomontis Merlin & Nielsen, 2004
SpeciesPlatycheirus altotibeticus Nielsen, 2001
SpeciesPlatycheirus ambiguum Fallén, 1817
SpeciesPlatycheirus angustata Zetterstedt, 1843
SpeciesPlatycheirus angustitarsis Kanervo, 1934
SpeciesPlatycheirus antennatum
SpeciesPlatycheirus arat Violovitsh, 1975
SpeciesPlatycheirus argentatus Ringdahl, 1936
SpeciesPlatycheirus asioambiguus Skufjin, 1987
SpeciesPlatycheirus atkinsoni Miller, 1921  ⇒ Allograpta (Allograpta) atkinsoni
SpeciesPlatycheirus atlasi Kassebeer, 1998
SpeciesPlatycheirus atra Curran, 1925
SpeciesPlatycheirus atratus Barkalov & Nielsen, 2008
SpeciesPlatycheirus austriaca Meigen, 1822
SpeciesPlatycheirus barkalovi Mutin, 1999
SpeciesPlatycheirus bartschi Barkalov & Nielsen, 2012
SpeciesPlatycheirus beringiensis Barkalov & Mutin, 2014
SpeciesPlatycheirus bertrandi Kolenati, 1913
SpeciesPlatycheirus bidentatus Huo & Zheng, 2003
SpeciesPlatycheirus bigelowi Curran, 1927  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) parmatus
SpeciesPlatycheirus bilineata Walker, 1849
SpeciesPlatycheirus bimaculatus Roser, 1840
SpeciesPlatycheirus boreomonatus Nielsen, 1981  ⇒ Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) groenlandicus
SpeciesPlatycheirus boreomontanus Nielsen, 1981  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) groenlandicus
SpeciesPlatycheirus caesius Nielsen & Stuke, 2004
SpeciesPlatycheirus campbelli Miller, 1921
SpeciesPlatycheirus campbellicus Hutton, 1902
SpeciesPlatycheirus cargilli Miller, 1911
SpeciesPlatycheirus carinata Curran, 1927
SpeciesPlatycheirus cejensis Kuznetzov, 1987
SpeciesPlatycheirus celsus Violovitsh, 1975
SpeciesPlatycheirus chaetopodus Williston, 1887  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus
SpeciesPlatycheirus chalconota Philippi, 1865
SpeciesPlatycheirus chathamensis Hutton, 1901
SpeciesPlatycheirus cheilosiaefofrmis Zoological Record, 2008
SpeciesPlatycheirus cheilosiaeformis Smit & Barkalov, 2008
SpeciesPlatycheirus chilosia Curran, 1922
SpeciesPlatycheirus chirosphena Hull, 1944  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus
SpeciesPlatycheirus ciliatus Bigot, 1884
SpeciesPlatycheirus ciliger Loew, 1856  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) manicatus
Rose globemallow
SpeciesPlatycheirus cilium Fluke, 1943
SpeciesPlatycheirus cingulatus Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesPlatycheirus clausseni Nielsen, 2004
SpeciesPlatycheirus coerulescens Williston, 1887
SpeciesPlatycheirus concinnum Snow, 1895
SpeciesPlatycheirus concinnus Snow, 1895
SpeciesPlatycheirus confusum Curran, 1925
SpeciesPlatycheirus confusus Curran, 1925  ⇒ Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) granditarsus
SpeciesPlatycheirus coracinus Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus crassicalx Enderlein, 1938
SpeciesPlatycheirus cryophilus Nielsen, 2007
SpeciesPlatycheirus cyaneus Muller, 1764  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) albimanus
SpeciesPlatycheirus dexter Harris, 1780
SpeciesPlatycheirus dudkoi Barkalov & Nielsen, 2009
SpeciesPlatycheirus dux
SpeciesPlatycheirus ecuadoriensis Fluke, 1945
SpeciesPlatycheirus edwardsi Shannon & Aubertin, 1933
SpeciesPlatycheirus erraticus Curran, 1927  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus
SpeciesPlatycheirus europeus Goeldlin, Maibach & Speight, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus fallax Barkalov & Nielsen, 2008
SpeciesPlatycheirus felix Curran, 1931  ⇒ Platycheirus immarginata
SpeciesPlatycheirus femineum Curran, 1931
SpeciesPlatycheirus femineus Curran, 1931
SpeciesPlatycheirus fenestrata Macquart, 1842
SpeciesPlatycheirus fenestratum Macquart, 1842
SpeciesPlatycheirus ferrugineus Macquart, 1829
SpeciesPlatycheirus ferrumitarsis Steenis, Young, Ssymank, Wu, Shiao & Skevington, 2019
SpeciesPlatycheirus fimbriatus Loew, 1871
SpeciesPlatycheirus fjellbergi Nielsen, 1974  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) lundbecki
SpeciesPlatycheirus flabella Hull, 1944
Pungent oak
SpeciesPlatycheirus flabellus
SpeciesPlatycheirus flavipes Szilady, 1940
SpeciesPlatycheirus formosanus Shiraki, 1930
SpeciesPlatycheirus freyeri Heer, 1849
SpeciesPlatycheirus frontosus Lovett, 1919  ⇒ Platycheirus ciliatus
SpeciesPlatycheirus fumosus Violovitsh, 1982
SpeciesPlatycheirus fuscitarsis Barkalov & Nielsen, 2007
SpeciesPlatycheirus geminatus Heer, 1849
SpeciesPlatycheirus glupovi Barkalov, 2007
SpeciesPlatycheirus goeldini Nielsen, 2004
SpeciesPlatycheirus granditaris
SpeciesPlatycheirus granditarsa Forster, 1771
SpeciesPlatycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
1Subspecies
SpeciesPlatycheirus gunillae Barkalov & Nielsen, 2008
SpeciesPlatycheirus haidingeri O. Heer, 1849
SpeciesPlatycheirus hectori Miller, 1924
SpeciesPlatycheirus hesperinus Vockeroth, 1986
SpeciesPlatycheirus hesperius Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus himalayensis Brunetti, 1915
SpeciesPlatycheirus hirtipes Kanervo, 1938
SpeciesPlatycheirus hispidipes Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Metallic blue hoverfly
SpeciesPlatycheirus hypeboreus
SpeciesPlatycheirus immarginata Zetterstedt, 1849
SpeciesPlatycheirus ineptus Walker, 1849
SpeciesPlatycheirus inflatifrons Fluke, 1945
SpeciesPlatycheirus infumatus Heer, 1849
SpeciesPlatycheirus ingerae
SpeciesPlatycheirus inversus Ide, 1926
Angel trumpet, Angel's trumpets
SpeciesPlatycheirus isshikii Matsumura, 1916
SpeciesPlatycheirus jakuticus Violovitsh, 1978
SpeciesPlatycheirus kashkarovi Violovitsh, 1978
SpeciesPlatycheirus kashmiricus Nielsen, 2004
SpeciesPlatycheirus katunicus Skufjin, 1987
SpeciesPlatycheirus kelloggi Snow, 1895
SpeciesPlatycheirus kirgizorum Ssymank & Nielsen, 2012
SpeciesPlatycheirus lata Curran, 1922
SpeciesPlatycheirus latens Mutin, 1999
SpeciesPlatycheirus latitarsis Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus latus Curran, 1922
SpeciesPlatycheirus lethaeus A. L. Melander, 1949
SpeciesPlatycheirus longicornis Peck, 1979
SpeciesPlatycheirus longigena Enderlein, 1912
SpeciesPlatycheirus lugubris Fabricius, 1775
SpeciesPlatycheirus lundbladi Enderlein, 1940
SpeciesPlatycheirus luteipennis Curran, 1925
SpeciesPlatycheirus macroantennae He, 1992
SpeciesPlatycheirus macrocephalus Bagatshanova, 1980
SpeciesPlatycheirus magadensis Mutin, 1999
SpeciesPlatycheirus marokkanus Kassebeer, 1998
SpeciesPlatycheirus meridimontanus Nielsen, 2004
SpeciesPlatycheirus metallicus Barkalov & Nielsen, 2004
SpeciesPlatycheirus meyeri Fluke, 1945
SpeciesPlatycheirus migriaulii Stuke & Nielsen, 2002
SpeciesPlatycheirus milleri Thompson, 1972  ⇒ Platycheirus (Eocheilosia) huttoni
SpeciesPlatycheirus mongolicus Stackelberg, 1974
SpeciesPlatycheirus monochaetus
SpeciesPlatycheirus montanus Miller, 1921
SpeciesPlatycheirus monticola Jones, 1917
Cone catchfly, Weed campion, Weed silene
SpeciesPlatycheirus monticolus Nielsen, 1972  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) groenlandicus
SpeciesPlatycheirus mulleri Marcuzzi, 1941
SpeciesPlatycheirus naso Walker, 1849
SpeciesPlatycheirus navus Harris, 1780
SpeciesPlatycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus neoperpallidus Young, 2016
SpeciesPlatycheirus nigrescens Lucas, 1969
SpeciesPlatycheirus nigritarsis Ssymank & Nielsen, 2012
SpeciesPlatycheirus nigritus Huo, Ren & Zheng, 2007
SpeciesPlatycheirus noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesPlatycheirus nodosus Curran, 1923
SpeciesPlatycheirus normae Fluke, 1939
SpeciesPlatycheirus notata Bigot, 1884
SpeciesPlatycheirus novaezelandiae Macquart, 1855
SpeciesPlatycheirus nudipes Becker, 1900
SpeciesPlatycheirus obscura Bigot, 1884
1Subspecies
SpeciesPlatycheirus ocarius
SpeciesPlatycheirus occidentalis Curran, 1927  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) aeratus
SpeciesPlatycheirus octavus Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus octomaculatus von Roser, 1840
SpeciesPlatycheirus ocymi Fabricius, 1794
SpeciesPlatycheirus orarius Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus oreadis Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus orientalis Skufjin, 1992
SpeciesPlatycheirus ovalis Becker, 1921  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) parmatus
SpeciesPlatycheirus pacilus Walker, 1852
SpeciesPlatycheirus palmulosus Snow, 1895  ⇒ Platycheirus immarginata
SpeciesPlatycheirus pamiricus Barkalov & Nielsen, 2009
SpeciesPlatycheirus paramushiricus Mutin, 1998  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) perpallidus
SpeciesPlatycheirus parvus Williston, 1882
SpeciesPlatycheirus pauper Hull, 1944  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) aeratus
SpeciesPlatycheirus peckae Bagatshanova, 1980
SpeciesPlatycheirus pectinis Fluke, 1943
SpeciesPlatycheirus peltatoides Curran, 1923
SpeciesPlatycheirus pennipes Ôhara, 1980
SpeciesPlatycheirus perpes Steenis, Young, Ssymank, Wu, Shiao & Skevington, 2019
SpeciesPlatycheirus persistens F. M. Hull, 1938
SpeciesPlatycheirus peteri Doesburg, 1955
SpeciesPlatycheirus pictipes Bigot, 1884
SpeciesPlatycheirus pilatus Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus platygastris Loew, 1871
SpeciesPlatycheirus podagrata Zetterstedt, 1838
SpeciesPlatycheirus protrusus Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus pulcherum Mutin, 1999
SpeciesPlatycheirus pullatus Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus punctulata Wulp, 1888
SpeciesPlatycheirus punctulatus Wulp, 1888
SpeciesPlatycheirus pusillus Nielsen & Romig, 2010
SpeciesPlatycheirus quadrata Say, 1823
SpeciesPlatycheirus rarus Violovitsh, 1978
SpeciesPlatycheirus reynoldsi Shannon & Aubertin, 1933
SpeciesPlatycheirus ronana Miller, 1921
SpeciesPlatycheirus rufigaster Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus rufimaculatus Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus russatus Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus sabulicola Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus saltana Enderlein, 1938
SpeciesPlatycheirus sareptanus Enderlein, 1938
SpeciesPlatycheirus scamboides Curran, 1927
SpeciesPlatycheirus scutiger Fluke, 1945
SpeciesPlatycheirus scutigera Fluke, 1945
SpeciesPlatycheirus seelandicus Gmelin, 1790
Threelined hoverfly
SpeciesPlatycheirus setipes Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus setitarsis Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus shantar Mutin, 2021
SpeciesPlatycheirus sibiricus Barkalov & Nielsen, 2007
SpeciesPlatycheirus sigiktae Mutin, 1999
SpeciesPlatycheirus silesicus Enderlein, 1938
SpeciesPlatycheirus similis Barkalov & Nielsen, 2007
SpeciesPlatycheirus solitarius Doesburg, 1955
SpeciesPlatycheirus spathulatus Rondani, 1857  ⇒ Platycheirus (Platycheirus) sticticus
SpeciesPlatycheirus spinipes Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus squamulae Curran, 1922
SpeciesPlatycheirus stegnoides Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus striatus Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus subambiguus Nielsen, 2004
SpeciesPlatycheirus subcomplicatus Ôhara, 1980
SpeciesPlatycheirus taruensis Miller, 1924
SpeciesPlatycheirus tenebrosus Coquillett, 1900
SpeciesPlatycheirus tetragona Geoffroy, 1785
SpeciesPlatycheirus thompsoni Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus thylax Hull, 1944
Pungent oak
SpeciesPlatycheirus timeo Harris, 1780
SpeciesPlatycheirus torei Barkalov, 2013
SpeciesPlatycheirus transbaikalicus Barkalov & Nielsen, 2009
SpeciesPlatycheirus trichopus Thomson, 1869
SpeciesPlatycheirus troll Mutin, 1999
SpeciesPlatycheirus tusarum
SpeciesPlatycheirus tuvaensis Barkalov & Nielsen, 2008
SpeciesPlatycheirus urakawense
SpeciesPlatycheirus walkeri Lynch Arribálzaga, 1892
SpeciesPlatycheirus willistoni Sedman, 1965
SpeciesPlatycheirus woodi Vockeroth, 1990
SpeciesPlatycheirus yukonensis Vockeroth, 1990

Synonyms
Carposcalis (Enderlein, 1938)
Cheilosia (Panzer, 1809)
Eocheilosia (Hull, 1949)
Pachysphyria (Enderlein, 1938)
Platycheirus (Eocheilosia) (Hull, 1949)
Platychirus (Agassiz, 1846)
Pyrophaena (Schiner, 1860)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Platycheirus
SwedishFotblomflugor
FinnishKarttukirvarit


Distribution of Platycheirus Le Peletier & Serville, 1828
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Afghanistan


Argentina


Austria


Azerbaijan


Belgium


Bolivia


Brazil


Canada


Chile


China


Colombia


Costa Rica


Croatia


Cyprus


Czech Republic


Denmark


Ecuador


Estonia


Finland


France


Georgia


Germany


Greece


Hungary


Iceland


India


Iran


Ireland


Italy


Japan


Jordan


Kazakhstan


Kyrgyzstan


Latvia


Lebanon


Lithuania


Luxembourg


Mauritius


Mexico


Mongolia


Morocco


Nepal


Netherlands


New Zealand


Norway


Peru


Poland


Portugal


Russia
63 Species
Serbia


Slovakia


Slovenia


Spain


Sweden


Switzerland


Taiwan


Tajikistan


Turkey


Turkmenistan


Ukraine


United Kingdom


USA
80 Species
Venezuela




Distribution on islands
Hebrides, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds, Much Wenlock Limestone Formation


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