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Taxonomy of Genus Sargus Fabricius, 1798


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
 
Stratiomyomorpha
Wood, 1990
9
937
7666
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Stratiomyoidea
Hendel, 1928
8
929
7601
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyStratiomyidae
Latreille, 1802
Soldier flies, Soldier Fly, Soldier-Flies, Soldier-Fly
782
5508
Genera
Species
SubfamilySarginae
Walker, 1834
23
878
Genera
Species
GenusSargus
Fabricius, 1798
288Species
Subnodes of Sargus Fabricius, 1798
SubgenusSargus (Pedicellina)
James, 1952
1Species
SpeciesSargus aeneus Walckenaer, 1802  ⇒ Chloromyia formosa
SpeciesSargus affinis Wiedemann, 1824  ⇒ Ptecticus posticus
SpeciesSargus alaskensis James, 1951  ⇒ Sargus decorus
SpeciesSargus albibarbus Loew, 1855
SpeciesSargus albopilosus Meijere, 1906
SpeciesSargus alchidas Walker, 1849
Largeflower milkweed
SpeciesSargus ambassis Günther, 1859
SpeciesSargus amethystina Fabricius, 1805
SpeciesSargus amethystinus Fabricius, 1805  ⇒ Chrysochlora amethystina
SpeciesSargus analis Williston, 1888  ⇒ Sagaricera analis
SpeciesSargus andreas Walker, 1849
SpeciesSargus angustifrons Loew, 1855  ⇒ Sargus flavipes
SpeciesSargus annulipes Walker, 1849  ⇒ Chromatopoda annulipes
SpeciesSargus apicalis Lindner, 1935
SpeciesSargus armata Wiedemann, 1830
SpeciesSargus armatus Wiedemann, 1830
SpeciesSargus atrobasis James, 1941
SpeciesSargus aureopilosus McFadden, 1982
Rocky Mountain draba
SpeciesSargus aureus Bellardi, 1859  ⇒ Sargus speciosus
SpeciesSargus aurifer Walker, 1854
SpeciesSargus aurora Lindner, 1935
SpeciesSargus australis Bigot, 1859  ⇒ Cephalochrysa australis
SpeciesSargus azureus Loew, 1840
SpeciesSargus baculventerus Yang & Chen, 1993
SpeciesSargus bagosas Walker, 1849
Largeflower milkweed
SpeciesSargus bagosus Melander, 1904  ⇒ Sargus bagosas
SpeciesSargus beppui Nagatomi, 1990
SpeciesSargus bicolor Wiedemann, 1830  ⇒ Microchrysa bicolor
SpeciesSargus bigoti Lindner, 1968  ⇒ Sargus decorus
SpeciesSargus bipunctata Scopoli, 1763
SpeciesSargus bipunctatus Scopoli, 1763
Twin-spot centurion, Twin-spot Centurion Soldier Fly
SpeciesSargus bispinosus Wiedemann, 1830  ⇒ Raphiocera bispinosus
SpeciesSargus brasiliensis Wiedemann, 1830
Shortstalk false bindweed
SpeciesSargus brevipennis Rondani, 1875
SpeciesSargus brevis Yang, Zhang & Li, 2014
SpeciesSargus caerulea
SpeciesSargus caeruleapex McFadden, 1982
Rocky Mountain draba
SpeciesSargus caeruleicollis Meigen, 1822  ⇒ Sargus cuprarius
SpeciesSargus caeruleifrons Johnson, 1900  ⇒ Merosargus caeruleifrons
SpeciesSargus caerulescens de Villers, 1789
SpeciesSargus caesius Bellardi, 1859
SpeciesSargus caribaeus Poey, 1860
SpeciesSargus ceriferus Jaennicke, 1866  ⇒ Sargus albibarbus
SpeciesSargus chrysis Loew, 1855
SpeciesSargus cingulatum Lindner, 1968
SpeciesSargus circumcinctus James, 1941
SpeciesSargus cirrhosus McFadden, 1982
Rocky Mountain draba
SpeciesSargus citrinellus Lindner, 1949
SpeciesSargus clavatus Walker, 1854
Nodding milkweed
SpeciesSargus claviventris Rondani, 1850
Mimosa, Silver wattle
SpeciesSargus coarctatus Macquart, 1838  ⇒ Sargus fasciatus
SpeciesSargus coeruleicollis Loew, 1855  ⇒ Sargus cuprarius
SpeciesSargus coeruleifrons Kertesz, 1908  ⇒ Merosargus caeruleifrons
SpeciesSargus coerulescens Bezzi, 1903  ⇒ Sargus iridatus
SpeciesSargus coesius Giglio-Tos, 1892  ⇒ Sargus linearis
SpeciesSargus complens Walker, 1858  ⇒ Ptecticus complens
SpeciesSargus concinnus Osten Sacken, 1886  ⇒ Sargus thoracicus
SpeciesSargus concisus Walker, 1861
Feay's milkweed, Florida milkweed
SpeciesSargus congoense Lindner, 1965
SpeciesSargus consisus Wulp, 1896  ⇒ Sargus concisus
SpeciesSargus consors Grunberg, 1915
SpeciesSargus contractus Walker, 1854
Nodding milkweed
SpeciesSargus cupraria Linnaeus, 1758
SpeciesSargus cuprarius Linnaeus, 1758
Clouded centurion, Soldier fly
SpeciesSargus cupreus Samouelle, 1819  ⇒ Sargus cuprarius
SpeciesSargus cuprinus Chagton, 1901  ⇒ Sargus cuprarius
SpeciesSargus cyaneus Brunetti, 1912  ⇒ Microchrysa polita
SpeciesSargus cyanifrons Rondani, 1848  ⇒ Ptecticus cyanifrons
SpeciesSargus darius Hardy, 1932
SpeciesSargus debilis Walker, 1851  ⇒ Sargus decorus
SpeciesSargus decorus Say, 1824
1Subspecies
SpeciesSargus dichrous Schiner, 1868
SpeciesSargus dispar Lindner, 1966
SpeciesSargus dorsalis Say, 1824  ⇒ Allognosta fuscitarsis
SpeciesSargus echemon Walker, 1849  ⇒ Chrysochlorina echemon
SpeciesSargus elegans Loew, 1866
Scarlet globemallow
SpeciesSargus elongatulus McFadden, 1982
Rocky Mountain draba
SpeciesSargus evansi McFadden, 1982
Rocky Mountain draba
SpeciesSargus fallenii Perty, 1833  ⇒ Raphiocera armata
SpeciesSargus fasciatus Fabricius, 1805
SpeciesSargus ferrugineum Enderlein, 1914
SpeciesSargus ferrugineus Doleschall, 1858  ⇒ Ptecticus ferrugineus
SpeciesSargus festivus Jaennicke, 1867
Winkler cactus, Winkler's pincushion cactus
SpeciesSargus filiformis Giglio-Tos, 1891  ⇒ Sargus linearis
SpeciesSargus flavicornis Meigen, 1822  ⇒ Microchrysa flavicornis
SpeciesSargus flavifrons Lindner, 1968
SpeciesSargus flavilatus James, 1973
SpeciesSargus flavipennis Macquart, 1838
Melonleaf
SpeciesSargus flavipes Meigen, 1822
Western bog yellowcress, Yellow-legged centurion
SpeciesSargus flaviventris Wiedemann, 1824  ⇒ Microchrysa flaviventris
SpeciesSargus flavomarginatus Loew, 1857
SpeciesSargus flavoniger Lindner, 1928
SpeciesSargus flavonigra Lindner, 1928  ⇒ Himantigera flavonigra
SpeciesSargus flavopilosus Bigot, 1879
SpeciesSargus flavum Lindner, 1968
SpeciesSargus formicaeformis Doleschall, 1857  ⇒ Sargus metallinus
SpeciesSargus fortis Walker, 1865  ⇒ Evaza fortis
SpeciesSargus fortunatum Lindner, 1966
SpeciesSargus frontalis Loew, 1855  ⇒ Sargus viridis
SpeciesSargus fulvithorax Bigot, 1879 Fachin & Hauser, 2018
SpeciesSargus furcifer Wiedemann, 1824
SpeciesSargus furcifera Wiedemann, 1824  ⇒ Dicranophora furcifera
SpeciesSargus gemmifer Walker, 1849
Largeflower milkweed
SpeciesSargus geniculatus Fabricius, 1805  ⇒ Calliopum geniculatum
SpeciesSargus glaucus Bigot, 1859  ⇒ Ptecticus glaucus
SpeciesSargus goliath Curran, 1927
SpeciesSargus gracilis Loew, 1840
SpeciesSargus grandis Ouchi, 1938
SpeciesSargus gselli Hill, 1919
SpeciesSargus harderseni Mason & Rozkosny, 2008
SpeciesSargus haterius Walker, 1849  ⇒ Chrysochlorina haterius
SpeciesSargus hirticornis Wiedemann, 1830  ⇒ Chaetosargus hirticornis
SpeciesSargus holosericeus Gravenhorst, 1807
SpeciesSargus hoplistes Wiedemann, 1830
SpeciesSargus hortulana Wiedemann, 1830
SpeciesSargus hovas Bigot, 1859  ⇒ Cephalochrysa hovas
SpeciesSargus huangshanensis Yang, Yu & Yang, 2012
SpeciesSargus illuminata Lindner, 1949
SpeciesSargus inactus Walker, 1859
Mexican whorled milkweed, Narrow-leaved milkweed
SpeciesSargus indicus Harris, 1776
SpeciesSargus inermis Wiedemann, 1830  ⇒ Histiodroma inermis
SpeciesSargus inficitus Walker, 1861
Feay's milkweed, Florida milkweed
SpeciesSargus infuscatus Meigen, 1822  ⇒ Sargus iridatus
SpeciesSargus insignis Macquart, 1855  ⇒ Ptecticus aurifer
SpeciesSargus iridatus Scopoli, 1763
Iridescent centurion
SpeciesSargus irradatus Schiner, 1855  ⇒ Sargus iridatus
SpeciesSargus isthmi James, 1982
SpeciesSargus jaennickei Woodley, 2001
SpeciesSargus jamesi Lindner, 1966  ⇒ Himantigera jamesi
SpeciesSargus jucundus Walker, 1850
Purple milkweed
SpeciesSargus keiseri Lindner, 1966
SpeciesSargus laetum Lindner, 1966
SpeciesSargus laetus Wulp, 1885
SpeciesSargus lapidus Lindner, 1966
SpeciesSargus lateralis Macquart, 1834
White bryony
SpeciesSargus lateritius Rondani, 1863
Sydney golden wattle
SpeciesSargus lateropictus James, 1982
SpeciesSargus latifascia Walker, 1856  ⇒ Ptecticus cingulatus
SpeciesSargus latifrons Yang, Zhang & Li, 2014
SpeciesSargus latipennis Brunetti, 1923
SpeciesSargus latum Lindner, 1966
SpeciesSargus latus Bellardi, 1859
SpeciesSargus leoninus Rondani, 1875  ⇒ Ptecticus melanurus
SpeciesSargus lii Chen, Liang & Yang, 2010
SpeciesSargus limbatus Macquart, 1838
Melonleaf
SpeciesSargus lindneri James, 1975
SpeciesSargus linearis Walker, 1854
Nodding milkweed
SpeciesSargus longestylum Lindner, 1966
SpeciesSargus longipennis Wiedemann, 1824
SpeciesSargus longipes Walker, 1861  ⇒ Ptecticus longipes
SpeciesSargus lucidus Lindner, 1949
SpeciesSargus luctuosus Lindner, 1938
SpeciesSargus lunus Bigot, 1879  ⇒ Sargus fasciatus
SpeciesSargus luridus Walker, 1857
SpeciesSargus macquartii Perty, 1833
Kingston dewberry
SpeciesSargus mactans Walker, 1859
Poke milkweed
SpeciesSargus macula Fabricius, 1805  ⇒ Microchrysa macula
SpeciesSargus maculatus Lindner, 1936
SpeciesSargus magnificus Bigot, 1879  ⇒ Sargus gemmifer
SpeciesSargus mandarinus Schiner, 1868
Broadleaf water-milfoil, Changeleaf parrotfeather
SpeciesSargus marginatus Wulp, 1867  ⇒ Sargus decorus
SpeciesSargus matilei Lindner, 1979
SpeciesSargus melallinus Yang & Chen, 1993  ⇒ Sargus metallinus
SpeciesSargus melampogon Zeller, 1842  ⇒ Chloromyia speciosa
SpeciesSargus melanopogon Germar, 1842  ⇒ Chloromyia speciosa
SpeciesSargus melleus Rondani, 1848
SpeciesSargus meracus Nagatomi, 1975
SpeciesSargus meridionalis White, 1916
SpeciesSargus metallinus Fabricius, 1805
SpeciesSargus minimus Zetterstedt, 1849  ⇒ Sargus cupraria
SpeciesSargus minor Loew, 1855  ⇒ Sargus iridatus
SpeciesSargus minutus Zetterstedt, 1849  ⇒ Sargus iridatus
SpeciesSargus molliculus Nagatomi, 1975
SpeciesSargus multicolor Lindner, 1949
SpeciesSargus natalense Lindner, 1961
SpeciesSargus natalensis Macquart, 1855  ⇒ Ptecticus tenebrifer
SpeciesSargus niger Wiedemann, 1819  ⇒ Cacosis niger
SpeciesSargus nigribarbis Nartshuk & Kandybina, 1984  ⇒ Chloromyia speciosa
SpeciesSargus nigricoxa Yang, Zhang & Li, 2014
SpeciesSargus nigrifacies Yang, Zhang & Li, 2014
SpeciesSargus nigrifemorata Macquart, 1847  ⇒ Himantigera nigrifemorata
SpeciesSargus nigripes Lindner, 1955  ⇒ Sargus flavipes
SpeciesSargus niphonensis Bigot, 1879
SpeciesSargus nipponensis Matsumura, 1915  ⇒ Sargus niphonensis
SpeciesSargus nitidus Meigen, 1822  ⇒ Sargus harderseni
SpeciesSargus notatus Wiedemann, 1830  ⇒ Sargus fasciatus
SpeciesSargus nubecolosus Kertesz, 1908  ⇒ Sargus cuprarius
SpeciesSargus nubeculosus Zetterstedt, 1842  ⇒ Sargus cupraria
SpeciesSargus obscurus Wiedemann, 1830  ⇒ Merosargus obscurus
SpeciesSargus opulentum Grunberg, 1915
SpeciesSargus opulentus Walker, 1854
Nodding milkweed
SpeciesSargus pachygaster Fallen, 1817  ⇒ Pachygaster atra
SpeciesSargus pallidiventris Brunetti, 1926
SpeciesSargus pallidus Macquart, 1838  ⇒ Sarginae pallidus
SpeciesSargus pallipes Meigen, 1830  ⇒ Sargus metallinus
SpeciesSargus papuana
SpeciesSargus papuanus Bigot, 1879  ⇒ Ptecticus papuanus
SpeciesSargus parastenus James, 1982
SpeciesSargus pavo Lindner, 1965
SpeciesSargus persimilis McFadden, 1982
Rocky Mountain draba
SpeciesSargus petersoni McFadden, 1982
Rocky Mountain draba
SpeciesSargus petiolatus Macquart, 1838  ⇒ Ptecticus petiolatus
SpeciesSargus picticornis Bigot, 1887  ⇒ Sargus decorus
SpeciesSargus pleuriticus Loew, 1866  ⇒ Sargus yerbabuena
Scarlet globemallow
SpeciesSargus polychromus James, 1982
SpeciesSargus polytus Wiedemann, 1828  ⇒ Microchrysa polita
SpeciesSargus posticus Wiedemann, 1830  ⇒ Ptecticus posticus
SpeciesSargus pseudoptecticus James, 1982
SpeciesSargus ptecticoides Lindner, 1935
SpeciesSargus ptecticoideum Lindner, 1966
SpeciesSargus pubescens Wulp, 1885
SpeciesSargus punctatus McFadden, 1982
Rocky Mountain draba
SpeciesSargus punctifer Kertesz, 1908  ⇒ Sargus decorus
SpeciesSargus punctum Lindner, 1968
SpeciesSargus puntifer Bigot, 1887  ⇒ Sargus decorus
SpeciesSargus purpuratus Lindner, 1972
SpeciesSargus purpurea Walker, 1860
SpeciesSargus purpureus Walker, 1860
SpeciesSargus quadrifasciatus Walker, 1860  ⇒ Ptecticus quadrifasciatus
SpeciesSargus ranohira Woodley, 2001
SpeciesSargus reaumuri Scopoli, 1763  ⇒ Sargus bipunctatus
SpeciesSargus reaumurii Fabricius, 1805  ⇒ Sargus bipunctatus
SpeciesSargus redhibens Walker, 1859  ⇒ Sargus metallinus
SpeciesSargus remeans Walker, 1859  ⇒ Ptecticus remeans
SpeciesSargus repensans Walker, 1859  ⇒ Ptecticus complens
SpeciesSargus robustus Loew, 1840
SpeciesSargus rogans Walker, 1858  ⇒ Ptecticus rogans
SpeciesSargus rubescens Bigot, 1891
SpeciesSargus rubicundum Lindner, 1966
SpeciesSargus rufescens Wulp, 1869  ⇒ Ptecticus complens
SpeciesSargus rufibasis Bigot, 1879  ⇒ Cephalochrysa rufibasis
SpeciesSargus ruficornis Macquart, 1846
Watermelon
SpeciesSargus rufifrons Pleske, 1926
SpeciesSargus rufipes Wahlberg, 1854  ⇒ Sargus harderseni
SpeciesSargus rufitarsis Macquart, 1846
SpeciesSargus rufus Doleschall, 1858  ⇒ Ptecticus rufus
SpeciesSargus sallei Bellardi, 1859  ⇒ Sargus fasciatus
SpeciesSargus saphireus Bigot, 1887
SpeciesSargus sapphireus Melander, 1904
SpeciesSargus sapphirina Walker, 1849  ⇒ Cephalochrysa sapphirina
SpeciesSargus schaeuffelei Lindner, 1972
SpeciesSargus scutellatus Walckenaer, 1802  ⇒ Chyliza (Chyliza) leptogaster
SpeciesSargus selinda Lindner, 1958
SpeciesSargus seychellensis Kertesz, 1972
SpeciesSargus sichuanensis Yang, Zhang & Li, 2014
SpeciesSargus smaragdiferous Melander, 1904  ⇒ Merosargus smaragdiferus
SpeciesSargus speciosus Macquart, 1846
Watermelon
SpeciesSargus splendens Meigen, 1804  ⇒ Microchrysa polita
SpeciesSargus splendidus Brunetti, 1925
SpeciesSargus stenus James, 1982
SpeciesSargus stramineus Osten Sacken, 1878  ⇒ Merosargus staminea
SpeciesSargus stuckenbergi Lindner, 1961
SpeciesSargus stuckenbergianum Lindner, 1961
SpeciesSargus subinterruptus Bellardi, 1859  ⇒ Merosargus subinterruptus
SpeciesSargus subobscurum Lindner, 1966
SpeciesSargus sulphureus Meigen, 1822  ⇒ Sargus bipunctatus
SpeciesSargus taeniatus Wiedemann, 1830  ⇒ Merosargus taeniatus
SpeciesSargus tarsalis Walker, 1861  ⇒ Ptecticus complens
SpeciesSargus tenebrifer Walker, 1849  ⇒ Ptecticus tenebrifer
SpeciesSargus tenuis Lindner, 1938
SpeciesSargus tenuiventris Bigot, 1879
SpeciesSargus testaceum Grunberg, 1915
SpeciesSargus testaceus Fabricius, 1805  ⇒ Ptecticus testaceus
SpeciesSargus texanus Melander, 1904  ⇒ Cephalochrysa texana
SpeciesSargus thoracicus Macquart, 1834
White bryony
SpeciesSargus tibialis Walker, 1861  ⇒ Ptecticus longipes
SpeciesSargus transversus McFadden, 1982
Rocky Mountain draba
SpeciesSargus tricolor Loew, 1866  ⇒ Sargus fasciatus
SpeciesSargus triste Lindner, 1966
SpeciesSargus trivittatus Say, 1829
SpeciesSargus tuberculatus Loew, 1855
SpeciesSargus turbidum Lindner, 1965
SpeciesSargus unicolor Lindner, 1968
SpeciesSargus vadoni Lindner, 1966
SpeciesSargus vandykei James, 1941
SpeciesSargus versicolor Bellardi, 1862
SpeciesSargus vespertilio Fabricius, 1805  ⇒ Chrysochlorina vespertilio
SpeciesSargus vetus T. D. A. Cockerell, 1921
SpeciesSargus violaceus Jaennicke, 1867  ⇒ Sargus jaennickei
SpeciesSargus viridiceps Macquart, 1855
Bur gherkin, West Indian gherkin
SpeciesSargus viridis Say, 1823
SpeciesSargus viridistima Brunetti, 1926
SpeciesSargus winermis Jaennicke, 1867  ⇒ Histiodroma inermis
SpeciesSargus xanthopterus Meigen, 1804  ⇒ Chloromyia formosa
SpeciesSargus xanthopus Wiedemann, 1830  ⇒ Sargus decorus
SpeciesSargus yerbabuena Woodley, 2001

Synonyms
Chrysochroma (Williston, 1896)
Chrysonotomyia (Hunter, 1900)
Chrysonotus (Loew, 1855)
Geosargus (Bezzi, 1907)
Himantoloba (McFadden, 1970)
Pedicellina (James, 1952)
Surgus (Ouchi, 1938)


Distribution of Sargus Fabricius, 1798
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Liberia, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic South Africa, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela, Zimbabwe


Distribution on islands
Orkney Islands


Found in fossile formations
Green River Formation, Much Wenlock Limestone Formation


Ecozone
River


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