Syrphidae (Latreille 1802), Drone flies ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Family

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Taxonomy of Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies

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, Muscoid flies, Short-horned 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
Family	Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly	760 15761	Genera Species

Subnodes of Syrphidae Latreille, 1802

Subfamily	Eristalinae Newman, 1834	166 7790	Genera Species
Subfamily	Microdontinae Rondani, 1845	51 1032	Genera Species
Subfamily	Milesiinae Rondani, 1845 ⇒ Eristalinae	0 0	Genera Species
Subfamily	Syrphinae Latreille, 1802	80 4767	Genera Species
Genus	Achoanus Munro, 1924	1	Species
Genus	Acrochordonodes Bigot, 1878	1	Species
Genus	Acrophila	1	Species
Genus	Afroparagus Vujic & Radenkovic, 2008 ⇒ Paragus	0	Species
Genus	Afroxanthandrus Kassebeer, 2000	2	Species
Genus	Allograptina Enderlein, 1937	1	Species
Genus	Amathia Duponchel, 1829 ⇒ Pterapherapteryx	9	Species
Genus	Ameroxylota Hippa, 1978	0	Species
Genus	Amphoterus Bezzi, 1915	3	Species
Genus	Ancylosyrphus Bigot, 1882	0	Species
Genus	Androsyrphus Thompson, 1981	0	Species
Genus	Anocheila Hellen, 1950	0	Species
Genus	Antillus Vockeroth, 1969 ⇒ Allograpta	2	Species
Genus	Antiops Enderlein, 1938 ⇒ Toxomerus	1	Species
Genus	Aphritis Meigen, 1803 ⇒ Microdon	16	Species
Genus	Apophysophora Williston, 1888 ⇒ Copestylum	2	Species
Genus	Archalia Hull, 1945	1	Species
Genus	Archisyrphus ♰ Hull, 1960	1	Species
Genus	Arctolepta ♰ Hull, 1945	1	Species
Genus	Asarcina Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Asarkina	13	Species
Genus	Aschizomyia Grimaldi, 2018	1	Species
Genus	Asiobaccha Violovich, 1976	20	Species
Genus	Asiosphegina Stackelberg, 1975	0	Species
Genus	Aspondus Gistl, 1848	0	Species
Genus	Atemnocera Bigot, 1882	0	Species
Genus	Atylobaccha Hull, 1949	1	Species
Genus	Austroscaeva	4	Species
Genus	Austrosyritta Marnef, 1967	1	Species
Genus	Bacca Rondani, 1844 ⇒ Baccha	1	Species
Genus	Bacchiopsis Matsumura, 1916 ⇒ Doros	1	Species
Genus	Bacha Schiner, 1861 ⇒ Baccha	0	Species
Genus	Barbariella Shannon, 1922 ⇒ Chrysosyrphus	0	Species
Genus	Bardistophus Mann, 1920 ⇒ Scutelligera	1	Species
Genus	Baryterocera Walker, 1856	2	Species
Genus	Biema Huo & Zhao, 2022	2	Species
Genus	Bombozelosis Enderlein, 1934 ⇒ Mallota	1	Species
Genus	Brachiopa Rondani, 1844 ⇒ Brachyopa	0	Species
Genus	Brachipalpus Rondani, 1844 ⇒ Brachypalpus	0	Species
Genus	Braziliana Curran, 1925	6	Species
Genus	Bulboscrobia Gaunitz, 1937 ⇒ Sericomyia	1	Species
Genus	Cacogaster Hull, 1945	2	Species
Genus	Cacomyia Coquillett, 1906 ⇒ Cacoceria	1	Species
Genus	Calicera Billberg, 1820 ⇒ Callicera	0	Species
Genus	Callistigma Hull, 1944 ⇒ Calostigma	1	Species
Genus	Callostigma Curran, 1930 ⇒ Calostigma	4	Species
Genus	Calostigma Shannon, 1927 ⇒ Ocyptamus	6	Species
Genus	Camerania Giglio-Tos, 1892 ⇒ Volucella	2	Species
Genus	Campeneura Rondani, 1856 ⇒ Orthonevra	1	Species
Genus	Campineura Rondani, 1857	0	Species
Genus	Camponeura Sack in Lindner, 1928	0	Species
Genus	Campyneura Schiner, 1868	0	Species
Genus	Carposcalis Enderlein, 1938 ⇒ Platycheirus	3	Species
Genus	Cartosyrphus Bigot, 1883 ⇒ Cheilosia	20	Species
Genus	Catabomba Osten Sacken, 1877 ⇒ Scaeva	4	Species
Genus	Cerathophya Wiedemann, 1830 ⇒ Ceratophya	0	Species
Genus	Ceratophyia Osten-sacken, 1858	0	Species
Genus	Ceria Fabricius, 1794 ⇒ Ceriana	79	Species
Genus	Ceriella Edwards & Hopwood, 1966	0	Species
Genus	Ceriogaster Williston, 1888	12	Species
Genus	Cerioides Becker, 1907 ⇒ Sphiximorpha	97	Species
Genus	Cerioimicrodon	1	Species
Genus	Chamaeshyrphus	2	Species
Genus	Chasmia Enderlein, 1922 ⇒ Allograpta	34	Species
Genus	Chilosia Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Cheilosia Hoverfly	286	Species
Genus	Chriorhina	1	Species
Genus	Chriorhyna Rondani, 1844	0	Species
Genus	Chryogaster	5	Species
Genus	Chryorhina Rondani, 1856	0	Species
Genus	Chryorhyna Rondani, 1857	0	Species
Genus	Chryschitum	1	Species
Genus	Chrysochlamis Schiner, 1857	0	Species
Genus	Chrysochlamys Walker, 1851 ⇒ Spinochlamys	7	Species
Genus	Chrysoclamis Walker, 1851 ⇒ Ferdinandea	0	Species
Genus	Chrysoclamys Rondani, 1856	0	Species
Genus	Chrysogasta	1	Species
Genus	Chrysogastar	2	Species
Genus	Chrysosomidia Curran, 1934 ⇒ Caliprobola	1	Species
Genus	Chrysostoxum Eversmann, 1834 ⇒ Chrysotoxum	0	Species
Genus	Chrysothoxum Drensky, 1934 ⇒ Chrysotoxum	0	Species
Genus	Chysidimyia Hull, 1937 ⇒ Scutelligera	2	Species
Genus	Cinxia Meigen, 1800 ⇒ Sericomyia	8	Species
Genus	Citabaena Curran, 1938 ⇒ Citibaena	5	Species
Genus	Citibaena Walker, 1857 ⇒ Eumerus	2	Species
Genus	Claraplumula Shannon, 1927 ⇒ Allograpta	1	Species
Genus	Claussenia Vuji? & Ståhls, 2013	1	Species
Genus	Cnemodon Egger, 1865 ⇒ Phytoscaphus	30	Species
Genus	Coeloprosopa	1	Species
Genus	Coilometopa Macquart, 1850	0	Species
Genus	Coiloprosopa Macquart, 1850 ⇒ Psilota	1	Species
Genus	Colacis Gistl, 1848 ⇒ Microdon	0	Species
Genus	Condidea Coquillett, 1907 ⇒ Sericomyia	2	Species
Genus	Conicheila Barkalov, 2002	0	Species
Genus	Conocotamyia Fluke, 1952	0	Species
Genus	Convocheila Barkalov, 2002	0	Species
Genus	Copestylorn	1	Species
Genus	Copestylun	1	Species
Genus	Crepidomyia Shannon, 1926	7	Species
Genus	Criopropa Osten Sacken, 1878	0	Species
Genus	Crioprora Osten Sacken, 1878 ⇒ Brachypalpus	2	Species
Genus	Criorhyna Rondani, 1865	1	Species
Genus	Criorrhina Walker, 1851 ⇒ Criorhina	20	Species
Genus	Cryptineura Bigot, 1859 ⇒ Orthonevra	1	Species
Genus	Cryptoeristalis Kuznetzov, 1994	0	Species
Genus	Cryptoneura Bigot, 1882	0	Species
Genus	Cynorhina Williston, 1887 ⇒ Blera	11	Species
Genus	Cynorrhina Verrall, 1901 ⇒ Blera	7	Species
Genus	Dasyepistrophe Szilady, 1940	0	Species
Genus	Dasymyia Egger, 1858 ⇒ Pocota	1	Species
Genus	Dendrosyrphus Dusek & Láska, 1967	0	Species
Genus	Desmetrum Enderlein, 1937	2	Species
Genus	Didaea	1	Species
Genus	Dideodes Matsumura, 1917	0	Species
Genus	Dimeraspis Newman, 1838 ⇒ Microdon	1	Species
Genus	Dimorphomyia Bigot, 1885	1	Species
Genus	Dimorphoxylota Hippa, 1978	0	Species
Genus	Dolichogyne Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Dolichogyna	0	Species
Genus	Dolichomerus Reuter, 1871 ⇒ Lyctocoris	3	Species
Genus	Dolichoremus Macquart, 1850 ⇒ Dolichomerus	0	Species
Genus	Doliomyia ♰ Johannsen, 1924 ⇒ Elachiptera	1	Species
Genus	Doliosyrphus Bigot, 1882 ⇒ Palpada	4	Species
Genus	Dolyosyrphus Bigot, 1883	0	Species
Genus	Dorus Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Doros	0	Species
Genus	Edwardsielta	1	Species
Genus	Edwardsietta Hull, 1941 ⇒ Habromyia	1	Species
Genus	Elophilus Meigen, 1803 ⇒ Eristalis	0	Species
Genus	Emmyia Klocker, 1924 ⇒ Psilota	1	Species
Genus	Enica Macquart, 1834 ⇒ Didea	2	Species
Genus	Eocheilosia Hull, 1949	13	Species
Genus	Eoseristalis Kanervo, 1938 ⇒ Eristalis	10	Species
Genus	Eosmallota Thompson, Wyatt & Mengual, 2018	1	Species
Genus	Eoxanthandrus ♰ Ngô-Muller & Nel, 2020	1	Species
Genus	Eoxylota ♰ Hull, 1945	1	Species
Genus	Epistraphe	1	Species
Genus	Eriophora Philippi, 1865	4	Species
Genus	Eriops Lioy, 1864	0	Species
Genus	Eristaledes	1	Species
Genus	Eristaloides Rondani, 1845	0	Species
Genus	Eristalomya Rondani, 1857 ⇒ Eristalis	6	Species
Genus	Eristalomyia Verrall, 1882 ⇒ Eristalis	33	Species
Genus	Eristalosyrphus Matsumura, 1918 ⇒ Epistrophe	1	Species
Genus	Erisyrphus Ninomiya, 1929 ⇒ Episyrphus	0	Species
Genus	Erizona	1	Species
Genus	Eubonetia Vargas & Díaz Nájera, 1953	6	Species
Genus	Eucartosyrphus Barkalov, 2002	0	Species
Genus	Euceratomyia Rye, 1879 ⇒ Pelecocera	1	Species
Genus	Eumenos Leach, 1817	0	Species
Genus	Eumeros Meigen, 1803 ⇒ Xylota	0	Species
Genus	Eumerosyrphus Bigot, 1882 ⇒ Mesembrius	1	Species
Genus	Eumicrodon Curran, 1925 ⇒ Scutelligera	0	Species
Genus	Eumyiolepta Shannon, 1921 ⇒ Myolepta	3	Species
Genus	Eurhimyia Bigot, 1883	0	Species
Genus	Eurhinamallota Williston, 1882 ⇒ Eurhinomallota	0	Species
Genus	Eurhinomallota Bigot, 1882	1	Species
Genus	Eurhynomallota Bigot, 1883 ⇒ Eurhinomallota	0	Species
Genus	Eurimyia Bigot, 1883 ⇒ Helophilus	5	Species
Genus	Eurinomyia Mik, 1897 ⇒ Helophilus	2	Species
Genus	Euryepistrophe Szilády, 1940	0	Species
Genus	Eurymyia	1	Species
Genus	Eurypterosyrphus Curran, 1941	1	Species
Genus	Eusyrphus Matsumura, 1917 ⇒ Melangyna	1	Species
Genus	Evistalis Leach, 1817 ⇒ Eristalis	0	Species
Genus	Exmerodon Becker, 1913 ⇒ Merodon	1	Species
Genus	Exochila Mik, 1885	0	Species
Genus	Ferdinandaea Rondani, 1856 ⇒ Ferdinandea	0	Species
Genus	Fernandinea	1	Species
Genus	Floccocheila Barkalov, 2002	0	Species
Genus	Fragosa Miranda, 2020	17	Species
Genus	Fumerus Eversmann, 1834	0	Species
Genus	Glaurotricha Thomson, 1869 ⇒ Copestylum	1	Species
Genus	Graphomyza	1	Species
Genus	Halictomyia Shannon, 1927	1	Species
Genus	Haploxylota Mutin & Gilbert, 1999	0	Species
Genus	Hardimyia Ferguson, 1926	0	Species
Genus	Haurotricha Thomson, 1869 ⇒ Glaurotricha	2	Species
Genus	Heliophilus Meigen, 1803 ⇒ Sciaphobus (Sciaphobus)	48	Species
Genus	Helophilina Becker, 1923 ⇒ Eristalinus (Helophilina)	1	Species
Genus	Helophoropsis Handlirsch, 1906	1	Species
Genus	Hermesomyia ♰ Vockeroth, 1969 ⇒ Ocyptamus	2	Species
Genus	Heryngia Rondani, 1857 ⇒ Heringia	0	Species
Genus	Heterepistrophe Szilády, 1940	0	Species
Genus	Himatisma Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Imatisma	0	Species
Genus	Hisamatsumyia Shiraki, 1968 ⇒ Ceriana	1	Species
Genus	Holmbergia Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891 ⇒ Rhopalosyrphus	1	Species
Genus	Hovaxylota	10	Species
Genus	Humatrix Gistl, 1847 ⇒ Sphegina	0	Species
Genus	Hypocritanus Miranda, 2020	2	Species
Genus	Ighboulomyia Kassebeer, 1999	1	Species
Genus	Imatisma Macquart, 1842 ⇒ Mallota	24	Species
Genus	Indosyrphus Kohli, Kapoor & Gupta, 1988	1	Species
Genus	Johnsoniodon Curran, 1947 ⇒ Scutelligera	1	Species
Genus	Karasyrphus Matsumura, 1918 ⇒ Leucozona	1	Species
Genus	Katara VujiÄ‡ & RadenkoviÄ‡, 2018	1	Species
Genus	Kirimyia Bigot, 1882 ⇒ Helophilus	1	Species
Genus	Klossia Curran, 1931 ⇒ Mallota	1	Species
Genus	Korinchia Edwards, 1919	24	Species
Genus	Korindia	1	Species
Genus	Lampetia Meigen, 1800 ⇒ Jodia	27	Species
Genus	Lasiophthicus Rondani, 1856	6	Species
Genus	Lasiophticus	1	Species
Genus	Lasiopthicus Rondani, 1845	0	Species
Genus	Lasiopticus Sack in Lindner, 1930	4	Species
Genus	Lathyropthalmus	1	Species
Genus	Lepidopsis Curran, 1925 ⇒ Copestylum	2	Species
Genus	Lepidosis	1	Species
Genus	Lepidostola Mik, 1886 ⇒ Lepidomyia	18	Species
Genus	Lepromyia Williston, 1886 ⇒ Lepidostola	0	Species
Genus	Leptomyia Walker, 1851	0	Species
Genus	Liogaster ♰ Verrall, 1882 ⇒ Liotryphon	3	Species
Genus	Liomyodia ♰ Evenhuis, 1994	1	Species
Genus	Liops Verrall, 1901 ⇒ Psallus	1	Species
Genus	Liota Sack in Lindner, 1928 ⇒ Lejota	1	Species
Genus	Lunomyia Curran, 1926 ⇒ Helophilus	1	Species
Genus	Lycastrirhynhca	1	Species
Genus	Lycastrirrhyncha Curran, 1934 ⇒ Lycastrirhyncha	0	Species
Genus	Lyceana	1	Species
Genus	Lycopale Hull, 1944 ⇒ Habromyia	7	Species
Genus	Macrostoma Swinderen, 1822	0	Species
Genus	Maiana Miranda, 2020	2	Species
Genus	Malayomyia Curran, 1928	1	Species
Genus	Marsupium Swinderen, 1822	0	Species
Genus	Mecoscaeva Kuznetsov, 1985	0	Species
Genus	Megaspis Macquart, 1842 ⇒ Mecaspis	14	Species
Genus	Megatrigon Johnson, 1898 ⇒ Eumerus	13	Species
Genus	Megaxylota ♰ Hull, 1945	1	Species
Genus	Melanastoma	1	Species
Genus	Melanostomatini S.W.Williston, 1885	4	Species
Genus	Melanosyrphus ♰ Vockeroth, 1969	0	Species
Genus	Meliscava	6	Species
Genus	Melithreptus Loew, 1840 ⇒ Sphaerophoria	22	Species
Genus	Melitrophus Haliday in Walker, 1856	0	Species
Genus	Mentagrana Gistl, 1848 ⇒ Hammerschmidtia	0	Species
Genus	Merapioides Bigot, 1883 ⇒ Merapioidus	0	Species
Genus	Mercurymyia Fluke, 1950 ⇒ Ocyptamus	0	Species
Genus	Meromachus	1	Species
Genus	Meropioidus Bigot, 1879 ⇒ Merapioidus	0	Species
Genus	Mesisyrphus Evenhuis, Pape & Pont, 2008	0	Species
Genus	Mesogramma Loew, 1866 ⇒ Mesograpta	157	Species
Genus	Mesograpta Loew, 1872 ⇒ Toxomerus	40	Species
Genus	Mesosyrphus Matsumura & Adachi, 1917 ⇒ Melangyna	4	Species
Genus	Metasyrphus Osten Sacken, 1877 ⇒ Posthosyrphus	76	Species
Genus	Metepistrophe Hull, 1949 ⇒ Allograpta	1	Species
Genus	Micraptoma Westwood, 1840	0	Species
Genus	Microsphaerophoria Frey, 1946 ⇒ Allograpta	1	Species
Genus	Microxylota Jones, 1917 ⇒ Eumerus	1	Species
Genus	Mictomyia Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Mixtemyia	0	Species
Genus	Milesiformis Rondani, 1844	1	Species
Genus	Miletini	2	Species
Genus	Miogramma Frey, 1946 ⇒ Allograpta	3	Species
Genus	Mitrosphen Enderlein, 1938 ⇒ Toxomerus	2	Species
Genus	Mixtemyia Macquart, 1834 ⇒ Spilomyia	1	Species
Genus	Montanocheila Barkalov, 2002	0	Species
Genus	Mutillimyia Hull, 1943	0	Species
Genus	Myatropa Lioy, 1864	0	Species
Genus	Myiathropa ⇒ Myathropa	3	Species
Genus	Myiatropa Verrall, 1882 ⇒ Myathropa	11	Species
Genus	Myiolepta Newman, 1841 ⇒ Myolepta	26	Species
Genus	Myxogaster Shiraki, 1930 ⇒ Mixogaster	4	Species
Genus	Myxomyia Sack in Lindner, 1932 ⇒ Mixtemyia	0	Species
Genus	Myxtemyia Blanchard, 1845 ⇒ Mixtemyia	0	Species
Genus	Narumyia Shiraki, 1952	1	Species
Genus	Neascia Hall, 1943 ⇒ Neoascia	0	Species
Genus	Neocheilosia Barkalov, 1983	0	Species
Genus	Neoscaeva Frey, 1946 ⇒ Allograpta	1	Species
Genus	Nephocheila Barkalov, 2002	0	Species
Genus	Nephomyia Matsumura, 1916 ⇒ Cheilosia	1	Species
Genus	Neplas Porter, 1927 ⇒ Chalcosyrphus	3	Species
Genus	Neploneura Hippa, 1978	1	Species
Genus	Nosodepus Speiser, 1913	2	Species
Genus	Nuntianus Miranda, 2020	62	Species
Genus	Nycteria Swinderen, 1822	0	Species
Genus	Olbiosyrphus Mik, 1897 ⇒ Xanthogramma	3	Species
Genus	Oligopipiza Nidergas et al., 2018	1	Species
Genus	Oligorhina Hull, 1937 ⇒ Rhinoprosopa	1	Species
Genus	Ophromyia Williston, 1891 ⇒ Copestylum	1	Species
Genus	Oreristalis Seguy, 1951 ⇒ Eristalinus	1	Species
Genus	Ortholophus Walsingham, 1887 ⇒ Acrolophus	3	Species
Genus	Orthonerva	1	Species
Genus	Orthoneura Loew, 1843 ⇒ Tumidiclava	33	Species
Genus	Pachycephalus Wiedemann, 1830 ⇒ Phytomia	3	Species
Genus	Pachysphyria Enderlein, 1938 ⇒ Platycheirus	4	Species
Genus	Palaeoascia Meunier, 1893	3	Species
Genus	Palaeoeristalis ♰ Hull, 1945	1	Species
Genus	Palaeopipiza ♰ Meunier, 1902	1	Species
Genus	Palaeosphegina Meunier, 1901	4	Species
Genus	Pandasyopthalmus Stuckenberg, 1954	0	Species
Genus	Papiliomyia Hull, 1937 ⇒ Scutelligera	1	Species
Genus	Paragius Rafinesque, 1815 ⇒ Paragus	0	Species
Genus	Paragopsis Matsumura, 1916 ⇒ Eumerus	1	Species
Genus	Paramallota Shiraki, 1930	2	Species
Genus	Parameromacrus	1	Species
Genus	Paramesembrius Shiraki, 1930 ⇒ Mallota	2	Species
Genus	Paramixogasteroides Shiraki, 1930	1	Species
Genus	Parapenium Collin, 1952 ⇒ Trichopsomyia	0	Species
Genus	Paratropidia Hull, 1949	3	Species
Genus	Parmula Heyden, 1825 ⇒ Boethoos	1	Species
Genus	Parrhyngia Shiraki, 1968	1	Species
Genus	Pelacocera Neuhaus, 1886 ⇒ Pelecocera	0	Species
Genus	Pelecycera Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Pelecocera	0	Species
Genus	Pelocera Berthold in Latreille, 1827 ⇒ Pelecocera	0	Species
Genus	Penium Philippi, 1865 ⇒ Pipiza	8	Species
Genus	Pennium Schiner, 1868 ⇒ Penium	0	Species
Genus	Petersina Enderlein, 1938 ⇒ Melangyna	5	Species
Genus	Phalachromyia Bigot, 1883	3	Species
Genus	Phalacromya Rondani, 1846 ⇒ Copestylum	3	Species
Genus	Phalacromyia	33	Species
Genus	Phalangus Meigen, 1822	1	Species
Genus	Philhelius	18	Species
Genus	Philippinophilus	1	Species
Genus	Pia Philippi, 1865	1	Species
Genus	Pipizopsis Matsumura, 1918	0	Species
Genus	Pipunculosyrphus Hull, 1937 ⇒ Ocyptamus	2	Species
Genus	Pizipella Schiner, 1862 ⇒ Pipizella	0	Species
Genus	Plagiocera Macquart, 1842 ⇒ Pachylosticta	9	Species
Genus	Planes Rondani, 1863 ⇒ Neplas	25	Species
Genus	Platycheira	1	Species
Genus	Platycherius	2	Species
Genus	Platychirus Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Platycheirus	31	Species
Genus	Platynochetus Rondani, 1844 ⇒ Platynochaetus	0	Species
Genus	Plesia Macquart, 1850 ⇒ Eubalia	3	Species
Genus	Pleskeola Stackelberg, 1924	1	Species
Genus	Plocota Schiner, 1857 ⇒ Pocota	0	Species
Genus	Plumantenna Huo & Ren, 2008	1	Species
Genus	Pocola	1	Species
Genus	Pogonosyrphus Malloch, 1932	3	Species
Genus	Poliomyia ♰ Scudder, 1878	1	Species
Genus	Pollinocheila Barkalov, 2002	0	Species
Genus	Polydonta Macquart, 1850 ⇒ Polydontomyia	3	Species
Genus	Posthonia Enderlein, 1938 ⇒ Eupeodes	1	Species
Genus	Posthosyrphus Osten Sacken, 1877 ⇒ Metasyrphus	1	Species
Genus	Praeptilocephala ♰ Evenhuis, 1994	1	Species
Genus	Priomerus Walker, 1833 ⇒ Podagrion	9	Species
Genus	Prionotomyia Bigot, 1882	2	Species
Genus	Promilesia Lynch Arribálzaga, 1892 ⇒ Meromacrus	1	Species
Genus	Prosphaerophoria Barkalov, 2012 ⇒ Sphaerophoria	0	Species
Genus	Prosyrphus Grimaldi, 2018	1	Species
Genus	Protochrysotoxum Hull, 1945	1	Species
Genus	Protorhingia ♰ Hull, 1945	2	Species
Genus	Protylocera Bezzi, 1912	7	Species
Genus	Pseudodorus Efflatoun, 1926 ⇒ Pseudodoros	0	Species
Genus	Pseudomallota Shiraki, 1930 ⇒ Mallota	0	Species
Genus	Pseudomeromacrus Q. Li, 1994 ⇒ Merodonoides	1	Species
Genus	Pseudopelecocera VujiÄ‡ & RadenkoviÄ‡, 2018	2	Species
Genus	Pseudopipiza ♰ Violovitsh, 1985	2	Species
Genus	Pseudoplatychirus van Doesburg, 1955	2	Species
Genus	Pseudosphegina ♰ Hull, 1945	3	Species
Genus	Pseudozetterstedtia Shiraki, 1930 ⇒ Pterallastes	1	Species
Genus	Pteralastes	1	Species
Genus	Pterelastes Schiner, 1868 ⇒ Pterallastes	0	Species
Genus	Pteroptila Loew, 1866 ⇒ Meromacrus	6	Species
Genus	Ptileuria Enderlein, 1937	3	Species
Genus	Ptilostylomyia Bigot, 1882	1	Species
Genus	Pumilio Rondani, 1850	0	Species
Genus	Quinchana	2	Species
Genus	Relictanum Miranda in Miranda, Marshall & Skevington, 2014	11	Species
Genus	Rhinoprosopa Hull, 1942 ⇒ Allograpta	7	Species
Genus	Rhinotropidia Stackelberg, 1930	1	Species
Genus	Rhynchia Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Rhingia	0	Species
Genus	Rhyngia Trost, 1801 ⇒ Rhingia	0	Species
Genus	Rhysops Williston, 1907	18	Species
Genus	Romaleosyrphus Bigot, 1882	10	Species
Genus	Rubrocheila Barkalov, 2002	0	Species
Genus	Salpindogaster Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891 ⇒ Salpingogaster	0	Species
Genus	Salpinogaster	2	Species
Genus	Sarolepta Hull, 1941 ⇒ Myolepta	1	Species
Genus	Scaepha Wiedemann, 1828 ⇒ Scaeva	0	Species
Genus	Scoeva	1	Species
Genus	Scutelligera Spix, 1824 ⇒ Microdon	1	Species
Genus	Semiscaeva Kuznetsov, 1985	0	Species
Genus	Senoceria Hull, 1930	1	Species
Genus	Sericolepta	1	Species
Genus	Sericomya Oken, 1815 ⇒ Sericomyia	1	Species
Genus	Sericomyza Zetterstedt, 1838	0	Species
Genus	Shambalia Violovitsh, 1981 ⇒ Sphiximorpha	1	Species
Genus	Silvina Barkalov & Mutin, 1991	0	Species
Genus	Simioides	1	Species
Genus	Siritta Rondani, 1844	0	Species
Genus	Sirphus Rondani, 1856 ⇒ Syrphus	0	Species
Genus	Sonanomyia Shiraki, 1930	1	Species
Genus	Spathidogaster Loew, 1876	0	Species
Genus	Spathiogaster Loew, 1876	3	Species
Genus	Spatigaster Schiner, 1861	0	Species
Genus	Spazogaster Agassiz, 1846	0	Species
Genus	Specomyia Gray, 1832 ⇒ Sphecomyia	0	Species
Genus	Speloneyia	1	Species
Genus	Sphaerophosia	1	Species
Genus	Sphecina Agassiz, 1846 ⇒ Sphegina	0	Species
Genus	Spheginascia Meunier, 1901	1	Species
Genus	Spheginobaceha	1	Species
Genus	Sphixaea Rondani, 1856 ⇒ Sphixea	0	Species
Genus	Sphixea Rondani, 1844 ⇒ Milesia	7	Species
Genus	Sphizaea Schiner, 1864 ⇒ Sphixea	0	Species
Genus	Sphoegina Rondani, 1857 ⇒ Sphegina	0	Species
Genus	Sphoerophoria Macquart, 1829	7	Species
Genus	Sphyxaea Rondani, 1856	0	Species
Genus	Sphyximorpha Rondani, 1856	4	Species
Genus	Spilamyia	1	Species
Genus	Spilomiya	2	Species
Genus	Spilomya Oken, 1815	0	Species
Genus	Spiximorpha	1	Species
Genus	Stackelbergina Shilova & Zelentsov, 1978 ⇒ Epistrophe	3	Species
Genus	Stenocheilosia Matsumura, 1916 ⇒ Cheilosia	1	Species
Genus	Stenogaster Hahn, 1835 ⇒ Dismorpha	67	Species
Genus	Stenomicrodon Hull, 1937 ⇒ Scutelligera	1	Species
Genus	Stenopipiza Matsumura, 1919	1	Species
Genus	Stenosyrphus Matsumura & Adachi, 1917 ⇒ Melangyna	24	Species
Genus	Sterphoides Hippa, 1978	0	Species
Genus	Styloceria Enderlein, 1934	0	Species
Genus	Styxia Hull, 1943 ⇒ Ocyptamus	4	Species
Genus	Sulcatella Goffe, 1944	0	Species
Genus	Surphus Hentsch, 1804	0	Species
Genus	Syngenicomyia Becker, 1921	1	Species
Genus	Syrittoxylota Hippa, 1978	0	Species
Genus	Syrphella Goffe, 1944	0	Species
Genus	Syrphidis Goffe, 1933	0	Species
Genus	Syrphinella Herve-Bazin, 1926 ⇒ Paramicrodon	1	Species
Genus	Syrphisoma Costa, 1857	1	Species
Genus	Syrphoides Evenhuis, 1983	0	Species
Genus	Syrrhoe ♰ Bode, 1953	4	Species
Genus	Tachinosyrphus Hull, 1936	1	Species
Genus	Tambavanna Keiser, 1958	1	Species
Genus	Tapetomyia Fluke, 1939	1	Species
Genus	Tatuomyia Shannon, 1926	1	Species
Genus	Telus ♰ Thompson, 1973	0	Species
Genus	Temnocera Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 ⇒ Volucella	28	Species
Genus	Temnostama	11	Species
Genus	Temnostomoides Krivosheina, 2005	0	Species
Genus	Tenthredomyia Shannon, 1925 ⇒ Ceriana	9	Species
Genus	Tigridemyia Bigot, 1882 ⇒ Mallota	6	Species
Genus	Tigridiamyia Bigot, 1883	0	Species
Genus	Tigridomyia Bigot, 1884	0	Species
Genus	Tiquicia Thompson, 2012	2	Species
Genus	Tityusia Hull, 1937	1	Species
Genus	Triatylosus Hull, 1949	0	Species
Genus	Trichobrachyopa Kassebeer, 2001	0	Species
Genus	Trichosomyia	1	Species
Genus	Trigliphus Rondani, 1856	0	Species
Genus	Trishopsomyia	1	Species
Genus	Tropidea	1	Species
Genus	Tubifera Meigen, 1800 ⇒ Eristalis	10	Species
Genus	Tyzenhauzia Gorski, 1852 ⇒ Sphecomyia	1	Species
Genus	United	0	Species
Genus	Vadonimyia Seguy, 1951	3	Species
Genus	Velocimyia Hull, 1937 ⇒ Merodonoides	1	Species
Genus	Vespiomyia Matsumura, ?, 1916	1	Species
Genus	Victoriana Miranda, 2020	13	Species
Genus	Vollucella	1	Species
Genus	Volosyrpha Shannon, 1928	0	Species
Genus	Volucalla	1	Species
Genus	Voluccella Fabricius, 1794	5	Species
Genus	Volucellosia Curran, 1930	0	Species
Genus	Volvula Gistl, 1848	2	Species
Genus	Xanthogramuna	1	Species
Genus	Xela ♰ Jell, 1990	3	Species
Genus	Xiloteja Rondani, 1863	0	Species
Genus	Xiphopheromyia Bigot, 1892	1	Species
Genus	Xylotaeja Rondani, 1845	0	Species
Genus	Xyloteia Rondani, 1863	0	Species
Genus	Xylotina Hippa, 1978	0	Species
Genus	Xylotodes Shannon, 1926 ⇒ Chalcosyrphus	6	Species
Genus	Xylotomima Shannon, 1926 ⇒ Chalcosyrphus	3	Species
Genus	Xylotosyrphus ♰ Hull, 1945	1	Species
Genus	Xylotupia ♰ Handlirsch, 1906	1	Species
Genus	Zonemyia Shannon, 1925	1	Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Syrphidae

German	Larven: Blattlaus-Löwen, Schwebfliegen, Schwirrfliegen, Stehfliegen
English	Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
Dutch	Zweefvliegen
Danish	Blomsterfluer, Svirrefluer
Swedish	Blomflugor
Finnish	Kukkakärpäset
Norwegian	Blomsterfluer
French	Syrphes, Syrphides

Distribution and Species lists of Syrphidae Latreille, 1802

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Afghanistan
18 Genera  33 SpeciesAlbania
5 Genera  6 SpeciesAlgeria
25 Genera  47 SpeciesAndorra
6 Genera  7 SpeciesAngola
13 Genera  14 SpeciesArgentina
68 Genera  266 SpeciesArmenia
15 Genera  50 SpeciesAustralia
80 Genera  336 SpeciesAustria
73 Genera  282 SpeciesAzerbaijan
12 Genera  26 SpeciesBahamas
7 Genera  8 SpeciesBangladesh
2 Genera  2 SpeciesBelarus
10 Genera  14 SpeciesBelgium
87 Genera  440 SpeciesBelize
8 Genera  9 SpeciesBhutan
4 Genera  3 SpeciesBolivia
37 Genera  100 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
6 Genera  6 SpeciesBotswana
12 Genera  14 SpeciesBrazil
80 Genera  568 SpeciesBulgaria
20 Genera  42 SpeciesBurkina Faso
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBurundi
3 Genera  3 SpeciesCameroon
18 Genera  36 SpeciesCanada
106 Genera  670 SpeciesCape Verde
22 Genera  25 SpeciesChile
53 Genera  137 SpeciesChina
93 Genera  465 SpeciesColombia
62 Genera  268 SpeciesComoros
4 Genera  1 SpeciesCosta Rica
88 Genera  360 SpeciesCroatia
27 Genera  62 SpeciesCuba
43 Genera  115 SpeciesCyprus
11 Genera  12 SpeciesCzech Republic
97 Genera  462 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
5 Genera  6 SpeciesDenmark
78 Genera  387 SpeciesDjibouti
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominica
6 Genera  8 SpeciesDominican Republic
12 Genera  21 SpeciesEast Timor
5 Genera  3 SpeciesEcuador
37 Genera  143 SpeciesEgypt
14 Genera  22 SpeciesEl Salvador
9 Genera  8 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
6 Genera  7 SpeciesEritrea
3 Genera  4 SpeciesEstonia
66 Genera  268 SpeciesEthiopia
22 Genera  34 SpeciesFiji
14 Genera  17 SpeciesFinland
82 Genera  661 SpeciesFrance
101 Genera  661 SpeciesGabon
6 Genera  9 SpeciesGambia
10 Genera  8 SpeciesGeorgia
36 Genera  63 SpeciesGermany
110 Genera  586 SpeciesGhana
18 Genera  46 SpeciesGreece
62 Genera  158 SpeciesGrenada
6 Genera  6 SpeciesGuatemala
26 Genera  74 SpeciesGuinea
5 Genera  6 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
8 Genera  10 SpeciesGuyana
21 Genera  78 SpeciesHaiti
13 Genera  19 SpeciesHonduras
36 Genera  62 SpeciesHungary
27 Genera  43 SpeciesIceland
42 Genera  88 SpeciesIndia
87 Genera  448 SpeciesIndonesia
80 Genera  514 SpeciesIran
52 Genera  151 SpeciesIraq
8 Genera  9 SpeciesIreland
71 Genera  260 SpeciesIsrael
14 Genera  20 SpeciesItaly
91 Genera  565 SpeciesIvory Coast
16 Genera  28 SpeciesJamaica
23 Genera  39 SpeciesJapan
99 Genera  442 SpeciesJordan
12 Genera  20 SpeciesKazakhstan
37 Genera  119 SpeciesKenya
37 Genera  146 SpeciesKiribati
2 Genera  2 SpeciesKuwait
2 Genera  2 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
27 Genera  91 SpeciesLaos
14 Genera  22 SpeciesLatvia
33 Genera  70 SpeciesLebanon
5 Genera  5 SpeciesLesotho
14 Genera  20 SpeciesLiberia
47 Genera  118 SpeciesLibya
2 Genera  2 SpeciesLiechtenstein
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLithuania
20 Genera  33 SpeciesLuxembourg
70 Genera  213 SpeciesMadagascar
38 Genera  153 SpeciesMalawi
23 Genera  56 SpeciesMalaysia
28 Genera  45 SpeciesMalta
5 Genera  5 SpeciesMauritania
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMauritius
36 Genera  58 SpeciesMexico
86 Genera  475 SpeciesMicronesia
18 Genera  37 SpeciesMoldova
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMongolia
47 Genera  185 SpeciesMontenegro
14 Genera  25 SpeciesMorocco
22 Genera  41 SpeciesMozambique
27 Genera  73 SpeciesMyanmar
28 Genera  48 SpeciesNamibia
15 Genera  31 SpeciesNepal
43 Genera  73 SpeciesNetherlands
89 Genera  442 SpeciesNew Zealand
31 Genera  107 SpeciesNicaragua
28 Genera  51 SpeciesNigeria
18 Genera  30 SpeciesNiue
2 Genera  1 SpeciesNorth Korea
2 Genera  2 SpeciesNorway
104 Genera  784 SpeciesOman
2 Genera  1 SpeciesPakistan
19 Genera  25 SpeciesPalau
5 Genera  6 SpeciesPalestine
2 Genera  2 SpeciesPanama
41 Genera  144 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
45 Genera  153 SpeciesParaguay
23 Genera  81 SpeciesPeru
65 Genera  277 SpeciesPhilippines
37 Genera  86 SpeciesPoland
58 Genera  171 SpeciesPortugal
48 Genera  123 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
75 Genera  318 SpeciesRomania
39 Genera  69 SpeciesRussia
134 Genera  1028 SpeciesRwanda
1 Genus  4 SpeciesSaint Lucia
21 Genera  24 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSamoa
5 Genera  5 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
3 Genera  4 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
12 Genera  22 SpeciesSenegal
7 Genera  14 SpeciesSerbia
57 Genera  209 SpeciesSeychelles
3 Genera  4 SpeciesSierra Leone
12 Genera  18 SpeciesSingapore
11 Genera  12 SpeciesSlovakia
43 Genera  120 SpeciesSlovenia
16 Genera  19 SpeciesSolomon Islands
40 Genera  82 SpeciesSomalia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSouth Korea
48 Genera  107 SpeciesSouth Sudan
6 Genera  7 SpeciesSpain
87 Genera  497 SpeciesSri Lanka
39 Genera  85 SpeciesSudan
6 Genera  8 SpeciesSuriname
20 Genera  56 SpeciesSweden
105 Genera  633 SpeciesSwitzerland
57 Genera  178 SpeciesSyria
3 Genera  8 SpeciesTaiwan
93 Genera  393 SpeciesTajikistan
30 Genera  71 SpeciesTanzania
24 Genera  76 SpeciesThailand
22 Genera  36 SpeciesTogo
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTonga
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
8 Genera  19 SpeciesTunisia
18 Genera  33 SpeciesTurkey
34 Genera  84 SpeciesTurkmenistan
26 Genera  52 SpeciesUganda
26 Genera  74 SpeciesUkraine
46 Genera  94 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
2 Genera  3 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
111 Genera  644 SpeciesUruguay
13 Genera  23 SpeciesUSA
184 Genera  1378 SpeciesUzbekistan
11 Genera  18 SpeciesVanuatu
8 Genera  10 SpeciesVenezuela
34 Genera  107 SpeciesVietnam
12 Genera  14 SpeciesYemen
3 Genera  6 SpeciesZambia
14 Genera  11 SpeciesZimbabwe
38 Genera  125 Species

Distribution on islands

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
12 Genera  20 SpeciesGreen River Formation
8 Genera  11 SpeciesMuch Wenlock Limestone Formation
32 Genera  51 SpeciesPosidonia Shale
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRott Formation
13 Genera  15 Species

Ecozone

Lakes, Mountains

Gardens

Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)

Links, sources and further information

Syrphidae at artfakta.se
Syrphidae at dyntaxa.se
Syrphidae at gbif.org
Syrphidae at irmng.org
Syrphidae at itis.gov
Syrphidae at marinespecies.org