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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Alaska (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
3571
8762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
444
3566
8756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
3511
8651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
3010
7649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
874
2854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
580
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
51
465
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
82
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
64
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
56
220
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alaska
55 Genera with 220 Species
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Anasimyia Schiner, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Arctosyrphus Frey, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Cartosyrphus Bigot, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers6SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1922Blacklets18SpeciesTaxom
Chilosia Agassiz, 0hoverfly1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1900Bumble Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Cynorhinella Curran, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 182210SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Doros Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18876SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1838Rat-tailed maggots11SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19529SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Hadromyia Williston, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18759SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Hiatomyia Shannon, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Lapposyrphus Dušek & Láska, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Lejota Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megasyrphus Dusek & Laska, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly8SpeciesTaxom
Meligramma Frey, 1946
0SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Neocnemodon Goffe, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 183810SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 199041SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 19158SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails5SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1863Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1864Falsehorn Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18667SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska
220 Species
Anasimyia lunulata Meigen, 1822
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Blera armillata Osten Sacken, 1875
Blera flukei Curran, 1953
Blera nigripes Curran, 1925
Blera scitula Williston, 1882
Brachyopa caesariata Moran & Skev..., 2019
Brachyopa ferruginea Fallen, 1817
Brachyopa media Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Brachyopa notata Osten Sacken, 1875
Brachyopa punctipennis Curran, 1925
Cartosyrphus kincaidia
Chalcosyrphus (Chalcosyrphus) ontario Curran, 1941
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) curvaria Curran, 1941Yellow-Haltered Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) vecors Osten Sacken, 1875
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cheilosia (Convocheila) fasciata Schiner & Egger, 1853
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pagana Meigen, 1822Hover fly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vernalis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia alaskensis Hunter, 1897Hemlock bark maggot
Cheilosia bardus (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia albitarsis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia bigelowi Curran, 1926
Cheilosia borealis Coquillett, 1900
Cheilosia columbiae Curran, 1922
Cheilosia florella Shannon, 1922
Cheilosia hesperia Shannon, 1922
Cheilosia laevis Bigot, 1883
Cheilosia lasiophthalmus Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Cheilosia latrans Walker, 1849
Cheilosia nigrofasciata Curran, 1926
Cheilosia occidentalis Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Cheilosia rita (Curran, 1922)⇒ Cheilosia sialia Shannon, 1922
Cheilosia robusta Hine, 1922
Cheilosia yukonensis Shannon, 1922
Chilosia hesperia
Chrysogaster alaskensis (Shannon, 1922)⇒ Chrysosyrphus alaskensis Shannon, 1922
Chrysosyrphus alaskensis Shannon, 1922
Chrysosyrphus nasuta Zetterstedt, 1838
Chrysotoxum chinook Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum fasciatus Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Chrysotoxum fasciolatum (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum laterale Loew, 1864
Criorhina bubulcus Walker, 1849
Criorhina kincaidi Coquillett, 1901
Criorhina nigriventris Walton, 1911Bare-Cheeked Bumble Fly
Criorhina occidentalis Osburn, 1908
Criorhina tricolor Coquillett, 1900
Cynorhinella bella Williston, 1882
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus amalopis Osten Sacken, 1875
Dasysyrphus creper Snow, 1895
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Dasysyrphus limatus Hine, 1922
Dasysyrphus nigricornis (Verrall, 1873)⇒ Dasysyrphus pinastri De Geer, 1776
Dasysyrphus osburni Curran, 1925
Dasysyrphus pauxillus Williston, 1887Montane Conifer Fly
Dasysyrphus pinastri De Geer, 1776
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea (Didea) alneti Fallen, 1817
Doros aequalis Loew, 1863Canadian Potter Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe euchromus Kowarz, 1885
Epistrophe graciliventris
Epistrophe terminalis Curran, 1925
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Eriozona laxus Osten Sacken, 1875
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794Bog hoverfly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) interrupta Poda, 1761
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) gomojunovae Violovitsh, 1977Fourpart dwarf gentian
Eristalis (Eristalis) hirta Loew, 1866
Eristalis basilaris Macquart, 1834White bryony
Eristalis brousii Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Eristalis fraterculus Zetterstedt, 1838
Eumerus lasiops Rondani, 1857
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) curtus Hine, 1922
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) fumipennis Thomson, 1869
Eupeodes flukei Jones, 1917
Eupeodes neoperplexus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Eupeodes subsimus Fluke, 1952
Ferdinandea cuprea Scopoli, 1763Common Copperback
Ferdinandea nigripes Osten Sacken, 1877
Hadromyia opaca Shannon, 1916
Helophilus (Helophilus) bottnicus Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus (Helophilus) groenlandicus Fabricius, 1780
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) intentus Curran & Fluke, 1926
Helophilus (Helophilus) lapponicus Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus (Helophilus) neoaffinis Fluke, 1949
Helophilus (Helophilus) obscurus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Pilinasica) hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875Metallic blue hoverfly
Heringia pisticoides Williston, 1887
Heringia salax Loew, 1866
Hiatomyia cyanea Hunter, 1896
Hiatomyia plutonia Hunter, 1897
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Lejops (Anasimyia) perfidiosus Hunter, 1897
Lejops (Anasimyia) willingii Smith, 1912
Lejops (Polydontomyia) curvipes Wiedemann, 1830
Lejops lunulatus Meigen, 1822
Lejota cyanea Smith, 1912
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) velutina Williston, 1882
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) labiatarum Verrall, 1901
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) sexguttata Meigen, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) cincta (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Melangyna (Meligramma) guttata (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma guttata Fallen, 1817
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Microdon xanthopilis Townsend, 1895Intermountain milkwort
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Neoascia (Neoasciella) geniculata Meigen, 1822
Neoascia (Neoasciella) globosa Walker, 1849
Neoascia (Neoasciella) metallica Williston, 1882
Neoascia (Neoasciella) meticulosa Scopoli, 1763
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Ocyptamus zenillia Curran, 1941Dubious Tiger Moth
Parasyrphus currani Fluke, 1935
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Parasyrphus groenlandica Nielsen, 1910
Parasyrphus insolitus Osburn, 1908
Parasyrphus lineola (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus macularis Zetterstedt, 1843Hover fly
Parasyrphus melanderi Curran, 1925
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus relictus Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyrphus tarsatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Parhelophilus obsoletus Loew, 1863
Pipiza crassipes Bigot, 1883
Pipiza macrofemoralis Curran, 1921
Pipiza nigripilosa Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) aeratus Coquillett, 1900
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) amplus Curran, 1927
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) brunnifrons Nielsen, 2004
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) groenlandicus Curran, 1927
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) holarcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) modestus Ide, 1926Angel trumpet
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) nigrofemoratus Kanervo, 1934
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) parmatus Rondani, 1857Aroma
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) perpallidus Verrall, 1901
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) subordinatus Becker, 1915
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) urakawensis Matsumura, 1919
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) varipes Curran, 1923
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) speighti Doczkal, Stu..., 2002
Platycheirus carinata Curran, 1927
Platycheirus chilosia Curran, 1922
Platycheirus ciliatus Bigot, 1884
Platycheirus ciliger (Loew, 1856)⇒ Platycheirus manicatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus coerulescens Williston, 1887
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Platycheirus flabella Hull, 1944Pungent oak
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus inversus Ide, 1926Angel trumpet
Platycheirus naso Walker, 1849
Platycheirus nodosus Curran, 1923
Platycheirus peltatoides Curran, 1923
Platycheirus pilatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus podagrata Zetterstedt, 1838
Platycheirus setitarsis Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus squamulae Curran, 1922
Platycheirus striatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus tenebrosus Coquillett, 1900
Platycheirus yukonensis Vockeroth, 1990
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chalcopyga Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) flagrans Osten-sacken, 1875
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) sexfasciata Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) vockerothi Skevington, 2012
Sericomyia arctica Schirmer, 1913Erect seaberry
Sericomyia nigra Portschinsky, 1873Browse milkvetch
Sericomyia tolli Frey, 1915
Sphaerophoria abbreviata Zetterstedt, 1859Nuttall's desert-trumpets
Sphaerophoria contiqua Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Sphaerophoria menthastri (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones, 1917
Sphaerophoria novaeangliae Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson, 1869
Sphegina infuscata Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Syrphus attenuatus Hine, 1922Mexican prickly poppy
Syrphus currani Fluke, 1939
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Temnostoma alternans Loew, 1864Wasp-Like Falsehorn
Temnostoma excentrica Harris, 1862
Temnostoma obscurum Loew, 1864
Xylota (Ameroxylota) barbata Loew, 1864
Xylota (Ameroxylota) ejuncida Say, 1824
Xylota (Ameroxylota) flavitibia Bigot, 1883
Xylota (Xylota) annulifera Bigot, 1883
Xylota flavifrons Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Xylota naknek Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Xylota subfasciata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Alaska
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
32
108
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
21
109
Genera
Species

Taxom



Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)
Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)


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