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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Archbold Biological Station (Highlands County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
348
2830
4362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
348
2830
4362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
2810
4333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
239
2328
3660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
410
538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
333
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
39
261
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
32
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
27
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
22
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Archbold Biological Station
22 Genera with 46 Species
#ACEMOPSTX
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1857Stripetails3SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1922Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 19766SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Mesograpta Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 19434SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1830Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Salpingogaster Schiner, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1849Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1927Calligrapher Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Archbold Biological Station
46 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Allograpta (Allograpta) radiata Bigot, 1857Syrphid fly
Ceriana floridensis Shannon, 1922
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) metallicus Wiedemann, 1830
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Copestylum (Phalacromya) barei Curran, 1925
Copestylum (Phalacromya) florida Hull, 1941
Copestylum (Phalacromya) mexicanum Macquart, 1842Mexican Cactus Fly
Copestylum (Phalacromya) sexmaculatum Palisot de B..., 1819
Copestylum (Phalacromya) tricinctum Bigot, 1875
Copestylum (Phalacromya) vittatum Thompson, 1976Longstalk cranesbill
Eristalis saxorum Wiedemann, 1830Blue-Polished Drone Fly
Mallota posticata Fabricius, 1805Hairy-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Meromacrus acutus Fabricius, 1805
Microdon coarctatus Loew, 1864
Microdon fuscipennis Macquart, 1834
Microdon rufipes Macquart, 1842
Milesia scutellata Hull, 1924Organ oak
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) antiphates Walker, 1849
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) dimidiatus Fabricius, 1781Richard's macromitrium moss
Ocyptamus (Pelecinobaccha) costatus Say, 1829
Ocyptamus cubanus Hull, 1943
Orthonevra nitida Wiedemann, 1830Wavy Mucksucker
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada pusilla Macquart, 1842
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Parhelophilus divisus Loew, 1863
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Salpingogaster punctifrons Curran, 1929
Sphaerophoria macrogaster Thomson, 1869
Spilomyia alcimus Walker, 1849Broad-Banded Hornet Fly
Toxomerus boscii Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Toxomerus floralis Fabricius, 1798
Toxomerus parvulus Loew, 1866
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Toxomerus verticalis Curran, 1927
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Trichopsomyia banksi Curran, 1921
Tropidia albistylum Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Tropidia calcarata Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Tropidia mamillata Loew, 1861
Xylota (Ameroxylota) ejuncida Say, 1824

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Archbold Biological Station
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
14
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)
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