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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Athabasca (Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
181
735
848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
180
734
848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
175
728
846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
140
623
751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
270
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
168
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
30
141
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
27
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
21
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
15
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Athabasca
15 Genera with 17 Species
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1887Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19903SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Athabasca
17 Species
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus lejops Rondani, 1857
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Neoascia (Neoasciella) geniculata Meigen, 1822
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Orthonevra pulchella Williston, 1887
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus sabulicola Vockeroth, 1990
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Athabasca
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
11
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
4
5
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