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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Cambridgeshire (East England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
513
5243
11660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
5242
11659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
5134
11459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
4363
10217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
95
1060
2881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
777
2031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
634
1602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
107
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
78
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
67
187
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cambridgeshire
67 Genera with 187 Species
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Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1877Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 06SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1964Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1780Blacklets19SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18174SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1822Bumble Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1931Rat-tailed maggots6SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lejogaster Rondani, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Lejota Rondani, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leucopodella Hull, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1817Large hover fly5SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19256SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1822Mucksuckers3SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 192720SpeciesTaxom
Pocota Le Peletier ..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Quichuana Knabb, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Salpingogaster Schiner, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails3SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1887Pufftails2SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1828
Falsehorn Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1842Calligrapher Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Triglyphus Loew, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17615SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18224SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridgeshire
187 Species
Allograpta (Fazia) micrura Osten Sacken, 1877
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Brachyopa bicolor Fallen, 1817
Brachyopa daeckei Johnson, 1917Greenland stitchwort
Brachyopa insensilis Collin, 1939
Brachyopa punctipennis Curran, 1925
Brachyopa scutellaris Robineau-Des..., 1843
Brachyopa sedmani
Callicera aurata Rossi, 1790
Callicera spinolae Rondani, 1844Golden hoverfly
Ceriana (Ceriana) opuntiae Ferguson, 1926
Ceriana (Ceriana) rieki Goot, 1964
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cheilosia (Chaetochilosia) impressa Loew, 1840
Cheilosia (Convocheila) albipila Meigen, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) bergenstammi Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) corydon (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia grossa Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) cynocephala Loew, 1840
Cheilosia (Convocheila) fraterna Meigen, 1830
Cheilosia (Convocheila) griseiventris Loew, 1857
Cheilosia (Convocheila) illustrata Harris, 1780
Cheilosia (Convocheila) lasiopa Kowarz, 1885
Cheilosia (Convocheila) latifrons Zetterstedt, 1843Hoverfly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pagana Meigen, 1822Hover fly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) proxima Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) ruffipes (Preyssler, 1793)⇒ Cheilosia soror Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) variabilis Panzer, 1798
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vernalis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vulpina Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia bardus (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia albitarsis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia floccosa Verrall, 1901
Cheilosia tarditas Harris, 1780
Chrysogaster aerosa (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster aerosa Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum verralli Collin, 1940
Copestylum (Phalacromya) satur Osten Sacken, 1877
Criorhina asilica Fallen, 1816Pale-banded Bear Hoverfly
Criorhina berberina Fabricius, 1805
Criorhina floccosa Meigen, 1822
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus pinastri De Geer, 1776
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea (Didea) fasciata Macquart, 1834
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) diaphana Zetterstedt, 1843
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) eligans Harris, 1780
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis abusivus (Collin, 1931)⇒ Eristalis abusiva Collin, 1931
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Ferdinandea cuprea Scopoli, 1763Common Copperback
Ferdinandea ruficornis Fabricius, 1775
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Heringia (Heringia) heringi Zetterstedt, 1843
Heringia (Neocnemodon) brevidens (Egger, 1865)⇒ Neocnemodon brevidens Egger, 1865
Heringia (Neocnemodon) calcarata Loew, 1866Butte County checkerbloom
Heringia (Neocnemodon) vitripennis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Neocnemodon vitripennis Meigen, 1822
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Lejogaster (Liogaster) metallina Fabricius, 1781
Lejogaster (Liogaster) tarsata Meigen, 1822
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Lejops contracta Torp & Claussen, 1980
Lejops interpunctus Harris, 1776
Lejops lunulatus Meigen, 1822
Lejops transfugus Linnaeus, 1758
Lejota aerea Loew, 1872
Leucopodella gracilis Fluke, 1945
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) glaucia Linnaeus, 1758
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) laternaria Muller, 1776
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Mallota cimbiciformis Fallen, 1817
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Melangyna (Melangyna) labiatarum Verrall, 1901
Melangyna (Melangyna) quadrimaculata Verrall, 1873
Melangyna (Melangyna) sexguttata Meigen, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) cincta (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Microdon (Microdon) tristis Loew, 1864
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Myolepta dubia Fabricius, 1805
Myolepta nigra Loew, 1872
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoascia) tenur Harris, 1780
Neoascia (Neoasciella) distincta Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Neoascia (Neoasciella) geniculata Meigen, 1822
Neoascia (Neoasciella) meticulosa Scopoli, 1763
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Ocyptamus (Mimocalla) willistoni Thompson, 1976
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) funebris Macquart, 1834White bryony
Orthonevra brevicornis Loew, 1843
Orthonevra geniculata Meigen, 1830
Orthonevra splendens (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Riponnensia splendens Meigen, 1822
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Parasyrphus malinellus Collin, 1952
Parasyrphus punctulatus Verrall, 1873
Parhelophilus frutetorum Fabricius, 1775
Parhelophilus versicolor Fabricius, 1794
Pipiza bimaculata (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Pipiza notata Meigen, 1822
Pipiza fenestrata (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Pipiza noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758
Pipiza festiva Meigen, 1822
Pipiza luteitarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Pipiza noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758
Pipizella viduata Linnaeus, 1758
Pipizella virens Fabricius, 1805
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) discimanus Loew, 1871Juniper globemallow
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) europaeus Goeldlin, Ma..., 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) fulviventris Macquart, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) immarginatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) manicatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) occultus Goeldlin, Ma..., 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) splendidus Rotheray, 1998
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus ciliger (Loew, 1856)⇒ Platycheirus manicatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus dexter Harris, 1780
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus podagrata Zetterstedt, 1838
Platycheirus scamboides Curran, 1927
Pocota personata Harris, 1780
Psilota tristis Klocker, 1924
Quichuana communis Ricarte & Ro..., 2012
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Salpingogaster nigra Schiner, 1868
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva selenitica Meigen, 1822
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Sphaerophoria loewii Zetterstedt, 1843
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Weidemann, 1820
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphegina (Sphegina) clunipes Fallen, 1816
Sphegina keeniana Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus shorae Fluke, 1950
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Toxomerus dispar Fabricius, 1794
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus pictus Macquart, 1842
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Trichopsomyia flavitarsis Meigen, 1822
Triglyphus primus Loew, 1840
Tropidia scita Harris, 1780
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella inflata Fabricius, 1794
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776
Xylota (Ameroxylota) abiens Meigen, 1822
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) sylvarum Linnaeus, 1758
Xylota lenta (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Brachypalpoides lentus Meigen, 1822

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Cambridgeshire
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
40
111
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
26
75
Genera
Species

Taxom



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