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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1536
5192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
1215
3605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
55
912
2494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
131
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
81
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
71
258
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
71 Genera with 258 Species
#ABCDEFILMNOPQRSTVX
Allobaccha Curran, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 2015Stripetails11SpeciesTaxom
Antillus Vockeroth, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Argentinomyia Lynch Arribá..., 18661SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 19527SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1981Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1944Leafwalkers5SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1950Blacklets3SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Copestylorn1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 177527SpeciesTaxom
Copestylun1SpeciesTaxom
Crepidomyia Shannon, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Dioprosopa Hull, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1895Rat-tailed maggots8SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Eumyiolepta Shannon, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 1844
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Lepidomyia Loew, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Leucopodella Hull, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1849Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18828SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Mesogramma Loew, 19426SpeciesTaxom
Mesograpta Loew, 03SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 189510SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Mixogaster Macquart, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Nausigaster Williston, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Neplas Porter, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 193937SpeciesTaxom
Oligorhina Hull, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1941Mucksuckers2SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 198113SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Paramicrodon De Meijere, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 19152SpeciesTaxom
Plagiocera Macquart, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Pteroptila Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Quichuana Knabb, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1931Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhysops Williston, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Salpingogaster Schiner, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Sterphus Philippi, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 20052SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 19816SpeciesTaxom
Temnocera Lepeletier &..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1930Calligrapher Flies31SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
258 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha sumbana Keiser, 1952
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Allograpta (Allograpta) insularis Thompson, 1981
Allograpta (Allograpta) limbata Fabricius, 1805
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Allograpta (Allograpta) radiata Bigot, 1857Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Antillus) ascita Vockeroth, 1969
Allograpta (Fazia) flukei Curran, 1936
Allograpta (Fazia) funeralia Hull, 1944
Allograpta (Rhinoprosopa) aenea Hull, 1937
Allograpta fuscisquama (Curran, 1927)⇒ Allograpta limbata Fabricius, 1805
Allograpta terraenovae Thompson, 2015
Antillus ascita (Vockeroth, 1969)⇒ Allograpta ascita Vockeroth, 1969
Argentinomyia praeustus Loew, 1866
Baccha carlota (Curran, 1929)⇒ Ocyptamus capitatus Loew, 1863
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Baccha oriel (Hull, 1942)⇒ Ocyptamus oriel Hull, 1942
Baccha parvicornis (Loew, 1861)⇒ Ocyptamus parvicornis Loew, 1861
Baccha scutellata (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Baccha scutellatus
Baccha sumbana (Keiser, 1952)⇒ Allobaccha sumbana Keiser, 1952
Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824
Ceriana (Ceriana) australis Macquart, 1850
Ceriana (Ceriana) ornata Saunders, 1845Honey fly
Ceriana daphnaeus Walker, 1849
Ceriana fabricii Thompson, 1981
Ceriana tricolor Loew, 1861
Ceriana weemsi Thompson, 1981
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus bettyae Thompson, 1981
Chalcosyrphus pachymera Loew, 1866
Chalcosyrphus pretiosa Loew, 1861
Chalcosyrphus proxima Hull, 1944
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia rhinoprosopa Hull & Fluke, 1950
Chrysogaster gewgaw (Hull, 1941)⇒ Orthonevra gewgaw Hull, 1941
Chrysotoxum triarcuatum Macquart, 1839
Copestylorn hispaniolae
Copestylum (Phalacromya) sexmaculatum Palisot de B..., 1819
Copestylum abdominale Wiedemann, 1830
Copestylum alcedoides Curran, 1939
Copestylum apicale Loew, 1866Syrphid fly
Copestylum bruneri Curran, 1939
Copestylum brunneum Thunberg, 1789
Copestylum chalybescens Wiedemann, 1830
Copestylum conifacium Hull, 1943
Copestylum correctum Curran, 1927
Copestylum discale Curran, 1926
Copestylum eugenia Williston, 1887
Copestylum exeugenia Curran, 1953
Copestylum hispaniolae Thompson, 1981
Copestylum horvathi Szilady, 1926
Copestylum infractum Thompson, 1981
Copestylum intona Curran, 1928
Copestylum louisae Hancock & Ro..., 2007
Copestylum macquarti Curran, 1926
Copestylum pictum Wiedemann, 1830
Copestylum pinkusi Curran, 1938
Copestylum pseudopallens Thompson, 1981
Copestylum pubescens Loew, 1861
Copestylum purpurascens Loew, 1869
Copestylum pusillum Macquart, 1842
Copestylum rectifacies Thompson, 1981
Copestylum tympanitis Fabricius, 1805
Copestylum vacuum Fabricius, 1775
Copestylun rectifacies
Crepidomyia darlingtoni (Hull, 1944)⇒ Sterphus jamaicensis Gmelin, 1790
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aurulans Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) hervebazini Klocker, 1924
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) punctulatus Macquart, 1847Native Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis agrorum Wiedemann, 1830
Eristalis atrimanus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Palpada atrimana Loew, 1866
Eristalis gatesi Thompson, 1997Bill Gates´ flower fly
Eristalis gundlachi (Loew, 1866)⇒ Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Eristalis seniculus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Palpada albifrons Wiedemann, 1830
Eristalis unicolor (Wulp, 1882)⇒ Meromacrus unicolor Wulp, 1882
Eristalis willistoni (Townsend, 1895)⇒ Palpada atrimana Loew, 1866
Eumerus argyrogaster Ferguson, 1926
Eumerus aurifrons Wiedemann, 1824Syrphid fly
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumyiolepta circularis (Hull, 1941)⇒ Myolepta circularis Hull, 1941
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Lejops mexicanus Macquart, 1842
Lepidomyia calopus Loew, 1864
Leucopodella incompta Austen, 1893
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) damastor Walker, 1849
Melanostoma apicale Bigot, 1884
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meromacrus bruneri Curran, 1936
Meromacrus decorus Loew, 1866
Meromacrus farri Thompson, 1981
Meromacrus grandis
Meromacrus opulentus Bigot, 1884
Meromacrus pinguius Fabricius, 1773
Meromacrus ruficrus Wiedemann, 1830
Meromacrus unicolor Wulp, 1882
Mesembrius strigilatus Bezzi, 1912
Mesembrius tarsatus Bigot, 1883
Mesogramma extrapolata (Hull, 1943)⇒ Toxomerus pictus Macquart, 1842
Mesogramma ferroxida (Hull, 1942)⇒ Toxomerus ferroxida Hull, 1942
Mesogramma ornithoglyphus Hull, 1942
Mesogramma puellus Hull, 1942
Mesogramma una (Hull, 1943)⇒ Toxomerus una Hull, 1943
Mesogramma veve (Hull, 1942)⇒ Toxomerus veve Hull, 1942
Mesograpta arcifera
Mesograpta aurulentus Williston, 1887
Mesograpta poecilogastrus
Microdon banksi (Hull, 1942)⇒ Microdon remotus Knab, 1917
Microdon bruesi Hull, 1945
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Microdon inaequalis Loew, 1866
Microdon laetus Loew, 1864
Microdon lanei Curran, 1936
Microdon opulentus Bigot, 1884
Microdon pulcher Williston, 1887
Microdon remotus Knab, 1917
Microdon violens Townsend, 1895
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Mixogaster cubensis Curran, 1932
Monoceromyia tricolor Loew, 1861
Myolepta circularis Hull, 1941
Ocyptamus (Calostigma) ornatipes Curran, 1927
Ocyptamus (Hermesomyia) wulpianus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) cubensis Macquart, 1850
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) notatus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Ocyptamus gastrostactus Wiedemann, 1830
Ocyptamus (Mimocalla) capitatus Loew, 1863
Ocyptamus (Mimocalla) sargoides Macquart, 1850
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) antiphates Walker, 1849
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) cylindricus Fabricius, 1781
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) dimidiatus Fabricius, 1781Richard's macromitrium moss
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fasciatus Roeder, 1885
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) funebris Macquart, 1834White bryony
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) gastrostactus Wiedemann, 1830
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) infuscatus Bigot, 1884
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) iris Austen, 1893
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) medina Telford, 1973
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) aequilineatus Hull, 1945
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) jactator Loew, 1861
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) superbus Thompson, 1981
Ocyptamus (Pelecinobaccha) costatus Say, 1829
Ocyptamus bromleyi Curran, 1929
Ocyptamus cubanus Hull, 1943
Ocyptamus deceptor Curran, 1930
Ocyptamus ferrugineus Thompson, 1981
Ocyptamus hyacinthia Hull, 1947
Ocyptamus insularis Bigot, 1883
Ocyptamus lepidus Macquart, 1842
Ocyptamus luctuosus Bigot, 1884
Ocyptamus martorelli Telford, 1973
Ocyptamus megafemur Thompson, 2018
Ocyptamus neoparvicornis Telford, 1973
Ocyptamus oenone Hull, 1949
Ocyptamus oriel Hull, 1942
Ocyptamus pandora Hull, 1942
Ocyptamus parvicornis Loew, 1861Elongated Hoverfly
Ocyptamus rufiventris (Bigot, 1884)⇒ Ocyptamus antiphates Walker, 1849
Ocyptamus sagittiferus Austen, 1893
Ocyptamus trinidadensis Curran, 1939
Oligorhina aenea (Hull, 1937)⇒ Allograpta aenea Hull, 1937
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Orthonevra ceratura Stackelberg, 1952
Orthonevra gewgaw Hull, 1941
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada albifrons Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada atrimana Loew, 1866
Palpada florea Hull, 1925
Palpada hortorum Fabricius, 1775
Palpada pusilla Macquart, 1842
Palpada pusio Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada scutellaris Fabricius, 1805
Palpada semicirculus Walker, 1852
Palpada soulouguensis Bigot, 1880
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Palpada xanthoscela
Palpada xanthosceles Thompson, 1981
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Paramicrodon delicatulus Hull, 1937
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Phytomia neavei Bezzi, 1915
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Pterallastes bettyae Thompson, 1979
Pteroptila decorus (Loew, 1866)⇒ Meromacrus decorus Loew, 1866
Quichuana dominica Thompson, 1981
Quichuana quixotea Hull, 1946
Quichuana subcostalis Walker, 1860
Rhingia varipennis Curran, 1931
Rhysops quadrimaculatus (Hull, 1944)⇒ Argentinomyia praeustus Loew, 1866
Salpingogaster bruneri Curran, 1932
Salpingogaster nigra Schiner, 1868
Salpingogaster punctifrons Curran, 1929
Salpingogaster pygophora Schiner, 1868
Senaspis dentipes Macquart, 1842
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Sphaerophoria contiqua Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Sphaerophoria macrogaster Thomson, 1869
Sterphus jamaicensis Gmelin, 1790
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Syritta rufa Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syrphus currani Fluke, 1939
Syrphus cylindricus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Ocyptamus cylindricus Fabricius, 1781
Syrphus dimidiatus (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Syrphus currani Fluke, 1939
Syrphus jactator (Loew, 1861)⇒ Ocyptamus jactator Loew, 1861
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly
Syrphus vockerothi Thompson, 1981
Temnocera purpurascens (Loew, 1869)⇒ Copestylum purpurascens Loew, 1869
Toxomerus aeolus Hull, 1942
Toxomerus arcifer Loew, 1866
Toxomerus aurulentus Williston, 1887
Toxomerus bistrigus Bigot, 1884
Toxomerus buscki Thompson, 1981
Toxomerus busiki
Toxomerus difficilis Curran, 1930
Toxomerus dispar Fabricius, 1794
Toxomerus duplicatus Wiedemann, 1830
Toxomerus elinorae Thompson, 1981
Toxomerus ferroxida Hull, 1942
Toxomerus flaviplurus Hall, 1927
Toxomerus floralis Fabricius, 1798
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus lacrymosus Bigot, 1884
Toxomerus lunus Hull, 1943
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus multipunctatus Wulp, 1883
Toxomerus musicus Fabricius, 1805
Toxomerus ornithoglyphus Hull, 1942
Toxomerus pictus Macquart, 1842
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Toxomerus puellus Hull, 1942
Toxomerus pulchellus Macquart, 1846
Toxomerus rohri Thompson, 1981
Toxomerus una Hull, 1943
Toxomerus valdesi Fluke, 1950
Toxomerus verticalis Curran, 1927
Toxomerus veve Hull, 1942
Toxomerus violaceus Curran, 1926
Toxomerus watsoni Curran, 1930
Trichopsomyia antillensis Thompson, 1981
Tropidia dicentria (Speiser, 1913)⇒ Tropidia longa Walker, 1849
Volucella discale (Curran, 1926)⇒ Copestylum discale Curran, 1926
Volucella discalis Curran, 1926
Volucella eugenia (Williston, 1887)⇒ Copestylum eugenia Williston, 1887
Xanthandrus (Androsyrphus) setifemoratus Thompson, 1981
Xanthandrus cubanus Fluke, 1936
Xanthandrus simplex Loew, 1861
Xanthandrus tricinctus Thompson, 1981
Xanthogramma anisomorpha Huo, Ren & Z..., 2007
Xylota pachymera (Loew, 1866)⇒ Chalcosyrphus pachymera Loew, 1866
Xylota pretiosa (Loew, 1861)⇒ Chalcosyrphus pretiosa Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
31
107
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
24
121
Genera
Species

Taxom



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