Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Colchester County (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 247
1058
1364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 246
1057
1363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 232
1014
1285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 173
872
1113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 49
189
200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 36
132
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 28
111
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Aschiza
Becher, 1882
| 3
25
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
20
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Syrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly | 19
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Colchester County
19 Genera with 22 Species | Brachypalpus Macquart, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1925 | Leafwalkers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eristalis Latreille, 1758 | Rat-tailed maggots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eumerus Meigen, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1838 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucozona Schiner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanostoma Schiner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Merodon Meigen, 1794 | Narcissus bulb fly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milesia Latreille, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoascia Williston, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragus Latreille, 1822 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sericomyia Meigen, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822 | Globetails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphus Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxomerus Macquart, 1822 | Calligrapher Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopsomyia Williston, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Volucella Geoffroy, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylota Meigen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Colchester County
22 Species | Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus) oarus Walker, 1849 | Eastern Catkin Fly | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758 | European Drone Fly | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830) | ⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830 | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Drone Fly | | Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817 | Hover fly | | Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829 | Variable Aphideater | | Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877 | Bird Hover Fly | | Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838) | ⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838 | | Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794 | Greater Bulb-Fly | | Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Virginia Flower Fly | | Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925 | | | Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822 | Western bog yellowcress | | Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887 | | | Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842 | Mountain melonleaf | | Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822 | | | Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Flower Fly | | Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822 | Margined Calligrapher | | Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758 | Bumble Bee Hover Fly | | Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown-Toed Forest Fly |
Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Colchester County
 | | 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
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