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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
10215
31633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
339
7809
25442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
1126
3359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
845
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
48
628
1594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
154
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
68
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
62
268
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
62 Genera with 268 Species
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Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1938Stripetails18SpeciesTaxom
Argentinomyia Lynch Arribá..., 19386SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Cacoceria Hull, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1888Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1941Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1973Blacklets2SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 189140SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dolichogyna Macquart, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1942Rat-tailed maggots4SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Fazia Shannon, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Habromyia Williston, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hybobathus Enderlein, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Lepidomyia Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Leucopodella Hull, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Lycastrirhyncha Bigot, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Macrometopia Philippi, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1790Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 19246SpeciesTaxom
Meropidia Hippa & Thom..., 19832SpeciesTaxom
Mesogramma Loew, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Mesograpta Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mimocalla Hull, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Mixogaster Macquart, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 193042SpeciesTaxom
Ohmyia Thompson, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17753SpeciesTaxom
Orphnabaccha Hull, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1925Mucksuckers2SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 179830SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Quichuana Knabb, 19467SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1845Snouted Hoverflies2SpeciesTaxom
Salpingogaster Schiner, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1924Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1803
Hornet Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sterphus Philippi, 197812SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1850Calligrapher Flies19SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tuberculanostoma Fluke, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18923SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
268 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) annulipes Macquart, 1850
Allograpta (Allograpta) bilineella Enderlein, 1938
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) falcata Fluke, 1942
Allograpta (Allograpta) neotropica Curran, 1936
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Allograpta (Claraplumula) latifacies Shannon, 1927
Allograpta (Fazia) alta Curran, 1936
Allograpta (Fazia) colombia Curran, 1925
Allograpta (Fazia) imitator Curran, 1925
Allograpta (Fazia) nasigera Enderlein, 1938
Allograpta (Fazia) roburoris Fluke, 1942
Allograpta (Fazia) saussurii Giglio-Tos, 1892
Allograpta (Fazia) similis Curran, 1925
Allograpta (Rhinoprosopa) flavophylla Hull, 1943
Allograpta (Rhinoprosopa) sycorax Hull, 1947
Allograpta flavomaculata (Hull, 1937)⇒ Allograpta alta Curran, 1936
Allograpta quadricincta Enderlein, 1938
Argentinomyia columbianus Enderlein, 1938
Argentinomyia crenulatus Williston, 1891
Argentinomyia longicornis Walker, 1837
Argentinomyia luculentus Fluke, 1945
Argentinomyia quimbaya Montoya & Wolff, 2020
Argentinomyia thiemei Enderlein, 1938
Baccha platygaster
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Cacoceria willistoni Hull, 1949
Callicera erratica Walker, 1849
Ceriana bergrothi Williston, 1892
Ceriana bigotii Williston, 1888
Ceriana rubrobrunnea Hull, 1944
Ceriana wulpii Williston, 1888
Chalcosyrphus vagabondans Hull, 1941
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Cheilosia akela Violovitsh, 1973
Copestylum (Phalacromya) mexicanum Macquart, 1842Mexican Cactus Fly
Copestylum (Phalacromya) satur Osten Sacken, 1877
Copestylum (Phalacromya) vittatum Thompson, 1976Longstalk cranesbill
Copestylum aster Curran, 1939
Copestylum aureum Fluke, 1951
Copestylum brunnigaster Hull, 1943
Copestylum caesariatum Williston, 1891
Copestylum chalybescens Wiedemann, 1830
Copestylum correctum Curran, 1927
Copestylum corumbense Curran, 1930
Copestylum delila Hull, 1950
Copestylum dispar Macquart, 1846
Copestylum flaviventre Macquart, 1846
Copestylum florella Hull, 1944
Copestylum gertschi Curran, 1939
Copestylum gibberum Schiner, 1868
Copestylum hirtipes Macquart, 1850
Copestylum hydrofenestra Hull, 1943
Copestylum imitans Curran, 1926
Copestylum infractum Thompson, 1981
Copestylum latevitatum Curran, 1939
Copestylum meretricias Williston, 1888
Copestylum muscarium Thomson, 1869
Copestylum neotropicum Thompson, 1976
Copestylum nigripes Bigot, 1857
Copestylum obscurior Curran, 1939
Copestylum pallens Wiedemann, 1830
Copestylum persimile Williston, 1888
Copestylum pica Schiner, 1868
Copestylum punctiferum Bigot, 1875
Copestylum rospigliosii Brèthes, 1920
Copestylum rufitarse Thompson, 1976
Copestylum selectum Curran, 1939
Copestylum subcoeruleum Rondani, 1863
Copestylum tympanitis Fabricius, 1805
Copestylum ulrica Hull, 1950
Copestylum vagum Wiedemann, 1830
Copestylum verdigaster Hull, 1943
Copestylum vierecki Curran, 1925
Copestylum virescens Williston, 1891
Dasysyrphus lotus Williston, 1887
Dolichogyna nigripes Bigot, 1884
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus calops Bigot, 1880
Eristalinus fulvitarsis Rondani, 1863
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis bogotensis Macquart, 1842
Eristalis thalia (Hull, 1942)⇒ Palpada thalia Hull, 1942
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus lejops Rondani, 1857
Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus tuberculatus Rondani, 1857Lesser bulb fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Fazia imitator Curran, 1925
Habromyia magnifica Bigot, 1880
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hybobathus luciane Miranda, 2017
Lejops mexicanus Macquart, 1842
Lepidomyia colombia Curran, 1929
Leucopodella balboa Hull, 1947
Lycastrirhyncha nitens Bigot, 1859
Macrometopia maculipennis Thompson, 1999
Mallota apis Thompson, 2002
Mallota colombii Macquart, 1850
Mallota inversa Shannon, 1927
Mallota rubicunda Curran, 1940
Mallota salti Curran, 1929
Melanostoma columbianum Enderlein, 1938
Merodon avidus Rossi, 1790
Meromacrus basiger Walker, 1860
Meromacrus circumdata Bigot, 1875
Meromacrus circumdatus Bigot, 1875
Meromacrus laconicus Walker, 1852
Meromacrus loewi
Meromacrus obscurus Hine, 1924
Meropidia neurostigma Hippa, 1982
Meropidia nigropilosa Thompson, 1983
Mesogramma ochraceus Hull, 1942
Microdon angustus Macquart, 1846
Microdon cyaneiventris Macquart, 1846
Microdon falcatus Williston, 1887
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Microdon laetus Loew, 1864
Milesia dennstaedtiae
Mixogaster conopsoides Macquart, 1842
Mixogaster pithecofascia Hull, 1944
Ocyptamus (Calostigma) ornatipes Curran, 1927
Ocyptamus (Hermesomyia) wulpianus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) arx Fluke, 1936
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) flavipennis Wiedemann, 1830
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) lineatus Macquart, 1846
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) lividus Schiner, 1868
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) persimilis Curran, 1930
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) phaeopterus Schiner, 1868
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) quadrilineatus Enderlein, 1938
Ocyptamus (Mimocalla) giganteus Schiner, 1868
Ocyptamus (Mimocalla) tristani Zumbado, 2000
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) antiphates Walker, 1849
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) dimidiatus Fabricius, 1781Richard's macromitrium moss
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) funebris Macquart, 1834White bryony
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) gastrostactus Wiedemann, 1830
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) amplus Fluke, 1942
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) caldus Walker, 1852
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) coeruleus Williston, 1891
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) golbachi Fluke, 1950
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) nodosus Hull, 1930
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) trabis Fluke, 1942
Ocyptamus (Pelecinobaccha) pilipes Schiner, 1868
Ocyptamus (Pelecinobaccha) transatlanticus Schiner, 1868
Ocyptamus adspersus Fabricius, 1805
Ocyptamus colombianus Curran, 1941
Ocyptamus cultrinus Curran, 1939
Ocyptamus cyclops Hull, 1947
Ocyptamus delimbata Enderlein, 1938
Ocyptamus filissimus Hull, 1943
Ocyptamus infanta Hull, 1943
Ocyptamus luctuosus Bigot, 1884
Ocyptamus maximus Thompson, 2018
Ocyptamus nigrocilia Hull, 1943
Ocyptamus oviphorus Hull, 1943
Ocyptamus ovipositorius Hull, 1943
Ocyptamus pandora Hull, 1942
Ocyptamus sativus Curran, 1941
Ocyptamus schwarzi Curran, 1939
Ocyptamus stenogaster Williston, 1888
Ocyptamus stipa Hull, 1949
Ocyptamus verona Curran, 1941
Ocyptamus vierecki Curran, 1930
Ohmyia omya Thompson, 1999
Ornidia aemula Williston, 1888
Ornidia major Curran, 1930
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Orthonevra quadristriata Shannon & Au..., 1933
Orthonevra shannoni Curran, 1925
Palpada aemula Williston, 1891
Palpada albifrons Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada alhambra Hull, 1925
Palpada amazon Curran, 1930
Palpada atrimana Loew, 1866
Palpada claudia Curran, 1930
Palpada conica Fabricius, 1805
Palpada cosmia Schiner, 1868
Palpada elegans Blanchard, 1852
Palpada erratica Curran, 1930
Palpada expicta Walker, 1860
Palpada flavoscutellata Hull, 1937
Palpada florea Hull, 1925
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada geniculata Fabricius, 1805
Palpada macula Sack, 1941
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada mirabilis Hull, 1925
Palpada monticola Roder, 1892
Palpada ochracea Williston, 1888
Palpada prietorum Mengual, 2008
Palpada ruficeps Macquart, 1842
Palpada rufitarsis Macquart, 1855
Palpada rufiventris Macquart, 1846
Palpada scutellaris Fabricius, 1805
Palpada spectabilis Hull, 1925
Palpada taenia Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada thalia Hull, 1942
Palpada vierecki Curran, 1930
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) punctatus (Hull, 1949)⇒ Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paragus (Paragus) variabilis Vockeroth, 1986
Phytomia (Phytomia) zonata Fabricius, 1787
Pipizella cantabrica Claussen, 1991
Platycheirus chalconota Philippi, 1865
Platycheirus fenestrata Macquart, 1842
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Pterallastes thoracicus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Quichuana angustiventris Macquart, 1855
Quichuana calathea Shannon, 1925
Quichuana citara Montoya & Wolff, 2017
Quichuana inca Shannon, 1925
Quichuana nigropilosa Montoya & Ri..., 2017
Quichuana picadoi Knab, 1913
Quichuana quixotea Hull, 1946
Rhingia longirostris Fluke, 1943
Rhingia nigra Macquart, 1845
Salpingogaster cornuta Hull, 1944
Salpingogaster nigra Schiner, 1868
Salpingogaster pygophora Schiner, 1868
Sericomyia meyeri Fluke, 1939
Sphegina bridwelli Cole, 1924
Sterphus aureus Hippa, 1978
Sterphus chloropyga Schiner, 1868
Sterphus coarctatus Wiedemann, 1830
Sterphus cybele Hull, 1951
Sterphus cydippe Hippa, 1994
Sterphus fassli Hippa, 1978
Sterphus jamaicensis Gmelin, 1790
Sterphus janzeni Thompson, 1994
Sterphus nitidicollis Hippa, 1978
Sterphus ochripes Hippa, 1978
Sterphus pilifer Hippa, 1978
Sterphus sapphirifer Hippa, 1978
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus shorae Fluke, 1950
Toxomerus anthrax Schiner, 1868
Toxomerus aquilinus Sack, 1941
Toxomerus brevifacies Hull, 1943
Toxomerus centaureus Hull, 1951
Toxomerus hieroglyphicus Schiner, 1868
Toxomerus insignis Schiner, 1868
Toxomerus lacrymosus Bigot, 1884
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus mutuus Say, 1829
Toxomerus nigripunctus Enderlein, 1938
Toxomerus ochraceus Hull, 1942
Toxomerus ophiolinea Hull, 1943
Toxomerus pallipes Bigot, 1884
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Toxomerus pulchellus Macquart, 1846
Toxomerus saphiridiceps Bigot, 1884
Toxomerus tibicen Wiedemann, 1830
Toxomerus vierecki Curran, 1930
Toxomerus virgulatus Macquart, 1850
Tropidia dicentria (Speiser, 1913)⇒ Tropidia longa Walker, 1849
Tuberculanostoma antennatum Fluke, 1943
Volucella brunaigaster
Volucella brunnigaster (Hull, 1943)⇒ Copestylum brunnigaster Hull, 1943
Volucella verdigaster (Hull, 1943)⇒ Copestylum verdigaster Hull, 1943
Xanthandrus bucephalus Wiedemann, 1830
Xanthandrus mellinoides Macquart, 1846
Xylota artemita (Hull, 1943)⇒ Xylota quadrimaculata Loew, 1866
Xylota ouelleti Curran, 1941
Xylota stenogaster Williston, 1892

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Colombia
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
38
152
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
20
108
Genera
Species

Taxom



Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)
Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)


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Syrphidae at artfakta.se
Syrphidae at dyntaxa.se
Syrphidae at gbif.org
Syrphidae at irmng.org
Syrphidae at itis.gov
Syrphidae at marinespecies.org