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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Dauphin County (Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
1398
1947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
1397
1946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
274
1354
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1183
1634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
140
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
98
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
23
70
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
28
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
27
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
23
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dauphin County
23 Genera with 32 Species
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Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1911Bumble Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19252SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1901Falsehorn Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19413SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dauphin County
32 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Blera pictipes Bigot, 1883
Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus) oarus Walker, 1849Eastern Catkin Fly
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Criorhina nigriventris Walton, 1911Bare-Cheeked Bumble Fly
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Ferdinandea buccata Loew, 1863
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Heringia salax Loew, 1866
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Microdon (Microdon) tristis Loew, 1864
Microdon champlanii
Microdon ocellaris Curran, 1924
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Temnostoma barberi Shannon, 1939Bare-Bellied Falsehorn
Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xylota (Xylota) quadrimaculata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Xylota bicolor Loew, 1864
Xylota ouelleti Curran, 1941

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Dauphin County
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
13
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
9
11
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