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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
208
878
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
208
878
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
202
859
1311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
632
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
184
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
29
127
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
76
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
6
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dominica
6 Genera with 8 Species
Copestylum Macquart, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Copestylun1SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Quichuana Knabb, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominica
8 Species
Copestylum infractum Thompson, 1981
Copestylum rectifacies Thompson, 1981
Copestylun rectifacies
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Palpada xanthoscela
Palpada xanthosceles Thompson, 1981
Quichuana dominica Thompson, 1981
Xanthandrus tricinctus Thompson, 1981

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Dominica
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
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