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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Dunk Island (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
79
191
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
79
191
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
71
173
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
140
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
29
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
27
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
23
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
1
13
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
13
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
13
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dunk Island
13 Genera with 18 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 2015Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Austalis Thompson & V..., 18583SpeciesTaxom
Dideopsis Matsumura, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Dissoptera Edwards, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1824Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1852Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dunk Island
18 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Allograpta notiale Thompson, 2015
Allograpta terraenovae Thompson, 2015
Austalis conjucta Ferguson, 1926
Austalis muscoides Walker, 1858
Austalis resoluta Walker, 1858
Dideopsis aegrota Fabricius, 1805
Dissoptera heterothrix Meijere, 1908
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) viridaureus Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) arvorum Fabricius, 1787Syrphid fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) hervebazini Klocker, 1924
Graptomyza flavicollis Ferguson, 1926
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) collatus Walker, 1852
Melanostoma apicale Bigot, 1884
Psilota auripila Young & Steenis, 2020
Psilota tristis Klocker, 1924
Syritta orientalis Macquart, 1842Desert starvine

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Dunk Island
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
7
8
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