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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Dutchess County (New York, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1263
1852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
257
1263
1852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
240
1219
1759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
1071
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
107
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
31
85
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
58
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
14
19
Families
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 Dutchess County
13 Genera with 18 Species
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1805Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots4SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1838Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1830Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18232SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dutchess County
18 Species
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Orthonevra nitida Wiedemann, 1830Wavy Mucksucker
Pipiza femoralis Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Dutchess County
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
6
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