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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region East India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
319
2874
5955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2873
5954
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
301
2802
5844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
2231
4847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
381
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
33
256
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
176
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
30
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
28
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
22
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East India
22 Genera with 41 Species
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Allobaccha Curran, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1904Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1913Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1915Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1824Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1908Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Kertesziomyia Shiraki, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lycastris Walker, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1884Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 2018Pufftails5SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East India
41 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha triangulifera Austen, 1893
Ceriana brevis Brunetti, 1923
Ceriana ornatifrons Brunetti, 1915
Ceriana triangulifera Brunetti, 1913
Ceriana trinotata Meijere, 1904
Chalcosyrphus annulatus Brunetti, 1913
Cheilosia hirticincta Brunetti, 1915
Chrysotoxum violaceum Brunetti, 1923
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) viridaureus Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) arvorum Fabricius, 1787Syrphid fly
Eristalinus polychromata Brunetti, 1923
Eristalis himalayensis Brunetti, 1908
Eumerus aeneithorax Brunetti, 1915
Eumerus halictoides Brunetti, 1915
Eumerus nepalensis Brunetti, 1908
Eumerus perpensus Brunetti, 1917
Eumerus pulcherrimus Brunetti, 1915
Eumerus pulverulentus Brunetti, 1923
Eumerus rufoscutellatus Brunetti, 1913
Graptomyza tinctovittata Brunetti, 1915
Kertesziomyia cyanea Brunetti, 1913
Lycastris austeni Brunetti, 1923
Mallota orientalis Wiedemann, 1824
Mallota rufipes Brunetti, 1913
Meliscaeva darjeelingensis Datta & Chak..., 1986
Mesembrius bengalensis Wiedemann, 1819
Mesembrius tuberculatus Brunetti, 1907
Microdon unicolor Brunetti, 1915
Phytomia (Dolichomerus) crassa Fabricius, 1787
Phytomia argyrocephala Macquart, 1842
Sphaerophoria indiana Bigot, 1884
Sphegina asciiformis Brunetti, 1915
Sphegina bispinosa Brunetti, 1915
Sphegina carinata Hippa, Van S..., 2015
Sphegina hamulata Steenis, Hip..., 2018
Sphegina setosa Steenis, Hip..., 2018
Syritta indica Wiedemann, 1824
Volucella ursina Meijere, 1904
Xylota cupreiventris Brunetti, 1923

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in East India
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
16
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
5
7
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