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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
462
5926
13362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
460
5923
13359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
437
5821
13086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
287
4875
11299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
64
437
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
347
642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
200
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
43
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
24
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Mexico
24 Genera with 30 Species
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Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1830Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Asemosyrphus Bigot, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 20078SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Hybobathus Enderlein, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Nausigaster Williston, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Polybiomyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosyrphus Giglio-Tos, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1872Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1846Calligrapher Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Mexico
30 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Copestylum (Phalacromya) haagii Jaennicke, 1867
Copestylum (Phalacromya) lentum Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Copestylum (Phalacromya) mexicanum Macquart, 1842Mexican Cactus Fly
Copestylum (Phalacromya) tamaulipanum Townsend, 1898Syrphid fly
Copestylum alberlena Marcos-Garci..., 2002
Copestylum elizabethae Hancock & Ro..., 2007
Copestylum pallens Wiedemann, 1830
Copestylum xalapensis Rotheray & M..., 2007
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Lejops (Asemosyrphus) polygrammus Loew, 1872
Lejops mexicanus Macquart, 1842
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Meromacrus zonatus Loew, 1866
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Nausigaster texana Curran, 1941
Nausigaster unimaculata Townsend, 1897Chapman's milkwort
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Spilomyia longicornis Loew, 1872Eastern Hornet Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus mutuus Say, 1829
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Toxomerus pulchellus Macquart, 1846
Tropidia dicentria (Speiser, 1913)⇒ Tropidia longa Walker, 1849

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in East Mexico
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
14
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
8
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