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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Edgar County (Central Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
266
1147
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
265
1145
1590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
252
1102
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
908
1257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
114
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
94
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
27
69
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
17
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Edgar County
17 Genera with 17 Species
Blera Billberg, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1964Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1939Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Edgar County
17 Species
Blera pictipes Bigot, 1883
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Temnostoma barberi Shannon, 1939Bare-Bellied Falsehorn
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Edgar County
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
12
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
5
5
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