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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region English Midlands (England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
451
3816
9392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
450
3815
9391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
3753
9290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
309
3277
8473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
89
826
2520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
69
594
1889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
53
482
1432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
84
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
63
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
54
190
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for English Midlands
54 Genera with 190 Species
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Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers3SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1780Blacklets24SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1804Bumble Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Doros Meigen, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1931Rat-tailed maggots6SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18437SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Lejogaster Rondani, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly10SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19256SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1822Mucksuckers3SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 177117SpeciesTaxom
Pocota Le Peletier ..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Portevinia Goffe, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1758Snouted Hoverflies2SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails4SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1937Pufftails4SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17614SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18227SpeciesTaxom


Species list for English Midlands
190 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Brachyopa bicolor Fallen, 1817
Brachyopa insensilis Collin, 1939
Brachyopa pilosa Collin, 1939
Brachyopa scutellaris Robineau-Des..., 1843
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) valgus Panzer, 1798
Callicera rufa Schummel, 1842
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) eunotus Loew, 1873
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cheilosia (Chaetochilosia) impressa Loew, 1840
Cheilosia (Convocheila) albipila Meigen, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) antiqua Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia (Convocheila) bergenstammi Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) corydon (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia grossa Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) cynocephala Loew, 1840
Cheilosia (Convocheila) fraterna Meigen, 1830
Cheilosia (Convocheila) illustrata Harris, 1780
Cheilosia (Convocheila) lasiopa Kowarz, 1885
Cheilosia (Convocheila) latifrons Zetterstedt, 1843Hoverfly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) longula Zetterstedt, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) mutabilis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) nebulosa Verrall, 1871
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pagana Meigen, 1822Hover fly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) proxima Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) ruffipes (Preyssler, 1793)⇒ Cheilosia soror Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) semifasciata Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) variabilis Panzer, 1798
Cheilosia (Convocheila) velutina Loew, 1840
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vernalis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vulpina Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia bardus (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia albitarsis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia ruralis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia tarditas Harris, 1780
Chrysogaster aerosa (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster aerosa Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Chrysogaster virescens Loew, 1854
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum verralli Collin, 1940
Criorhina asilica Fallen, 1816Pale-banded Bear Hoverfly
Criorhina berberina Fabricius, 1805
Criorhina floccosa Meigen, 1822
Criorhina ranunculi Panzer, 1804Large Bear Hoverfly
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea (Didea) alneti Fallen, 1817
Didea (Didea) fasciata Macquart, 1834
Doros profuges Harris, 1780Phantom Hoverfly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) diaphana Zetterstedt, 1843
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) eligans Harris, 1780
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eriozona (Eriozona) erratica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Megasyrphus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis abusivus (Collin, 1931)⇒ Eristalis abusiva Collin, 1931
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) bucculatus Rondani, 1857
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latilunulatus (Collin, 1931)⇒ Eupeodes bucculatus Rondani, 1857
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) nielseni Dusek & Laska, 1976
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) nitens Zetterstedt, 1843
Ferdinandea cuprea Scopoli, 1763Common Copperback
Ferdinandea ruficornis Fabricius, 1775
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Heringia (Heringia) heringi Zetterstedt, 1843
Heringia (Neocnemodon) latitarsis (Egger, 1865)⇒ Neocnemodon latitarsis Egger, 1865
Heringia (Neocnemodon) vitripennis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Neocnemodon vitripennis Meigen, 1822
Lejogaster (Liogaster) metallina Fabricius, 1781
Lejogaster (Liogaster) tarsata Meigen, 1822
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Lejops contracta Torp & Claussen, 1980
Lejops interpunctus Harris, 1776
Lejops transfugus Linnaeus, 1758
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) glaucia Linnaeus, 1758
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) laternaria Muller, 1776
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Mallota cimbiciformis Fallen, 1817
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) barbifrons (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Melangyna quadrimaculata Verrall, 1873
Melangyna (Melangyna) labiatarum Verrall, 1901
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) quadrimaculata Verrall, 1873
Melangyna (Melangyna) sexguttata Meigen, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) cincta (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Melangyna (Meligramma) guttata (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma guttata Fallen, 1817
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Microdon devius Linnaeus, 1761
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoascia) tenur Harris, 1780
Neoascia (Neoasciella) geniculata Meigen, 1822
Neoascia (Neoasciella) meticulosa Scopoli, 1763
Neoascia (Neoasciella) obliqua Coe, 1940
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Orthonevra brevicornis Loew, 1843
Orthonevra nobilis Fallen, 1817
Orthonevra splendens (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Riponnensia splendens Meigen, 1822
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Parasyrphus annulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyrphus lineola (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus punctulatus Verrall, 1873
Parasyrphus vittiger Zetterstedt, 1843
Parhelophilus frutetorum Fabricius, 1775
Parhelophilus versicolor Fabricius, 1794
Pipiza bimaculata (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Pipiza notata Meigen, 1822
Pipiza fenestrata (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Pipiza noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758
Pipiza festiva Meigen, 1822
Pipiza lugubris Fabricius, 1775
Pipiza luteitarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Pipiza noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758
Pipizella viduata Linnaeus, 1758
Pipizella virens Fabricius, 1805
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) discimanus Loew, 1871Juniper globemallow
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) europaeus Goeldlin, Ma..., 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) fulviventris Macquart, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) manicatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) melanopsis Loew, 1856
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) occultus Goeldlin, Ma..., 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) perpallidus Verrall, 1901
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) splendidus Rotheray, 1998
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus ciliger (Loew, 1856)⇒ Platycheirus manicatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus dexter Harris, 1780
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Pocota personata Harris, 1780
Portevinia maculata Fallen, 1817Ramson's Hoverfly
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Rhingia rostrata Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva selenitica Meigen, 1822
Sericomyia lappona Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Sericomyia superbiens Müller, 1776Arctophila
Sphaerophoria batava Goeldlin, 1974
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Weidemann, 1820
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphegina (Asiosphegina) sibirica Stackelberg, 1953
Sphegina (Sphegina) clunipes Fallen, 1816
Sphegina (Sphegina) elegans Schummel, 1843Sphegina kimakowiczi
Sphegina (Sphegina) verecunda Collin, 1937
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Trichopsomyia flavitarsis Meigen, 1822
Tropidia scita Harris, 1780
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xanthandrus (Xanthandrus) comtus Harris, 1780
Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776
Xanthogramma stackelbergi Violovitsh, 1975
Xylota (Ameroxylota) abiens Meigen, 1822
Xylota (Ameroxylota) florum Fabricius, 1805
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) sylvarum Linnaeus, 1758
Xylota (Ameroxylota) tarda Meigen, 1822
Xylota (Ameroxylota) xanthocnema Collin, 1939
Xylota lenta (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Brachypalpoides lentus Meigen, 1822

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in English Midlands
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
32
112
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
21
77
Genera
Species

Taxom



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