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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Fayette County (Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
256
1235
1718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1235
1718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
241
1188
1624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
179
1012
1396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
85
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
65
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
18
44
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fayette County (Pennsylvania)
11 Genera with 12 Species
Brachypalpus Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fayette County (Pennsylvania)
12 Species
Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus) oarus Walker, 1849Eastern Catkin Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Mallota posticata Fabricius, 1805Hairy-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Xylota (Xylota) quadrimaculata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Fayette County (Pennsylvania)
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
5
6
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