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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Foothills (Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
189
731
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
189
731
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
727
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
639
654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
236
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
154
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
31
127
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
31
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
22
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
17
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Foothills (Yellowhead County)
17 Genera with 12 Species
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1922Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Foothills (Yellowhead County)
12 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Cheilosia rita (Curran, 1922)⇒ Cheilosia sialia Shannon, 1922
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Heringia salax Loew, 1866
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Paragus (Paragus) cooverti Vockeroth, 1986
Platycheirus pictipes Bigot, 1884
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Xylota subfasciata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Foothills (Yellowhead County)
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
8
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
9
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