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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Greater Victoria (South Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
1428
1785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1425
1782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
283
1404
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1189
1488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
299
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
198
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
151
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
48
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
38
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
33
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greater Victoria
33 Genera with 47 Species
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Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1849Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots6SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Hadromyia Williston, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1794Large hover fly2SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1887Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19904SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyia Latreille, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18662SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Victoria
47 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) alopex Osten Sacken, 1877
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Cheilosia latrans Walker, 1849
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe terminalis Curran, 1925
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Eriozona laxus Osten Sacken, 1875
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Hadromyia (Chrysosomidia) crawfordi Shannon, 1916
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Orthonevra pulchella Williston, 1887
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Parhelophilus rex Curran & Fluke, 1922Dusky Bog Fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Platycheirus latitarsis Vockeroth, 1990
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphecomyia pattonii Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Xylota hinei Curran, 1941
Xylota subfasciata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Greater Victoria
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
17
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
16
26
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