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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Greece (Southeast Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7483
24197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
563
7468
24174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
536
7367
23955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
352
5928
20399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
899
2459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
67
694
1836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
49
440
1001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
81
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
68
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
62
158
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greece
62 Genera with 158 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPSTVX
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1875
Stripetails0SpeciesTaxom
Anasimyia Schiner, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Caliprobola Rondani, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1804Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1849Leafwalkers3SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 2007Blacklets10SpeciesTaxom
Chilosia Agassiz, 1894hoverfly1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18416SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18336SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots4SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 201915SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18054SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1860Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Meligramma Frey, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1869Narcissus bulb fly24SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Myathropa Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1979Mucksuckers3SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pelecocera Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails3SpeciesTaxom
Spilomiya1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 2000Hornet Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1901Falsehorn Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greece
158 Species
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Blera pictipes Bigot, 1883
Brachyopa bimaculosa Doczkal & Dz..., 2004
Brachyopa vacua Osten Sacken, 1875
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) valgus Panzer, 1798
Caliprobola speciosa Rossi, 1790
Callicera aenea Fabricius, 1777
Callicera erratica Walker, 1849
Ceriana vespiformis Latreille, 1804
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) eunotus Loew, 1873
Chalcosyrphus anthreas Walker, 1849
Cheilosia (Convocheila) aerea Dufour, 1848
Cheilosia (Convocheila) katara Claussen & V..., 1993
Cheilosia (Convocheila) mutabilis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) ruffipes (Preyssler, 1793)⇒ Cheilosia soror Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) scutellata Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) soror Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) umbrisquama Becker, 1894
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia tarditas Harris, 1780
Cheilosia thessala Claussen & S..., 2007
Chilosia zetterstedti (Becker, 1894)⇒ Cheilosia aerea Dufour, 1848
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Chrysosyrphus frontosus Bigot, 1884
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum elegans Loew, 1841Zipperback
Chrysotoxum impressum Becker, 1921
Chrysotoxum octomaculatum (Curtis, 1837)⇒ Chrysotoxum verralli Collin, 1940
Chrysotoxum vernale Loew, 1841
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Didea (Didea) fasciata Macquart, 1834
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) eligans Harris, 1780
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus Scopoli, 1763Common Lagoon Fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Eristalinus nigrifrontis Brullé, 1833
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) similis Fallen, 1817
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus amoenus Loew, 1848
Eumerus armipes Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus basalis Loew, 1848
Eumerus emarginatus Loew, 1848
Eumerus graecus Becker, 1921
Eumerus lucidus Loew, 1848
Eumerus minotaurus Claussen & L..., 1988
Eumerus montanum Grković, Ra..., 2017
Eumerus niveitibia Becker, 1921
Eumerus pulchellus Loew, 1848
Eumerus pusillus Loew, 1848
Eumerus sexfasciatus Johnson, 1898
Eumerus spinifer Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus sulcitibius Rondani, 1868
Eumerus tenuitarsis Grković & V..., 2019
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Ferdinandea aurea Rondani, 1844
Graptomyza summa Whittington, 1992
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Heringia (Heringia) heringi Zetterstedt, 1843
Lejops (Anasimyia) chrysostomus Wiedemann, 1830
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Melangyna (Meligramma) cingulata Egger, 1860
Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meligramma cingulata Egger, 1860
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon albifrons Meigen, 1822
Merodon aureus Fabricius, 1805
Merodon avidus Rossi, 1790
Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944
Merodon caerulescens Loew, 1869
Merodon chalybeatus Sack, 1913
Merodon clavipes Fabricius, 1781
Merodon clunipes Sack, 1913
Merodon femoratoides Paramonov, 1925
Merodon hamifer Sack, 1913
Merodon italicus (Rondani, 1845)⇒ Merodon avidus Rossi, 1790
Merodon kaloceros Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon loewi Van Der Goot, 1964
Merodon longicornis Sack, 1913
Merodon nisi Veselic, Vuj..., 2017
Merodon papillus Vujic , Rade..., 2007
Merodon parietum Wiedemann, 1822
Merodon planiceps Loew, 1862
Merodon pruni Rossi, 1790
Merodon robustus Veselic, Vuj..., 2017
Merodon sapphous Vujic , Rade..., 2007
Merodon spinitarsis Paramonov, 1929
Merodon testaceus Sack, 1913
Merodon velox Loew, 1869
Mesembrius peregrinus Loew, 1846
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Microdon adventitius Thompson, 1981
Milesia crabroniformis Fabricius, 1775
Milesia semiluctifera Villers, 1798
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Myathropa florea Linnaeus, 1758
Myolepta femorata Scopoli, 1763
Myolepta nigritarsis Coe, 1957
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Orthonevra fumipennis Loew, 1843
Orthonevra longicornis Loew, 1843
Orthonevra regale Violovitsh, 1979
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) bicolor Fabricius, 1794
Paragus (Paragus) flammeus Goeldlin, 1971
Paragus (Paragus) quadrifasciatus (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964
Parhelophilus versicolor Fabricius, 1794
Pelecocera scaevoides Fallen, 1817
Pipizella divicoi Goeldlin, 1974
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Psilota nana Smit & Vujic, 2008
Scaeva albomaculata Macquart, 1842
Scaeva dignota Rondani, 1857
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva selenitica Meigen, 1822
Sericomyia bombiformis Fallen, 1810
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Sphaerophoria rueppelli Wiedemann, 1830
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Weidemann, 1820
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Spilomiya triangulata van Steenis, 2000
Spilomyia fusca Loew, 1864Bald-Faced Hornet Fly
Spilomyia longicornis Loew, 1872Eastern Hornet Fly
Spilomyia manicata Rondani, 1865
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Spilomyia triangulata van Steenis, 2000
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus nitidifrons Becker, 1921
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Temnostoma alternans Loew, 1864Wasp-Like Falsehorn
Temnostoma bombylans Fabricius, 1805
Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xanthandrus (Xanthandrus) comtus Harris, 1780
Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776
Xylota ouelleti Curran, 1941

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Greece
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
38
112
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
21
42
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