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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Harris County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
914
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
913
1186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
190
880
1135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
136
762
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
50
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
17
36
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
11
29
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
7
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Harris County (Texas)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hiatomyia Shannon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Harris County (Texas)
8 Species
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hiatomyia cyanescens Loew, 1863
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Xanthogramma anisomorpha Huo, Ren & Z..., 2007

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Harris County (Texas)
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
3
3
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