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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Helsinki (Uusimaa, Finland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
133
779
1486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
133
779
1486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
133
779
1486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
776
1483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
48
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
43
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
39
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
11
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
11
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Helsinki
11 Genera with 18 Species
Cheilosia Meigen, 1780Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots5SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Helsinki
18 Species
Cheilosia bardus (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia albitarsis Meigen, 1822
Chrysogaster coemiteriorum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysogaster parumplicata Loew, 1840
Eriozona (Eriozona) erratica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Megasyrphus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794Bog hoverfly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) lundbecki Soot Ryen, 1946
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) brunnifrons Nielsen, 2004
Sericomyia lappona Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Sphaerophoria taeniata Meigen, 1822
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Helsinki
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
5
5
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