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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
312
2151
3136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
311
2150
3135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
296
2097
3030
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
1759
2562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
128
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
29
101
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
20
70
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
23
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
16
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hidalgo County (Texas)
16 Genera with 20 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1875
Stripetails0SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1798Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Polybiomyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hidalgo County (Texas)
20 Species
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Copestylum (Phalacromya) haagii Jaennicke, 1867
Copestylum (Phalacromya) mexicanum Macquart, 1842Mexican Cactus Fly
Copestylum (Volucellosia) marginatum Say, 1829
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Toxomerus dispar Fabricius, 1794
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Volucella tricincta (Bigot, 1875)⇒ Eristalis arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Hidalgo County (Texas)
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
10
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
5
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