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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Indiana County (Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
201
741
930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
740
929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
707
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
594
748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
61
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
16
48
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
9
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
14
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
14
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indiana County
14 Genera with 16 Species
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1862Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indiana County
16 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Mallota posticata Fabricius, 1805Hairy-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Temnostoma excentrica Harris, 1862
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Indiana County
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
7
8
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