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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
522
1458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
427
1131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
238
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
63
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
57
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
52
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
52 Genera with 151 Species
#BCDEHILMNOPRSTVX
Baccha Fabricius, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Caliprobola Rondani, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 2016Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1873Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1822Blacklets8SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 19408SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1804Bumble Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Dideoides Brunetti, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17816SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots4SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 185712SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Lejogaster Rondani, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Melanogaster Rondani, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meligramma Frey, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1993Narcissus bulb fly18SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Myathropa Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1843Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Palumbia Rondani, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 190713SpeciesTaxom
Pelecocera Meigen, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19654SpeciesTaxom
Pocota Le Peletier ..., 20171SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1758Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Riponnesia Maibach-Goel..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 18226SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1964Globetails4SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1964Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18573SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
151 Species
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) valgus Panzer, 1798
Caliprobola aurea Sack, 1910
Ceriana conopsoides Linnaeus, 1758
Ceriana media Steenis & Ri..., 2016
Ceriana skevingtoni Steenis & Ri..., 2016
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) eunotus Loew, 1873
Cheilosia (Convocheila) gigantea Zetterstedt, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) laticornis Rondani, 1857
Cheilosia (Convocheila) latifacies (Loew, 1857)⇒ Cheilosia laticornis Rondani, 1857
Cheilosia (Convocheila) melanopa Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) scutellata Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vicina Zetterstedt, 1849
Cheilosia rufipes (Williston, 1882)⇒ Cheilosia ruralis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia ruralis Meigen, 1822
Chrysogaster viduata (Walker, 1851)⇒ Pipizella viduata Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum bacterianum Violovitsh, 1973
Chrysotoxum baphyrus Walker, 1849
Chrysotoxum elegans Loew, 1841Zipperback
Chrysotoxum intermedium (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Chrysotoxum elegans Loew, 1841
Chrysotoxum parmens Rondani, 1845
Chrysotoxum robustum Portschinsky, 1887
Chrysotoxum verralli Collin, 1940
Criorhina ranunculi Panzer, 1804Large Bear Hoverfly
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus eggeri Schiner, 1862
Dideoides annandaeli Brunetti, 1919
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) eligans Harris, 1780
Epistrophe (Epistrophella) euchroma (Kowarz, 1885)⇒ Meligramma euchroma Kowarz, 1885
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) aenus Scopoli, 1763
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquilineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) alpina Panzer, 1798
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758
Eumerus ahmadii Barkalov-Gha..., 2005
Eumerus amoenus Loew, 1848
Eumerus basalis Loew, 1848
Eumerus coeruleus Becker, 1913
Eumerus falsus Becker, 1922
Eumerus jacobsoni Becker, 1913
Eumerus persarum Stackelberg, 1961
Eumerus persicus Stackelberg, 1949
Eumerus sogdianus Stackelberg, 1952
Eumerus tadzhicorum Stackelberg, 1949
Eumerus tricolor Fabricius, 1798
Eumerus tuberculatus Rondani, 1857Lesser bulb fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) nuba Wiedemann, 1830
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) nuba Wiedemann, 1830
Helophilus (Helophilus) parallelus (Harris, 1776)⇒ Heringia heringi Zetterstedt, 1843
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Heringia (Heringia) heringi Zetterstedt, 1843
Ischiodon aegypticus Wiedemann, 1830
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Lejogaster spelendida Meigen, 1822
Mallota cimbiciformis Fallen, 1817
Mallota fuciformis Fabricius, 1794
Mallota zarudniana Stackelberg, 1950
Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalar Fabricius, 1794
Meligramma euchroma Kowarz, 1885
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon ankylogaster Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon armipes Rondani, 1843
Merodon avidus Rossi, 1790
Merodon brevis Paramonov, 1925
Merodon caucasica Paramonov, 1927
Merodon fulcratus Becker, 1913
Merodon marginicornis Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon mixtum Vujić, Rade..., 2019
Merodon nanus Sack, 1931
Merodon persicus Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon pruni Rossi, 1790
Merodon quadrinotata Sack, 1931
Merodon schachti Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon serrulatus Wiedemann, 1822
Merodon taniniensis Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon vandergooti Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon velox Loew, 1869
Merodon xanthipous Hurkmans, 1993
Mesembrius peregrinus Loew, 1846
Myathropa florea Linnaeus, 1758
Neoascia (Neoascia) annexa Muller, 1776
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Orthonevra frontalis Loew, 1843
Palumbia (Palumbia) eristaloides Portschinsky, 1887
Paragus (Padasyophthalumus) albipes Gimmerthal, 1842
Paragus (Padasyophthalumus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822
Paragus (Padasyophthalumus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) albifrons Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) antoinettae Goeldlin & L..., 1981
Paragus (Paragus) azureus Hull, 1949
Paragus (Paragus) bicolor Fabricius, 1794
Paragus (Paragus) compeditus Wiedemann, 1830
Paragus (Paragus) finitimus Goeldlin, 1971
Paragus (Paragus) flammeus Goeldlin, 1971
Paragus (Paragus) quadrifasciatus (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964
Paragus luteus Brunetti, 1907
Pelecocera persiana Kuznetzov, 1989
Pipizella caucasica Skufjin, 1976
Pipizella viduata Linnaeus, 1758
Pipizella virens Fabricius, 1805
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) albimanus Fabricius, 1781Pale-footed Hoverfly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) fulviventris Macquart, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus willistoni Sedman, 1965
Pocota hyrcanica Gilasian, Vu..., 2017
Pseudodoros nigricollis Becker, 1903
Rhingia rostrata Linnaeus, 1758
Riponnesia longicornis Loew, 1843
Scaeva albomaculata Macquart, 1842
Scaeva dignota Rondani, 1857
Scaeva latimaculata Brunetti, 1923
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva rossica Kuznetzov, 1985
Scaeva selenitica Meigen, 1822
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Sphaerophoria bengalensis Macqaurt, 1842
Sphaerophoria reuppelli Wiedemann, 1830
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphaerophoria turkmenica (Bankowska, 1964)⇒ Sphaerophoria bengalensis Macqaurt, 1842
Sphiximorpha ziegleri Gilasian, Vu..., 2017
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syritta vittata Portschinsky, 1857
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Tropidia scita Harris, 1780
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xanthandrus (Xanthandrus) comtus Harris, 1780
Xanthogramma laetum Fabricius, 1794
Xanthogramma maculipenne Mik, 1887
Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Iran
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
32
89
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
20
62
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