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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1334
2478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
1330
2474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
222
1313
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
146
950
1876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
118
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
25
97
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
18
53
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
1
8
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
8
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iraq
8 Genera with 9 Species
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1931Narcissus bulb fly2SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1985Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iraq
9 Species
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Eristalinus quinguelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Merodon pruni Rossi, 1790
Merodon quadrinotata Sack, 1931
Spilomyia graciosa Violovitsh, 1985
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Xanthogramma maculipennis Mik, 1887

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Iraq
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
5
6
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