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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
3659
9214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3654
9207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
388
3626
9162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
252
2792
7686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
72
674
1664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
555
1346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
45
372
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
28
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
20
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
14
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Israel
14 Genera with 20 Species
Brachyopa Meigen, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets2SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1913Narcissus bulb fly2SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1817Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Israel
20 Species
Brachyopa quadrimaculosa Thompson, 1981
Cheilosia (Convocheila) sulcifrons Kaplan, 1981
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus falsus Becker, 1922
Eumerus palaestinensis Stackelberg, 1949
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) nuba Wiedemann, 1830
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Merodon auronitens Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon caudatus Sack, 1913
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Orthonevra nobilis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) bicolor Fabricius, 1794
Paragus (Paragus) hermonensis Kaplan, 1981
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Israel
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
5
7
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