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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
63
383
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
282
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
220
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
36
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
30
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
23
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
23 Genera with 39 Species
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Allobaccha Curran, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1944Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1849Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18936SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1952Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 19152SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1930Calligrapher Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
39 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Allograpta (Fazia) funeralia Hull, 1944
Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824
Ceriana daphnaeus Walker, 1849
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Copestylum exeugenia Curran, 1953
Copestylum hispaniolae Thompson, 1981
Copestylum intona Curran, 1928
Copestylum pseudopallens Thompson, 1981
Copestylum vacuum Fabricius, 1775
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Meromacrus farri Thompson, 1981
Microdon violens Townsend, 1895
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) cylindricus Fabricius, 1781
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) infuscatus Bigot, 1884
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) iris Austen, 1893
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) superbus Thompson, 1981
Ocyptamus oenone Hull, 1949
Ocyptamus sagittiferus Austen, 1893
Orthonevra ceratura Stackelberg, 1952
Palpada atrimana Loew, 1866
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Phytomia neavei Bezzi, 1915
Syrphus vockerothi Thompson, 1981
Toxomerus arcifer Loew, 1866
Toxomerus elinorae Thompson, 1981
Toxomerus lacrymosus Bigot, 1884
Toxomerus musicus Fabricius, 1805
Toxomerus pictus Macquart, 1842
Toxomerus violaceus Curran, 1926
Toxomerus watsoni Curran, 1930
Trichopsomyia antillensis Thompson, 1981
Xanthandrus (Androsyrphus) setifemoratus Thompson, 1981
Xanthogramma anisomorpha Huo, Ren & Z..., 2007

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Jamaica
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
12
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
10
22
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