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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
254
1397
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
254
1397
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
240
1359
2274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
167
1096
1909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
120
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
26
93
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
16
50
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
1
12
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
12
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
12
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jordan
12 Genera with 20 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19906SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jordan
20 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Eupeodes pomus Curran, 1921Short-Tailed Aphideater
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Microdon (Microdon) tristis Loew, 1864
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Parhelophilus laetus Loew, 1963Common Bog Fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) immarginatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Xylota angustiventris Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Jordan
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
8
16
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