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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3041
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
374
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
276
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
35
204
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
32
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
17
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
15
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
15 Genera with 28 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1927Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1882Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Mesogramma Loew, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Mesograpta Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1847Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1981Calligrapher Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
28 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) limbata Fabricius, 1805
Allograpta fuscisquama (Curran, 1927)⇒ Allograpta limbata Fabricius, 1805
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis unicolor (Wulp, 1882)⇒ Meromacrus unicolor Wulp, 1882
Meromacrus unicolor Wulp, 1882
Mesogramma ferroxida (Hull, 1942)⇒ Toxomerus ferroxida Hull, 1942
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) cylindricus Fabricius, 1781
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) dimidiatus Fabricius, 1781Richard's macromitrium moss
Ocyptamus deceptor Curran, 1930
Ocyptamus parvicornis Loew, 1861Elongated Hoverfly
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Pterallastes bettyae Thompson, 1979
Sphaerophoria contiqua Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Syrphus currani Fluke, 1939
Syrphus cylindricus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Ocyptamus cylindricus Fabricius, 1781
Syrphus dimidiatus (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Syrphus currani Fluke, 1939
Toxomerus dispar Fabricius, 1794
Toxomerus duplicatus Wiedemann, 1830
Toxomerus ferroxida Hull, 1942
Toxomerus floralis Fabricius, 1798
Toxomerus multipunctatus Wulp, 1883
Toxomerus musicus Fabricius, 1805
Toxomerus rohri Thompson, 1981
Trichopsomyia antillensis Thompson, 1981

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
6
18
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