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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
1735
3079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1733
3077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1702
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
178
1421
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
382
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
305
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
36
241
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
47
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
33
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
27
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lesser Antilles
27 Genera with 44 Species
#ACEIMOPRST
Allobaccha Curran, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 2015Stripetails3SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1845Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1944Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1849Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1931Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Sterphus Philippi, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 20052SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1927Calligrapher Flies3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
44 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) limbata Fabricius, 1805
Allograpta (Allograpta) radiata Bigot, 1857Syrphid fly
Allograpta terraenovae Thompson, 2015
Ceriana (Ceriana) australis Macquart, 1850
Ceriana (Ceriana) ornata Saunders, 1845Honey fly
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus proxima Hull, 1944
Chrysotoxum triarcuatum Macquart, 1839
Copestylum (Phalacromya) sexmaculatum Palisot de B..., 1819
Copestylum apicale Loew, 1866Syrphid fly
Copestylum brunneum Thunberg, 1789
Copestylum vacuum Fabricius, 1775
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aurulans Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) hervebazini Klocker, 1924
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) punctulatus Macquart, 1847Native Drone Fly
Eumerus argyrogaster Ferguson, 1926
Eumerus aurifrons Wiedemann, 1824Syrphid fly
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) damastor Walker, 1849
Melanostoma apicale Bigot, 1884
Meromacrus pinguius Fabricius, 1773
Mesembrius strigilatus Bezzi, 1912
Mesembrius tarsatus Bigot, 1883
Microdon laetus Loew, 1864
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) cylindricus Fabricius, 1781
Ocyptamus parvicornis Loew, 1861Elongated Hoverfly
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada hortorum Fabricius, 1775
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Rhingia varipennis Curran, 1931
Senaspis dentipes Macquart, 1842
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Sphaerophoria macrogaster Thomson, 1869
Sterphus jamaicensis Gmelin, 1790
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Syritta rufa Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Toxomerus arcifer Loew, 1866
Toxomerus ferroxida Hull, 1942
Toxomerus verticalis Curran, 1927

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
14
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
12
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