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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Luxembourg (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3771
10299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
424
3768
10296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3704
10171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
3044
8750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
361
891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
183
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
27
145
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
75
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
70
213
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
70
213
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Luxembourg
70 Genera with 213 Species
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Arctophila Schiner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpoides Hippa, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Caliprobola Rondani, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers3SpeciesTaxom
Chamaesyrphus Mik, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1985Blacklets34SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 19409SpeciesTaxom
Cnemodon Egger, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1804Bumble Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Doros Meigen, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 19948SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophella Dušek & Láska, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots12SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18174SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Lapposyrphus Dušek & Láska, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lejogaster Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megasyrphus Dusek & Laska, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly4SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Meligramma Frey, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly2SpeciesTaxom
Metasyrphus Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Myathropa Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Neocnemodon Goffe, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Olbiosyrphus Mik, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1843Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pelecocera Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18045SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 177110SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophaena Schiner, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1758Snouted Hoverflies2SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails3SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1843Pufftails2SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1758Falsehorn Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17615SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 17764SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18226SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Luxembourg
213 Species
Arctophila superbiens (Muller, 1776)⇒ Sericomyia superbiens Müller, 1776
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Blera fallax Linnaeus, 1758Pine hoverfly
Brachyopa scutellaris Robineau-Des..., 1843
Brachypalpoides lentus Meigen, 1822
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) laphriformis Fallen, 1816
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) valgus Panzer, 1798
Caliprobola speciosa Rossi, 1790
Callicera aenea Fabricius, 1777
Callicera spinolae Rondani, 1844Golden hoverfly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) eunotus Loew, 1873
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Chamaesyrphus scaevoides (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Pelecocera scaevoides Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Chaetochilosia) impressa Loew, 1840
Cheilosia (Convocheila) albipila Meigen, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) albitarsis Meigen, 1822Buttercup Blacklet
Cheilosia (Convocheila) antiqua Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia (Convocheila) barbata Loew, 1857
Cheilosia (Convocheila) bergenstammi Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) canicularis Panzer, 1801
Cheilosia (Convocheila) carbonaria Egger, 1860
Cheilosia (Convocheila) chrysocoma Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia (Convocheila) corydon (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia grossa Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) cynocephala Loew, 1840
Cheilosia (Convocheila) fasciata Schiner & Egger, 1853
Cheilosia (Convocheila) flavipes (Panzer, 1798)⇒ Cheilosia bergenstammi Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) fraterna Meigen, 1830
Cheilosia (Convocheila) grossa Fallen, 1817Greater spring blacklet hoverfly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) illustrata Harris, 1780
Cheilosia (Convocheila) latifrons Zetterstedt, 1843Hoverfly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) lenis Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) nigripes (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Cheilosia shirakii Peck, 1985
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pagana Meigen, 1822Hover fly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) proxima Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) ruffipes (Preyssler, 1793)⇒ Cheilosia soror Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) urbana Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia (Convocheila) variabilis Panzer, 1798
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vernalis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vicina Zetterstedt, 1849
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vulpina Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia bardus (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia albitarsis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia himantopus Panzer, 1798
Cheilosia intonsa (Loew, 1857)⇒ Cheilosia latifrons Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia nasutula (Becker, 1894)⇒ Cheilosia vicina Zetterstedt, 1849
Cheilosia praecox (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Cheilosia urbana Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia ruralis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia shirakii Peck, 1985
Chrysogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum elegans Loew, 1841Zipperback
Chrysotoxum fasciatum (Muller, 1764)⇒ Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum fasciolatum (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum festivum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum vernale Loew, 1841
Chrysotoxum verralli Collin, 1940
Criorhina asilica Fallen, 1816Pale-banded Bear Hoverfly
Criorhina berberina Fabricius, 1805
Criorhina floccosa Meigen, 1822
Criorhina ranunculi Panzer, 1804Large Bear Hoverfly
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea (Didea) fasciata Macquart, 1834
Doros profuges Harris, 1780Phantom Hoverfly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) diaphana Zetterstedt, 1843
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) eligans Harris, 1780
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe euchromus Kowarz, 1885
Epistrophe flava Doczkal & Sc..., 1994
Epistrophe obscuripes Strobl, 1910
Epistrophe similis (Doczkal & Sc..., 1994)⇒ Epistrophe obscuripes Strobl, 1910
Epistrophella euchroma (Kowarz, 1885)⇒ Meligramma euchroma Kowarz, 1885
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eriozona (Eriozona) erratica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Megasyrphus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758
Eriozona (Eriozona) syrphoides Fallen, 1817
Eriozona (Megasyrphus) erratica Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) interrupta Poda, 1761
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) jugorum Egger, 1858
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) picea Fallen, 1817
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) similis Fallen, 1817
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis nemorum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Eristalis arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758
Eumerus flavitarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus ornatus Meigen, 1822
Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) nielseni Dusek & Laska, 1976
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) nitens Zetterstedt, 1843
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Ferdinandea cuprea Scopoli, 1763Common Copperback
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Heringia (Neocnemodon) pubescens (Delucchi & P..., 1955)⇒ Neocnemodon pubescens Delucchi & P..., 1955
Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Lejogaster (Liogaster) metallina Fabricius, 1781
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) glaucia Linnaeus, 1758
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) laternaria Muller, 1776
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Megasyrphus annulipes (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Eriozona erratica Linnaeus, 1758
Megasyrphus erratica Linnaeus, 1758
Megasyrphus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) cincta (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Meligramma euchroma Kowarz, 1885
Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon annulatus Fabricius, 1794
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Metasyrphus (Metasyrphus) corollae (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Eupeodes corollae Fabricius, 1794
Microdon analis (Macquart, 1842)⇒ Microdon anax Thompson, 1976
Microdon anax Thompson, 1976
Milesia crabroniformis Fabricius, 1775
Myathropa florea Linnaeus, 1758
Myolepta femorata Scopoli, 1763
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoasciella) meticulosa Scopoli, 1763
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Neoascia (Neoasciella) subchalybea Curran, 1925
Neoascia (Neoasciella) unifasciata (Curran, 1925)⇒ Neoascia willistoni Thompson, 1986
Neoascia (Neoasciella) willistoni Thompson, 1986
Neocnemodon pubescens Delucchi & P..., 1955
Neocnemodon vitripennis Meigen, 1822
Olbiosyrphus laetus (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Xanthogramma laetum Fabricius, 1794
Orthonevra brevicornis Loew, 1843
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Paragus) finitimus Goeldlin, 1971
Paragus (Paragus) majoranae (Rondani, 1857)⇒ Paragus pecchiolii Rondani, 1857
Paragus (Paragus) pecchiolii Rondani, 1857
Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus punctulatus Verrall, 1873
Parhelophilus versicolor Fabricius, 1794
Pelecocera scaevoides Fallen, 1817
Pipiza austriaca (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Pipiza festiva Meigen, 1822
Pipiza festiva Meigen, 1822
Pipiza lugubris Fabricius, 1775
Pipiza noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758
Pipiza quadrimaculata Panzer, 1804Four-Spotted Pipiza
Pipizella varipes (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Pipizella viduata Linnaeus, 1758
Pipizella viduata Linnaeus, 1758
Pipizella virens Fabricius, 1805
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) albimanus Fabricius, 1781Pale-footed Hoverfly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) europaeus Goeldlin, Ma..., 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) sticticus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) granditarsus Forster, 1771
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Pyrophaena granditarsa (Forster, 1771)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Pyrophaena rosarum (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Platycheirus rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Rhingia rostrata Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva selenitica Meigen, 1822
Sericomyia lappona Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Sericomyia superbiens Müller, 1776Arctophila
Sphaerophoria menthastri (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones, 1917
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphaerophoria taeniata Meigen, 1822
Sphegina (Sphegina) clunipes Fallen, 1816
Sphegina (Sphegina) elegans Schummel, 1843Sphegina kimakowiczi
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Temnostoma bombylans Fabricius, 1805
Temnostoma meridionale (Krivosheina ..., 1962)⇒ Temnostoma vespiforme Linnaeus, 1758
Temnostoma vespiforme Linnaeus, 1758
Tropidia fasciata Meigen, 1822
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella inflata Fabricius, 1794
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xanthandrus (Xanthandrus) comtus Harris, 1780
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum De Geer, 1776
Xanthogramma festiva Linnaeus, 1758
Xanthogramma laetum Fabricius, 1794
Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776
Xylota (Ameroxylota) florum Fabricius, 1805
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) sylvarum Linnaeus, 1758
Xylota (Ameroxylota) tarda Meigen, 1822
Xylota (Ameroxylota) xanthocnema Collin, 1939
Xylota lenta (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Brachypalpoides lentus Meigen, 1822

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Luxembourg
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
40
125
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
26
84
Genera
Species

Taxom



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