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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Malta (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1410
2522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
217
1408
2520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
1399
2507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
1142
2018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
114
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
24
93
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
16
50
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malta
5 Genera with 5 Species
Asarkina Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malta
5 Species
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Microdon testaceus Walker, 1857
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) coadunatus Rondani, 1847
Xylota fuscicolor Bigot, 1884

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Malta
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
3
3
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