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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Meadows (Stokes County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
149
512
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
149
512
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
141
500
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
110
428
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
59
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
24
52
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
18
42
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
16
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
13
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Meadows (Stokes County)
10 Genera with 11 Species
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1830Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1864Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Meadows (Stokes County)
11 Species
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) transversa Wiedemann, 1830Transverse Flower Fly
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Microdon (Microdon) cothurnatus Bigot, 1883
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Orthonevra nitida Wiedemann, 1830Wavy Mucksucker
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Spilomyia fusca Loew, 1864Bald-Faced Hornet Fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Meadows (Stokes County)
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
5
5
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