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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Mecosta County (Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
163
530
726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
162
529
725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
149
479
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
115
411
537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
83
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
26
58
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
20
49
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
10
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
10
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mecosta County
10 Genera with 9 Species
Blera Billberg, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1803
Hornet Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mecosta County
9 Species
Blera pictipes Bigot, 1883
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Mecosta County
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
7
6
Genera
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