Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Middlesex County (Massachusetts, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 359
2328
4153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 358
2327
4152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 338
2260
4005 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 246
1969
3629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 57
240
327 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 44
191
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 32
141
181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Aschiza
Becher, 1882
| 4
39
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
32
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Syrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly | 30
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
30 Genera with 38 Species #ABCDEHMNPSTVX
| Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823 | Stripetails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyopa Meigen, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1805 | Leafwalkers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheilosia Meigen, 1780 | Blacklets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysotoxum Meigen, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 1822 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Didea Macquart, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epistrophe Walker, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eristalis Latreille, 1758 | Rat-tailed maggots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helophilus Meigen, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanostoma Schiner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meliscaeva Frey, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Merodon Meigen, 1794 | Narcissus bulb fly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microdon Meigen, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoascia Williston, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragus Latreille, 1822 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parhelophilus Girschner, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sericomyia Meigen, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somula Macquart, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822 | Globetails | 2 | Species | Taxom | Spilomyia Meigen, 1803 | Hornet Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Syritta Le Peletier ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphus Fabricius, 1822 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1901 | Falsehorn Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Toxomerus Macquart, 1822 | Calligrapher Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Volucella Geoffroy, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylota Meigen, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
38 Species | Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823 | Common Oblique Syrphid | | Brachyopa daeckei Johnson, 1917 | Greenland stitchwort | | Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805 | Dusky-Banded Forest Fly | | Cheilosia bardus (Harris, 1780) | ⇒ Cheilosia albitarsis Meigen, 1822 | | Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776 | | | Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822 | Transverse Conifer Fly | | Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863 | Copper mallow | | Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882 | Black-Horned Smoothtail | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758 | European Drone Fly | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830) | ⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830 | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Drone Fly | | Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830 | American Hover Fly | | Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863) | ⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875 | | Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843 | American Thintail Fly | | Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794 | Greater Bulb-Fly | | Microdon (Microdon) tristis Loew, 1864 | | | Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925 | | | Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822 | Western bog yellowcress | | Parasyrphus semiinterruptus Fluke, 1935 | | | Parhelophilus laetus Loew, 1963 | Common Bog Fly | | Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845 | | | Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824 | | | Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823 | Meadow Sedgesitter | | Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842 | Mountain melonleaf | | Somula decora Macquart, 1847 | Spotted Wood Fly | | Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847) | ⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824 | | Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822 | | | Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Hover Fly | | Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875 | Hairy-eyed flower fly | | Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822 | Western bog yellowcress | | Temnostoma balyras Walker, 1849 | Yellow-Haired Falsehorn | | Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901 | | | Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823 | Eastern Calligrapher | | Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822 | Margined Calligrapher | | Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758 | Bumble Bee Hover Fly | | Xylota ouelleti Curran, 1941 | |
Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
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