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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
3689
10159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
411
3685
10153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3638
10055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2823
8311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
452
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
355
785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
193
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
24
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
22
41
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
22
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Morocco
22 Genera with 41 Species
#BCEMNOPSTVX
Brachypalpus Macquart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1804Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1998Blacklets2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1993Narcissus bulb fly8SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1999Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18823SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1997Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Triglyphus Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
41 Species
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) valgus Panzer, 1798
Ceriana subsessilis Illiger, 1807
Ceriana vespiformis Latreille, 1804
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia parva (Kassebeer, 1998)⇒ Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysogaster lindbergi Kassebeer, 1999
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum volaticum Seguy, 1961
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus Scopoli, 1763Common Lagoon Fly
Eumerus caballeroi Gil Collado, 1929
Eumerus schachti Claussen, 1989
Eumerus subornatus Claussen, 1989
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) nuba Wiedemann, 1830
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Merodon arrasus Becker, 1921
Merodon auripilus Meigen, 1830
Merodon biarcuata Curran, 1939
Merodon escalerai Gil Collado, 1929
Merodon maroccanus Gil Collado, 1929
Merodon melota Seguy, 1941
Merodon sophron Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon tangerensis Hurkmans, 1993
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Orthonevra bouazzai Kassebeer, 1999
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) cinctus Schiner & Egger, 1853
Paragus atlasi Claussen, 1989
Pipizella thapsiana Kassebeer, 1995
Platycheirus atlasi Kassebeer, 1998
Platycheirus marokkanus Kassebeer, 1998
Platycheirus parvus Williston, 1882
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Weidemann, 1820
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphiximorpha subsessilis Illiger, 1807
Spilomyia maroccana Kuznetzov, 1997
Triglyphus escalerai Gil Collado, 1929
Volucella liquida Erichson, 1841
Xanthogramma evanescens Becker, 1913

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Morocco
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
15
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
7
13
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