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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Napa County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
759
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
190
752
1099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
179
723
1044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
610
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
87
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
71
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
16
51
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
17
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Napa County
17 Genera with 23 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1873Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18234SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1847Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1803
Hornet Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Napa County
23 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) eunotus Loew, 1873
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Platycheirus (Carposcalis) stegnus Say, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly

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

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
11
16
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