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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Nicoya Peninsula (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1771
1952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
1549
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
227
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
192
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
132
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
21
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
20
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
18
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicoya Peninsula
18 Genera with 38 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1830Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18977SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Mixogaster Macquart, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Neplas Porter, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Omegasyrphus Giglio-Tos, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17988SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Salpingogaster Schiner, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Sterphus Philippi, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1850Calligrapher Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 19301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicoya Peninsula
38 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Copestylum (Phalacromya) sexmaculatum Palisot de B..., 1819
Copestylum amethystinum Bigot, 1875
Copestylum apicale Loew, 1866Syrphid fly
Copestylum chalybescens Wiedemann, 1830
Copestylum hoya Curran, 1947Syrphid fly
Copestylum quadratum Williston, 1891
Copestylum rafaelanum Townsend, 1897
Meromacrus laconicus Walker, 1852
Meromacrus melansoni Blatch, 2003
Microdon falcatus Williston, 1887
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Mixogaster mexicana Macquart, 1846
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) lineatus Macquart, 1846
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) antiphates Walker, 1849
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) dimidiatus Fabricius, 1781Richard's macromitrium moss
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) gastrostactus Wiedemann, 1830
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Palpada aemula Williston, 1891
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada clarissima Giglio-Tos, 1892
Palpada claudia Curran, 1930
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada pusilla Macquart, 1842
Palpada rufiventris Macquart, 1846
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Salpingogaster nigra Schiner, 1868
Salpingogaster pygophora Schiner, 1868
Toxomerus floralis Fabricius, 1798
Toxomerus pictus Macquart, 1842
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Toxomerus pulchellus Macquart, 1846
Toxomerus virgulatus Macquart, 1850
Tropidia dicentria (Speiser, 1913)⇒ Tropidia longa Walker, 1849
Xanthandrus mexicanus Curran, 1930

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Nicoya Peninsula
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
7
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
7
15
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