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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Norfolk Island (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
171
558
766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
169
556
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
167
553
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
384
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
90
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
24
70
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
19
58
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Norfolk Island
5 Genera with 5 Species
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Norfolk Island
5 Species
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Melanostoma apicale Bigot, 1884
Psilota tristis Klocker, 1924
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Sphaerophoria macrogaster Thomson, 1869

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Norfolk Island
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
2
2
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