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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region North France (Metropolitan France, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
587
6209
13946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
585
6206
13944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
6054
13571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
349
4943
11722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
888
1837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
69
630
1322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
51
466
950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
100
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
80
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
71
206
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North France
71 Genera with 206 Species
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Allobaccha Curran, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyia Williston, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Caliprobola Rondani, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1758Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers5SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1887Blacklets16SpeciesTaxom
Chilosia Agassiz, 0hoverfly1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogasta1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogastar1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 19406SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1804Bumble Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Didaea1SpeciesTaxom
Doros Meigen, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 19945SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1829Rat-tailed maggots10SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18178SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18305SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Hiatomyia Shannon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1817Large hover fly3SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1845Narcissus bulb fly5SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19256SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1822Mucksuckers3SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 188812SpeciesTaxom
Pocota Le Peletier ..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Psarus Latreille, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pterocera Meigen, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies2SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails3SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1953Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1964Hornet Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1758Falsehorn Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17616SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18228SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North France
206 Species
Allobaccha brevis Karsch, 1887
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Allobaccha helva Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina liberia Curran, 1938
Asarkina minor Bezzi, 1915
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Blera confusa Johnson, 1913Confusing Wood Fly
Blera fallax Linnaeus, 1758Pine hoverfly
Blera nigra Williston, 1887
Blera pictipes Bigot, 1883
Brachymyia floccosa Meigen, 1822
Brachyopa ferruginea Fallen, 1817
Brachyopa flavescens Shannon, 1915Obispo suncup
Brachyopa notata Osten Sacken, 1875
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) valgus Panzer, 1798
Caliprobola speciosa Rossi, 1790
Callicera aurata Rossi, 1790
Ceriana conopsoides Linnaeus, 1758
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) inarmatus Hunter, 1897
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) libo Walker, 1849Long-Haired Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus anthreas Walker, 1849
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cheilosia (Convocheila) chrysocoma Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia (Convocheila) derasa Loew, 1857
Cheilosia (Convocheila) fraterna Meigen, 1830
Cheilosia (Convocheila) illustrata Harris, 1780
Cheilosia (Convocheila) latifrons Zetterstedt, 1843Hoverfly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) mutabilis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pagana Meigen, 1822Hover fly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) proxima Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pubera (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Cheilosia antiqua Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia (Convocheila) semifasciata Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) variabilis Panzer, 1798
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vernalis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vicina Zetterstedt, 1849
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia bardus (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia albitarsis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia baroni Williston, 1887
Chilosia occidentalis
Chrysogasta bellula
Chrysogastar stigmata
Chrysogaster aerosa (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster aerosa Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Chrysogaster virescens Loew, 1854
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Chrysotoxum vernale Loew, 1841
Chrysotoxum verralli Collin, 1940
Copestylum (Phalacromya) avidum Osten Sacken, 1877
Copestylum scutellatum Macquart, 1842
Criorhina lupina Williston, 1882
Criorhina nigripes Williston, 1882
Criorhina ranunculi Panzer, 1804Large Bear Hoverfly
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus pinastri De Geer, 1776
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didaea fasciata Macquart, 1834
Doros profuges Harris, 1780Phantom Hoverfly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) diaphana Zetterstedt, 1843
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) eligans Harris, 1780
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe similis (Doczkal & Sc..., 1994)⇒ Epistrophe obscuripes Strobl, 1910
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794Bog hoverfly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) interrupta Poda, 1761
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis bardus Say, 1829
Eumerus aurifrons Wiedemann, 1824Syrphid fly
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus ovatus Loew, 1848
Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus ruficornis Meigen, 1822
Eumerus sogdianus Stackelberg, 1952
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) nielseni Dusek & Laska, 1976
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Ferdinandea cuprea Scopoli, 1763Common Copperback
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Heringia (Heringia) heringi Zetterstedt, 1843
Hiatomyia willistoni Snow, 1895
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Lejops contracta Torp & Claussen, 1980
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) glaucia Linnaeus, 1758
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) sexguttata Meigen, 1838
Melangyna (Meligramma) cincta (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon avidus Rossi, 1790
Merodon clavipes Fabricius, 1781
Merodon eques Fabricius, 1805
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Merodon varius Rondani, 1845
Microdon analis (Macquart, 1842)⇒ Microdon anax Thompson, 1976
Microdon mutabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Milesia crabroniformis Fabricius, 1775
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Myolepta obscura Becher, 1882
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoascia) tenur Harris, 1780
Neoascia (Neoasciella) geniculata Meigen, 1822
Neoascia (Neoasciella) interrupta Meigen, 1822
Neoascia (Neoasciella) meticulosa Scopoli, 1763
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Orthonevra geniculata Meigen, 1830
Orthonevra nobilis Fallen, 1817
Orthonevra splendens (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Riponnensia splendens Meigen, 1822
Palpada interrupta Fabricius, 1805
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Paragus) pecchiolii Rondani, 1857
Parasyrphus lineola (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus macularis Zetterstedt, 1843Hover fly
Parhelophilus versicolor Fabricius, 1794
Pipiza lugubris Fabricius, 1775
Pipiza noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758
Pipiza quadrimaculata Panzer, 1804Four-Spotted Pipiza
Pipizella siciliana Nielsen & Torp, 1973
Pipizella viduata Linnaeus, 1758
Pipizella virens Fabricius, 1805
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) europaeus Goeldlin, Ma..., 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) manicatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) nielseni Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus luteipennis Curran, 1925
Platycheirus punctulata Wulp, 1888
Pocota personata Harris, 1780
Psarus abdominalis Fabricius, 1794
Pterocera oceani Brongniart, 1821
Rhingia austriaca Meigen, 1830
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Scaeva albomaculata Macquart, 1842
Scaeva dignota Rondani, 1857
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva selenitica Meigen, 1822
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Sericomyia superbiens Müller, 1776Arctophila
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphaerophoria taeniata Meigen, 1822
Sphegina (Asiosphegina) sibirica Stackelberg, 1953
Spilomyia diophthalma Linnaeus, 1758
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Temnostoma alternans Loew, 1864Wasp-Like Falsehorn
Temnostoma barberi Shannon, 1939Bare-Bellied Falsehorn
Temnostoma bombylans Fabricius, 1805
Temnostoma excentrica Harris, 1862
Temnostoma vespiforme Linnaeus, 1758
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Trichopsomyia flavitarsis Meigen, 1822
Tropidia fasciata Meigen, 1822
Tropidia scita Harris, 1780
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella elegans Loew, 1862
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella inflata Fabricius, 1794
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xanthogramma festiva Linnaeus, 1758
Xanthogramma laetum Fabricius, 1794
Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776
Xylota (Ameroxylota) florum Fabricius, 1805
Xylota (Ameroxylota) jakutorum Bagatshanova, 1980
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) sylvarum Linnaeus, 1758
Xylota (Ameroxylota) tarda Meigen, 1822
Xylota (Ameroxylota) xanthocnema Collin, 1939
Xylota analis Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Xylota lenta (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Brachypalpoides lentus Meigen, 1822

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in North France
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
45
129
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
21
71
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)


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