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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Ohio (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
512
5022
11222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
510
5017
11216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
485
4918
10959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
340
4206
9214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
717
1357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
574
1101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
49
422
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
81
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
70
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
64
138
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ohio
64 Genera with 138 Species
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Allobaccha Curran, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Anasimyia Schiner, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Asemosyrphus Bigot, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Carposcalis Enderlein, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers7SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1915Blacklets4SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1849Bumble Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots11SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Lejota Rondani, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Megograpta Loew, 01SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Mesograpta Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1887Mucksuckers2SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pelecinobaccha Shannon, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19906SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails4SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyia Latreille, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1887Pufftails2SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1964Hornet Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17582SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18226SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1758Falsehorn Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Teuchocnemis Osten-sacken, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Trishopsomyia1SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Xylotomima Shannon, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ohio
138 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Anasimyia lunulata Meigen, 1822
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Blera badia Walker, 1849Common Wood Fly
Blera robusta Curran, 1922
Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus) oarus Walker, 1849Eastern Catkin Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) chalybeus Wiedemann, 1830Violet Leafwalker
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) libo Walker, 1849Long-Haired Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) metallifer Bigot, 1884
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) plesia Curran, 1925
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia capillata Loew, 1863
Cheilosia primoveris Shannon, 1915
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Copestylum opalescens Townsend, 1901
Copestylum vesicularium Curran, 1947
Criorhina verbosa Walker, 1849
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) stipator Osten Sacken, 1877Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) transversa Wiedemann, 1830Transverse Flower Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) hirta Loew, 1866
Eristalis meijerei Goot, 1964
Eristalis saxorum Wiedemann, 1830Blue-Polished Drone Fly
Eristalis transversus (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Eristalis transversa Wiedemann, 1830
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus tuberculatus Rondani, 1857Lesser bulb fly
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Eupeodes pomus Curran, 1921Short-Tailed Aphideater
Ferdinandea buccata Loew, 1863
Ferdinandea dives Osten Sacken, 1877
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus (Pilinasica) hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875Metallic blue hoverfly
Heringia salax Loew, 1866
Heringia trochanterata Malloch, 1918
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Lejota aerea Loew, 1872
Mallota bautias Walker, 1849Bare-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Mallota cimbiciformis Fallen, 1817
Mallota posticata Fabricius, 1805Hairy-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Megograpta marginata Say, 0Syrphid fly
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Microdon (Microdon) aurulentus Fabricius, 1805
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Microdon (Microdon) tristis Loew, 1864
Microdon diversipilosus Curran, 1925
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Ocyptamus (Pelecinobaccha) costatus Say, 1829
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Orthonevra nitida Wiedemann, 1830Wavy Mucksucker
Orthonevra pulchella Williston, 1887
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Paragus (Pandasyophthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) bicolor Fabricius, 1794
Parhelophilus laetus Loew, 1963Common Bog Fly
Pelecinobaccha costata Say, 1829
Pipiza cribbeni Coovert, 1996
Pipiza femoralis Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Pipiza macrofemoralis Curran, 1921
Pipiza nigripilosa Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) immarginatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Pterallastes thoracicus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria macrogaster Thomson, 1869
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphecomyia vittata Wiedemann, 1830Long-Horned Yellowjacket Fly
Sphegina campanulata Robertson, 1901Knotted clover
Sphegina keeniana Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Sphiximorpha willistoni Kahl, 1897
Spilomyia alcimus Walker, 1849Broad-Banded Hornet Fly
Spilomyia fusca Loew, 1864Bald-Faced Hornet Fly
Spilomyia longicornis Loew, 1872Eastern Hornet Fly
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus currani Fluke, 1939
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower 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 balyras Walker, 1849Yellow-Haired Falsehorn
Temnostoma barberi Shannon, 1939Bare-Bellied Falsehorn
Temnostoma bombylans Fabricius, 1805
Temnostoma excentrica Harris, 1862
Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901
Temnostoma vespiforme Linnaeus, 1758
Teuchocnemis lituratus Loew, 1863
Toxomerus boscii Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Trishopsomyia apisaon
Tropidia albistylum Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824Common Thick-Legged Fly
Xanthogramma flavipes Loew, 1863American Harlequin
Xylota (Ameroxylota) ejuncida Say, 1824
Xylota (Xylota) quadrimaculata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Xylota angustiventris Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Xylota bicolor Loew, 1864
Xylota confusa Shannon, 1926Beach suncup

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Ohio
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
37
86
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
22
47
Genera
Species

Taxom



Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)
Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)


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