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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Oswestry (Shropshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
175
817
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
175
817
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
805
1300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
658
1101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
107
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
25
61
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
12
34
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
7
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oswestry
7 Genera with 10 Species
Cheilosia Meigen, 1798Blacklets2SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1873Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1817Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oswestry
10 Species
Cheilosia (Convocheila) mutabilis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) variabilis Panzer, 1798
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Melangyna (Melangyna) quadrimaculata Verrall, 1873
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Orthonevra nobilis Fallen, 1817
Platycheirus dexter Harris, 1780
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Oswestry
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
4
4
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