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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Ottawa (Eastern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
243
1010
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
243
1010
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
228
975
1407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
175
799
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
152
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
133
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
27
110
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
26
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
17
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ottawa
17 Genera with 23 Species
Brachyopa Meigen, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Hammerschmidtia Schummel, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19908SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyia Latreille, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1803
Hornet Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ottawa
23 Species
Brachyopa caesariata Moran & Skev..., 2019
Brachyopa cummingi Moran & Skev..., 2019
Brachyopa diversa Johnson, 1917Greenland stitchwort
Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus) oarus Walker, 1849Eastern Catkin Fly
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Dasysyrphus pauxillus Williston, 1887Montane Conifer Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Hammerschmidtia sedmani Vockeroth, M..., 2019
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) transversa Osburn, 1926
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly
Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824Common Thick-Legged Fly
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Ottawa
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
11
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
6
13
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