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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Pacific Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
322
2147
4809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
319
2142
4805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2085
4706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1828
4277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
311
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
223
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
42
170
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
37
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
27
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
23
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pacific Ocean
23 Genera with 25 Species
#BCDEHIMPSTX
Baccha Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1849Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1824Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1901Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1935Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18662SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pacific Ocean
25 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Blera scitula Williston, 1882
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) piger Fabricius, 1794Short-Haired Leafwalker
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cheilosia latrans Walker, 1849
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) viridaureus Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus argyrogaster Ferguson, 1926
Eumerus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Melangyna (Melangyna) labiatarum Verrall, 1901
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chalcopyga Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Sphegina brachygaster Hull, 1935Thick-Waisted Hammertail
Syrphus intricatus Vockeroth, 1983
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Xylota (Ameroxylota) barbata Loew, 1864
Xylota (Xylota) quadrimaculata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Pacific Ocean
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
13
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