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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
821
5775
13294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
816
5759
13254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
742
5509
12775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
4116
10294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
125
1056
3112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
78
468
897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
217
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
76
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
40
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
34
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Phanerozoic
34 Genera with 88 Species
#ACEHLMPRSTX
Archalia Hull, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Archisyrphus Hull, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Cacogaster Hull, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1916Blacklets13SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosialepta Hull, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Eoxylota Hull, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1937Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Liomyodia Evenhuis, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Megaxylota Hull, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1862Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 19457SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoascia Meunier, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoeristalis Hull, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopipiza Meunier, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Palaeosphegina Meunier, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19386SpeciesTaxom
Poliomyia Scudder, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Praeptilocephala Evenhuis, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Protorhingia Hull, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphegina Hull, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1945Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1937Pufftails2SpeciesTaxom
Spheginascia Meunier, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 190916SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1940Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Xylotosyrphus Hull, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Phanerozoic
88 Species
Archalia femorata F. M. Hull, 1945
Archisyrphus opacus Hull, 1960
Asarkina quadrata Scudder, 1878
Cacogaster novamaculatus Hull, 1945
Cheilosia ampla S. H. Scudder, 1878
Cheilosia bruesi F. M. Hull, 1945
Cheilosia dubia H. Weyenbergh, 1869
Cheilosia germanica F. M. Hull, 1945
Cheilosia hecate Hull & Fluke, 1950
Cheilosia miocenica T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Cheilosia nigrachaeta F. M. Hull, 1945
Cheilosia oligocenica N. Theobald, 1937
Cheilosia padovana J. Timon-David, 1944
Cheilosia picata G. Statz, 1940
Cheilosia pratjei F. M. Hull, 1945
Cheilosia scudderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1931
Cheilosia sepultula T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Cheilosialepta baltica F. M. Hull, 1945
Chrysogaster antiquarius Hull, 1945
Eoxylota pulchra F. Meunier, 1904
Epistrophe kastenholzi G. Statz, 1940
Eristalis lapideus Scudder, 1877
Eristalis miocaenicus Stackelberg, 1925
Eristalis paucisinuatus N. Theobald, 1937
Helophilus (Helophilus) nothobombus U. Kotthoff, 2005
Helophilus primarius E. F. Germar, 1837
Helophilus villeneuvi N. Theobald, 1937
Leucozona nigra F. M. Hull, 1945
Liomyodia chalybea Hull, 1945
Megaxylota magnifemur F. M. Hull, 1945
Merodon germari C. von Heyden, 1862
Myolepta (Arctolepta) calamitans Hull, 1945
Myolepta andreei Hull, 1945
Myolepta elisabethae Statz, 1940
Myolepta germanica Hull, 1945
Myolepta luehei Cockerell, 1910
Myolepta valida Hull, 1945
Myolepta woteni Hull, 1945
Palaeoascia atrata F. M. Hull, 1945
Palaeoascia nigra F. M. Hull, 1945
Palaeoascia uniappendiculata F. Meunier, 1904
Palaeoeristalis tesselatus Hull, 1945
Palaeopipiza xenos F. Meunier, 1902
Palaeosphegina baccha F. M. Hull, 1945
Palaeosphegina elegantula F. Meunier, 1904
Palaeosphegina fumosa F. M. Hull, 1945
Palaeosphegina pilosa F. M. Hull, 1945
Pipiza (Pseudopipiza) antiqua Hull, 1945
Pipiza (Pseudopipiza) europa Hull, 1945
Pipiza melanderi F. M. Hull, 1945
Pipiza venilia von Heyden, 1870
Platycheirus freyeri Heer, 1849
Platycheirus geminatus Heer, 1849
Platycheirus haidingeri O. Heer, 1849
Platycheirus infumatus Heer, 1849
Platycheirus lethaeus A. L. Melander, 1949
Platycheirus persistens F. M. Hull, 1938
Poliomyia recta Scudder, 1878
Praeptilocephala volucelloides Hull, 1945
Protorhingia carpenteri F. M. Hull, 1945
Protorhingia magnipennis F. M. Hull, 1945
Pseudosphegina carpenteri F. M. Hull, 1957
Pseudosphegina dichoptica F. M. Hull, 1945
Pseudosphegina withersi Hull, 1945
Psilota tabidosa S. H. Scudder, 1890
Rhingia zephyrea F. M. Hull, 1945
Sphegina (Asiosphegina) obscura F. M. Hull, 1945
Sphegina abrasa N. Theobald, 1937
Spheginascia biappendiculata F. Meunier, 1904
Syrphus aphidopsidis T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Syrphus bremii O. Heer, 1865
Syrphus carpenteri F. M. Hull, 1945
Syrphus curvipetiolatus F. Meunier, 1904
Syrphus eocenicus T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Syrphus euphemus von Heyden, 1870
Syrphus haidingeri Heer, 1849
Syrphus hendersoni M. T. James, 1932
Syrphus infumatus (O. Heer, 1849)⇒ Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson, 1869
Syrphus lithaphidis T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Syrphus petrographicus Hull, 1960
Syrphus platychiralis F. M. Hull, 1945
Syrphus reciprocus B. Förster, 1891
Syrphus schellenbergi Heer, 1865
Syrphus statzi G. Statz, 1940
Syrphus willistoni (T. D. A. Coc..., 1909)⇒ Syrphus shorae Fluke, 1950
Temnostoma sacki G. Statz, 1940
Tropidia tumulata (S. E. Lewis, 1973)⇒ Tropidia tumlata Lewis, 1973
Xylotosyrphus pulchrafenestra Hull, 1945

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Phanerozoic
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
13
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
5
25
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