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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
254
1220
1692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
254
1220
1692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
1159
1580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
998
1356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
84
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
21
67
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
14
42
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pickaway County
10 Genera with 13 Species
Eristalis Latreille, 1817Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pickaway County
13 Species
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Pterallastes thoracicus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphiximorpha willistoni Kahl, 1897
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824Common Thick-Legged Fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Pickaway County
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
4
6
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