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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Point Pleasant Park (Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
829
890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
829
890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
829
890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
748
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
248
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
168
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
142
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
36
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
24
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
18
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Point Pleasant Park
18 Genera with 19 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1822
Blacklets0SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19252SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1939Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Point Pleasant Park
19 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Blera nigra Williston, 1887
Brachyopa notata Osten Sacken, 1875
Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus) oarus Walker, 1849Eastern Catkin Fly
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Ferdinandea buccata Loew, 1863
Heringia salax Loew, 1866
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Microdon (Microdon) tristis Loew, 1864
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Parasyrphus vockerothi Thompson, 2012
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Temnostoma barberi Shannon, 1939Bare-Bellied Falsehorn
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Xylota (Xylota) quadrimaculata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Point Pleasant Park
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
9
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
8
10
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