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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Quepos (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
2117
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
241
2116
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
2101
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
1882
2238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
248
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
225
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
158
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
21
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
11
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quepos
11 Genera with 17 Species
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1926Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Salpingogaster Schiner, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1842Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quepos
17 Species
Chalcosyrphus rondanii Shannon, 1926
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Copestylum tympanitis Fabricius, 1805
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) phaeopterus Schiner, 1868
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) antiphates Walker, 1849
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) dimidiatus Fabricius, 1781Richard's macromitrium moss
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada rufiventris Macquart, 1846
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Salpingogaster (Salpingogaster) cothurnata Bigot, 1884
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Toxomerus dispar Fabricius, 1794
Toxomerus pictus Macquart, 1842
Tropidia dicentria (Speiser, 1913)⇒ Tropidia longa Walker, 1849

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Quepos
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
3
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