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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Raleigh (Wake County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
149
582
773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
149
582
773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
557
727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
481
624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
62
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
53
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
16
41
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
12
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
12
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
9
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Raleigh (Wake County)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Raleigh (Wake County)
10 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Blera pictipes Bigot, 1883
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Parhelophilus flavifacies Bigot, 1883
Somula mississippiensis Hull, 1922Mexican blue oak
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Raleigh (Wake County)
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
6
7
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