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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Rensselaer County (New York, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
235
1025
1395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
234
1023
1393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
222
986
1318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
863
1180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
116
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
91
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
70
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
16
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rensselaer County
16 Genera with 18 Species
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1864Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rensselaer County
18 Species
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Lejops (Anasimyia) chrysostomus Wiedemann, 1830
Mallota posticata Fabricius, 1805Hairy-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Spilomyia fusca Loew, 1864Bald-Faced Hornet Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Rensselaer County
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
7
8
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