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Checklist of Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
for Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
348
2667
4080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
348
2667
4080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
333
2610
3989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
2112
3277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
276
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
37
174
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
29
131
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
16
27
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
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ryukyu Islands
11 Genera with 16 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1875Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 17872SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ryukyu Islands
16 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) apicalis Loew, 1858
Allobaccha amphithoe Walker, 1849
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Chrysotoxum testaceum Sack, 1913
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) arvorum Fabricius, 1787Syrphid fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquestriatus Fabricius, 1794
Eumerus okinawaensis Shiraki, 1930
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Macrosyrphus) confrater Wiedemann, 1830
Mesembrius niveiceps Meijere, 1908
Milesia elegans (Matsumura, 1916)⇒ Milesia fissipennis Speiser, 1911
Milesia fissipennis Speiser, 1911
Milesia yaeyamana Matsumura, 1916
Phytomia (Phytomia) errans Fabricius, 1787
Phytomia (Phytomia) zonata Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Ryukyu Islands
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)
Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)


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