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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Saanich Peninsula (Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
743
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
212
743
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
736
764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
147
610
632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
155
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
84
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
21
65
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
27
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
22
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
18
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saanich Peninsula
18 Genera with 17 Species
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1849Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Hadromyia Williston, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saanich Peninsula
17 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Cheilosia latrans Walker, 1849
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Hadromyia (Chrysosomidia) crawfordi Shannon, 1916
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Saanich Peninsula
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
8
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
10
11
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