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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
929
1524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
927
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
198
916
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
138
766
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
84
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
63
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
19
47
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
11
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
11
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saint Helena
11 Genera with 11 Species
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Loveridgeana Doesburg & D..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1977Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Helena
11 Species
Chrysotoxum fasciatus Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eumerus lugens Wiedemann, 1930
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Loveridgeana beattiei (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Sphaerophoria beattiei Doesburg & D..., 1977
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Microdon (Microdon) lanceolatus Adams, 1903
Sphaerophoria beattiei Doesburg & D..., 1977Loveridge's Hoverfly
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Saint Helena
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
7
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