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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Samoa (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
926
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
926
1767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
921
1760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
684
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
205
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
116
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
21
91
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Samoa
5 Genera with 5 Species
Asarkina Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Dissoptera Edwards, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1928Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Samoa
5 Species
Asarkina oceanica Bezzi, 1928
Dissoptera maritima Hull, 1929
Episyrphus (Asiobaccha) praefica Bezzi, 1928
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dives Walker, 1849
Melanostoma apicale Bigot, 1884

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Samoa
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
3
3
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