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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Santa Elena (Starr County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
790
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
165
790
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
162
777
645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
689
576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
62
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
19
49
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
14
35
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santa Elena (Starr County)
8 Genera with 17 Species
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17987SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Elena (Starr County)
17 Species
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Copestylum (Phalacromya) sexmaculatum Palisot de B..., 1819
Copestylum limbipenne Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) funebris Macquart, 1834White bryony
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) gastrostactus Wiedemann, 1830
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada albifrons Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada pusilla Macquart, 1842
Palpada rufiventris Macquart, 1846
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Toxomerus dispar Fabricius, 1794
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Santa Elena (Starr County)
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
3
5
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