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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Scotland (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
496
4542
11076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
494
4539
11073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4461
10920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
329
3859
9906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
966
3269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
680
2212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
513
1645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
90
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
73
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
64
219
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scotland
64 Genera with 219 Species
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Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1875
Stripetails0SpeciesTaxom
Anasimyia Schiner, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Archimicrodon Hull, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Austalis Thompson & V..., 18461SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers3SpeciesTaxom
Chamaesyrphus Mik, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1780Blacklets29SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1804Bumble Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18226SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1931Rat-tailed maggots9SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18055SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lejogaster Rondani, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1817Large hover fly10SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19256SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1822Mucksuckers4SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18436SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Pelecocera Meigen, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 183824SpeciesTaxom
Polydontomyia Williston, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Portevinia Goffe, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1974Globetails9SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyia Latreille, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1937Pufftails4SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18226SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scotland
219 Species
Anasimyia lunulata Meigen, 1822
Archimicrodon vittatus Macquart, 1850
Austalis pulchella Macquart, 1846
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Blera fallax Linnaeus, 1758Pine hoverfly
Brachyopa ferruginea Fallen, 1817
Brachyopa insensilis Collin, 1939
Brachyopa pilosa Collin, 1939
Callicera rufa Schummel, 1842
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Chamaesyrphus caledonicus (Collin, 1940)⇒ Pelecocera escorialensis Strobl, 1909
Cheilosia (Chaetochilosia) impressa Loew, 1840
Cheilosia (Convocheila) ahenea von Roser, 1840
Cheilosia (Convocheila) albipila Meigen, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) antiqua Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia (Convocheila) barbata Loew, 1857
Cheilosia (Convocheila) bergenstammi Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) chrysocoma Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia (Convocheila) corydon (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia grossa Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) fraterna Meigen, 1830
Cheilosia (Convocheila) griseiventris Loew, 1857
Cheilosia (Convocheila) illustrata Harris, 1780
Cheilosia (Convocheila) lasiopa Kowarz, 1885
Cheilosia (Convocheila) latifrons Zetterstedt, 1843Hoverfly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) longula Zetterstedt, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) mutabilis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pagana Meigen, 1822Hover fly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) proxima Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pubera (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Cheilosia antiqua Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia (Convocheila) ranunculi Doczkal, 2000
Cheilosia (Convocheila) sahlbergi Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) semifasciata Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) variabilis Panzer, 1798
Cheilosia (Convocheila) velutina Loew, 1840
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vernalis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vicina Zetterstedt, 1849
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia bardus (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia albitarsis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia ruralis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia tarditas Harris, 1780
Chrysogaster aerosa (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster aerosa Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Chrysogaster virescens Loew, 1854
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Linnaeus, 1758
Criorhina berberina Fabricius, 1805
Criorhina floccosa Meigen, 1822
Criorhina ranunculi Panzer, 1804Large Bear Hoverfly
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus friuliensis Van Der Goot, 1960
Dasysyrphus neovenustus Soszyński &..., 2013
Dasysyrphus pinastri De Geer, 1776
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea (Didea) alneti Fallen, 1817
Didea (Didea) fasciata Macquart, 1834
Didea (Didea) intermedia Loew, 1854
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) eligans Harris, 1780
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eriozona (Eriozona) erratica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Megasyrphus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758
Eriozona (Eriozona) syrphoides Fallen, 1817
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) modestus Wiedemann, 1818
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794Bog hoverfly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) interrupta Poda, 1761
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis abusivus (Collin, 1931)⇒ Eristalis abusiva Collin, 1931
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus sabulonum Fallen, 1817
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) bucculatus Rondani, 1857
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) nielseni Dusek & Laska, 1976
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) nitens Zetterstedt, 1843
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Ferdinandea cuprea Scopoli, 1763Common Copperback
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) groenlandicus Fabricius, 1780
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Heringia (Heringia) heringi Zetterstedt, 1843
Heringia (Neocnemodon) pubescens (Delucchi & P..., 1955)⇒ Neocnemodon pubescens Delucchi & P..., 1955
Heringia (Neocnemodon) verrucula Collin, 1931
Heringia (Neocnemodon) vitripennis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Neocnemodon vitripennis Meigen, 1822
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Lejogaster (Liogaster) metallina Fabricius, 1781
Lejogaster (Liogaster) tarsata Meigen, 1822
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Lejops contracta Torp & Claussen, 1980
Lejops transfugus Linnaeus, 1758
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) glaucia Linnaeus, 1758
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) laternaria Muller, 1776
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) collatus Walker, 1852
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) barbifrons (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Melangyna quadrimaculata Verrall, 1873
Melangyna (Melangyna) ericarum Collin, 1946
Melangyna (Melangyna) labiatarum Verrall, 1901
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) quadrimaculata Verrall, 1873
Melangyna (Melangyna) sexguttata Meigen, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) cincta (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Melanostoma dubium (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Microdon analis (Macquart, 1842)⇒ Microdon anax Thompson, 1976
Microdon mutabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Microdon ocellaris Curran, 1924
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoascia) tenur Harris, 1780
Neoascia (Neoasciella) geniculata Meigen, 1822
Neoascia (Neoasciella) meticulosa Scopoli, 1763
Neoascia (Neoasciella) obliqua Coe, 1940
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Orthonevra brevicornis Loew, 1843
Orthonevra geniculata Meigen, 1830
Orthonevra nobilis Fallen, 1817
Orthonevra splendens (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Riponnensia splendens Meigen, 1822
Palpada interrupta Fabricius, 1805
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Parasyrphus annulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyrphus lineola (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus malinellus Collin, 1952
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus punctulatus Verrall, 1873
Parasyrphus vittiger Zetterstedt, 1843
Parhelophilus frutetorum Fabricius, 1775
Parhelophilus versicolor Fabricius, 1794
Pelecocera caledonica Collin, 1940
Pelecocera escorialensis Strobl, 1909
Pelecocera scaevoides Fallen, 1817
Pipiza bimaculata (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Pipiza notata Meigen, 1822
Pipiza luteitarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Pipiza noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758
Pipizella viduata Linnaeus, 1758
Pipizella virens Fabricius, 1805
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) amplus Curran, 1927
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) europaeus Goeldlin, Ma..., 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) fulviventris Macquart, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) immarginatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) manicatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) melanopsis Loew, 1856
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) nielseni Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) occultus Goeldlin, Ma..., 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) perpallidus Verrall, 1901
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) ramsarensis Goeldlin, Ma..., 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) splendidus Rotheray, 1998
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) sticticus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus ciliger (Loew, 1856)⇒ Platycheirus manicatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus dexter Harris, 1780
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus podagrata Zetterstedt, 1838
Polydontomyia curvipes Wiedemann, 1830
Portevinia maculata Fallen, 1817Ramson's Hoverfly
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva selenitica Meigen, 1822
Sericomyia lappona Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Sericomyia superbiens Müller, 1776Arctophila
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Sphaerophoria batava Goeldlin, 1974
Sphaerophoria fatarum Goeldlin, 1989
Sphaerophoria loewii Zetterstedt, 1843
Sphaerophoria menthastri (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones, 1917
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Weidemann, 1820
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphaerophoria taeniata Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria virgata Goeldlin, 1974
Sphecomyia oraria Moran, 2019
Sphegina (Asiosphegina) sibirica Stackelberg, 1953
Sphegina (Sphegina) clunipes Fallen, 1816
Sphegina (Sphegina) elegans Schummel, 1843Sphegina kimakowiczi
Sphegina (Sphegina) verecunda Collin, 1937
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Trichopsomyia flavitarsis Meigen, 1822
Tropidia scita Harris, 1780
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776
Xylota (Ameroxylota) florum Fabricius, 1805
Xylota (Ameroxylota) jakutorum Bagatshanova, 1980
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) sylvarum Linnaeus, 1758
Xylota (Ameroxylota) tarda Meigen, 1822
Xylota lenta (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Brachypalpoides lentus Meigen, 1822

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Scotland
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
38
123
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
24
92
Genera
Species

Taxom



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