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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Shetland Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
385
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
385
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
123
369
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
313
468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
75
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
22
52
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
17
43
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
1
8
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
8
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Shetland Islands
8 Genera with 8 Species
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1763Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shetland Islands
8 Species
Chrysogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) manicatus Meigen, 1822
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Shetland Islands
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
5
5
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