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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Sicily (Italy)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
442
4789
12162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
439
4779
12141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
4738
12061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
296
3753
9814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
561
1243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
53
432
927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
39
334
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
57
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
53
118
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
53
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sicily
53 Genera with 118 Species
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Anasimyia Schiner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpoides Hippa, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1804Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1798Blacklets8SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 17763SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots5SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19686SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Lejogaster Rondani, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1817Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanogaster Rondani, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Meligramma Frey, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1790Narcissus bulb fly9SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Myathropa Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neocnemodon Goffe, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1817Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Palumbia Rondani, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 182211SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18223SpeciesTaxom
Platynochaetus Weidemann, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Riponnensia Maibach, Goe..., 18222SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails3SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1816Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomiya1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1964Hornet Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sicily
118 Species
Anasimyia lineata Fabricius, 1787
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Brachypalpoides lentus Meigen, 1822
Ceriana conopsoides Linnaeus, 1758
Ceriana vespiformis Latreille, 1804
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Cheilosia (Convocheila) albitarsis Meigen, 1822Buttercup Blacklet
Cheilosia (Convocheila) brunnipennis Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) canicularis Panzer, 1801
Cheilosia (Convocheila) ruffipes (Preyssler, 1793)⇒ Cheilosia soror Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) scutellata Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) siciliana Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) soror Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) variabilis Panzer, 1798
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Didea (Didea) fasciata Macquart, 1834
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) eligans Harris, 1780
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus Scopoli, 1763Common Lagoon Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) interrupta Poda, 1761
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pratorum (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eristalis similis Fallen, 1817
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) similis Fallen, 1817
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus barbarus Coquebert, 1804
Eumerus etnensis Van Der Goot, 1964
Eumerus lunatus Fabricius, 1794
Eumerus nigrostriatus Lambeck, 1973
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus sicilianus Van Der Goot, 1968
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Ferdinandea cuprea Scopoli, 1763Common Copperback
Helophilus (Helophilus) parallelus (Harris, 1776)⇒ Heringia heringi Zetterstedt, 1843
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Heringia (Heringia) heringi Zetterstedt, 1843
Heringia (Neocnemodon) vitripennis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Neocnemodon vitripennis Meigen, 1822
Lejogaster (Liogaster) tarsata Meigen, 1822
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Melangyna (Meligramma) cincta (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Melanogaster lucida Scopoli, 1763
Melanostoma dubium (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Merodon avidus Rossi, 1790
Merodon cinereus Fabricius, 1794
Merodon clavipes Fabricius, 1781
Merodon constans (Rossi, 1794)⇒ Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794
Merodon elegans Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Merodon funestus Fabricius, 1794
Merodon mariae Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon pruni Rossi, 1790
Mesembrius peregrinus Loew, 1846
Milesia crabroniformis Fabricius, 1775
Milesia semiluctifera Villers, 1798
Myathropa florea Linnaeus, 1758
Myolepta dubia Fabricius, 1805
Myolepta luteola (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Myolepta dubia Fabricius, 1805
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neocnemodon vitripennis Meigen, 1822
Orthonevra nobilis Fallen, 1817
Palumbia (Palumbia) bellieri Bigot, 1860
Palumbia bellierii Bigot, 1860
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) coadunatus Rondani, 1847
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) albifrons Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) bicolor Fabricius, 1794
Paragus (Paragus) cinctus Schiner & Egger, 1853
Paragus (Paragus) majoranae (Rondani, 1857)⇒ Paragus pecchiolii Rondani, 1857
Paragus (Paragus) pecchiolii Rondani, 1857
Paragus (Paragus) quadrifasciatus (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964
Paragus (Paragus) sexarcuatus Bigot, 1862
Paragus (Paragus) strigatus Meigen, 1822
Parhelophilus frutetorum Fabricius, 1775
Pipiza lugubris Fabricius, 1775
Pipiza noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758
Pipizella virens Fabricius, 1805
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) albimanus Fabricius, 1781Pale-footed Hoverfly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) ambiguus Fallen, 1817
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platynochaetus setosus Fabricius, 1794
Riponnensia longicornis Loew, 1843
Riponnensia splendens Meigen, 1822
Scaeva albomaculata Macquart, 1842
Scaeva dignota Rondani, 1857
Scaeva mecogramma Bigot, 1860
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva selenitica Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria rueppelli Wiedemann, 1830
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphaerophoria taeniata Meigen, 1822
Sphegina (Sphegina) clunipes Fallen, 1816
Spilomiya boschmai Lucas, 1964
Spilomyia digitata Rondani, 1865
Spilomyia diophthalma Linnaeus, 1758
Spilomyia saltuum Fabricius, 1794
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xanthandrus (Xanthandrus) comtus Harris, 1780
Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Sicily
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
34
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
18
44
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