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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Sonora (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3274
5460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
3273
5459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
3230
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2671
4510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
59
305
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
49
265
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
37
126
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
29
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
26
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
24
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sonora
24 Genera with 48 Species
#ACELMNOPRSTX
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18308SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1877Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Lepidomyia Loew, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepidostola Mik, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mixogaster Macquart, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Nausigaster Williston, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18234SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1964Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17987SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1845Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Salpingogaster Schiner, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1850Calligrapher Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sonora
48 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Copestylum (Phalacromya) macrocephalum Giglio-Tos, 1892
Copestylum (Phalacromya) mexicanum Macquart, 1842Mexican Cactus Fly
Copestylum (Volucellosia) marginatum Say, 1829
Copestylum limbipenne Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Copestylum opinator Williston, 1891
Copestylum posticum Say, 1829
Copestylum simile Giglio-Tos, 1892Sand spikemoss
Copestylum vagum Wiedemann, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) stipator Osten Sacken, 1877Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Meromacrus draco Hull, 1942
Microdon baliopterus Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Mixogaster mexicana Macquart, 1846
Nausigaster curvinervis Curran, 1941
Nausigaster geminata Townsend, 1897Chapman's milkwort
Nausigaster unimaculata Townsend, 1897Chapman's milkwort
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) lineatus Macquart, 1846
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) antiphates Walker, 1849
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) funebris Macquart, 1834White bryony
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Orthonevra flukei Sedman, 1964
Palpada aemula Williston, 1891
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada familiaris Walker, 1860
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada scutellaris Fabricius, 1805
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Rhingia nigra Macquart, 1845
Salpingogaster nigra Schiner, 1868
Salpingogaster pygophora Schiner, 1868
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) flagrans Osten-sacken, 1875
Toxomerus dispar Fabricius, 1794
Toxomerus floralis Fabricius, 1798
Toxomerus lacrymosus Bigot, 1884
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus pictus Macquart, 1842
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Toxomerus pulchellus Macquart, 1846
Toxomerus virgulatus Macquart, 1850
Tropidia dicentria (Speiser, 1913)⇒ Tropidia longa Walker, 1849

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Sonora
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
13
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
8
20
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