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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6472
18489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
511
6460
18472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
490
6393
18333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
330
5175
15651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
81
965
2658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
63
713
1852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
48
554
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
81
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
72
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
64
208
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Italy
64 Genera with 208 Species
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Arctophila Schiner, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyia Williston, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpoides Hippa, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Caliprobola Rondani, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1804Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1794Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1985Blacklets35SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1804Bumble Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17634SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1893Rat-tailed maggots11SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Lapposyrphus Dušek & Láska, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lejogaster Rondani, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1817Large hover fly3SpeciesTaxom
Melanogaster Rondani, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Meligramma Frey, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1790Narcissus bulb fly9SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Myathropa Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Neocnemodon Goffe, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1840Mucksuckers4SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 182212SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 06SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17878SpeciesTaxom
Platynochaetus Weidemann, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophaena Schiner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1758Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Riponnensia Maibach, Goe..., 18221SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17764SpeciesTaxom
Spazigaster Rondani, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails3SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1763Pufftails2SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1964Hornet Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17615SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 17765SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 17584SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Italy
208 Species
Arctophila bombiformis (Fallen, 1810)⇒ Sericomyia bombiformis Fallen, 1810
Arctophila superbiens (Muller, 1776)⇒ Sericomyia superbiens Müller, 1776
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Blera fallax Linnaeus, 1758Pine hoverfly
Brachymyia berberina Fabricius, 1805
Brachyopa bicolor Fallen, 1817
Brachypalpoides lentus Meigen, 1822
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) valgus Panzer, 1798
Caliprobola speciosa Rossi, 1790
Callicera aurata Rossi, 1790
Ceriana conopsoides Linnaeus, 1758
Ceriana vespiformis Latreille, 1804
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) piger Fabricius, 1794Short-Haired Leafwalker
Cheilosia (Convocheila) albipila Meigen, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) albitarsis Meigen, 1822Buttercup Blacklet
Cheilosia (Convocheila) antiqua Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia (Convocheila) atriseta Oldenberg, 1916
Cheilosia (Convocheila) bergenstammi Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) canicularis Panzer, 1801
Cheilosia (Convocheila) chloris (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Cheilosia (Convocheila) chrysocoma Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia (Convocheila) correcta Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) flavipes (Panzer, 1798)⇒ Cheilosia bergenstammi Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) fraterna Meigen, 1830
Cheilosia (Convocheila) gemina Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) gigantea Zetterstedt, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) grossa Fallen, 1817Greater spring blacklet hoverfly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) illustrata Harris, 1780
Cheilosia (Convocheila) latifrons Zetterstedt, 1843Hoverfly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) longula Zetterstedt, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) melanura Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) mutabilis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) nebulosa Verrall, 1871
Cheilosia (Convocheila) nigripes (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Cheilosia shirakii Peck, 1985
Cheilosia (Convocheila) nivalis Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) proxima Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pubera (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Cheilosia antiqua Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia (Convocheila) ruffipes (Preyssler, 1793)⇒ Cheilosia soror Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) scutellata Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) soror Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) umbrisquama Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) variabilis Panzer, 1798
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vernalis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vulpina Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia ruralis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia shirakii Peck, 1985
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum fasciolatum (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum festivum Linnaeus, 1758
Criorhina ranunculi Panzer, 1804Large Bear Hoverfly
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus pinastri De Geer, 1776
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) diaphana Zetterstedt, 1843
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) eligans Harris, 1780
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus Scopoli, 1763Common Lagoon Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) alpina Panzer, 1798
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) interrupta Poda, 1761
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pratorum (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eristalis similis Fallen, 1817
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) similis Fallen, 1817
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) vitripennis (Strobl, 1893)⇒ Eristalis rupium Fabricius, 1805
Eumerus sabulonum Fallen, 1817
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Eumerus tricolor Fabricius, 1798
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) nitens Zetterstedt, 1843
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) vandergooti Dusek & Laska, 1973
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Ferdinandea cuprea Scopoli, 1763Common Copperback
Ferdinandea ruficornis Fabricius, 1775
Helophilus (Helophilus) parallelus (Harris, 1776)⇒ Heringia heringi Zetterstedt, 1843
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Heringia (Heringia) heringi Zetterstedt, 1843
Heringia (Neocnemodon) brevidens (Egger, 1865)⇒ Neocnemodon brevidens Egger, 1865
Heringia (Neocnemodon) latitarsis (Egger, 1865)⇒ Neocnemodon latitarsis Egger, 1865
Heringia (Neocnemodon) vitripennis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Neocnemodon vitripennis Meigen, 1822
Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Lejogaster (Liogaster) metallina Fabricius, 1781
Lejogaster (Liogaster) tarsata Meigen, 1822
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Mallota cimbiciformis Fallen, 1817
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Mallota fuciformis Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) cincta (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Melanogaster lucida Scopoli, 1763
Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma pumicatum Meigen, 1838
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Merodon annulatus Fabricius, 1794
Merodon avidus Rossi, 1790
Merodon cinereus Fabricius, 1794
Merodon clavipes Fabricius, 1781
Merodon constans (Rossi, 1794)⇒ Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Merodon funestus Fabricius, 1794
Merodon natans Fabricius, 1794
Merodon pruni Rossi, 1790
Microdon mutabilis Linnaeus, 1758
Milesia crabroniformis Fabricius, 1775
Milesia semiluctifera Villers, 1798
Myathropa florea Linnaeus, 1758
Myolepta dubia Fabricius, 1805
Myolepta luteola (Gmelin, 1790)⇒ Myolepta dubia Fabricius, 1805
Myolepta vara Panzer, 1798
Neoascia (Neoascia) annexa Muller, 1776
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoasciella) obliqua Coe, 1940
Neocnemodon brevidens Egger, 1865
Neocnemodon latitarsis Egger, 1865
Neocnemodon vitripennis Meigen, 1822
Orthonevra brevicornis Loew, 1843
Orthonevra frontalis Loew, 1843
Orthonevra nobilis Fallen, 1817
Orthonevra plumbago Loew, 1840
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) ascoensis Goeldlin, 1981
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) compeditus Wiedemann, 1830
Paragus (Paragus) majoranae (Rondani, 1857)⇒ Paragus pecchiolii Rondani, 1857
Paragus (Paragus) pecchiolii Rondani, 1857
Paragus (Paragus) punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paragus (Paragus) quadrifasciatus (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964
Parasyrphus annulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Pipiza lugubris Fabricius, 1775
Pipiza noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758
Pipiza quadrimaculata Panzer, 1804Four-Spotted Pipiza
Pipizella annulata Macquart, 1829
Pipizella calabra Goeldlin, 1974
Pipizella elegantissima Lucas, 1976
Pipizella maculipennis Meigen, 1822
Pipizella virens Fabricius, 1805
Pipizella zeneggensis
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) albimanus Fabricius, 1781Pale-footed Hoverfly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) manicatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) melanopsis Loew, 1856
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) muelleri Marcuzzi, 1941
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platynochaetus setosus Fabricius, 1794
Pyrophaena rosarum (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Platycheirus rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Rhingia rostrata Linnaeus, 1758
Riponnensia splendens Meigen, 1822
Scaeva albomaculata Macquart, 1842
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva selenitica Meigen, 1822
Sericomyia bombiformis Fallen, 1810
Sericomyia lappona Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Sericomyia superbiens Müller, 1776Arctophila
Spazigaster ambulans Fabricius, 1798
Sphaerophoria rueppelli Wiedemann, 1830
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphaerophoria taeniata Meigen, 1822
Sphegina (Sphegina) clunipes Fallen, 1816
Sphegina clavata Scopoli, 1763
Spilomyia digitata Rondani, 1865
Spilomyia manicata Rondani, 1865
Spilomyia saltuum Fabricius, 1794
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Trichopsomyia flavitarsis Meigen, 1822
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella inflata Fabricius, 1794
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xanthandrus (Xanthandrus) comtus Harris, 1780
Xanthogramma dives Rondani, 1857
Xanthogramma festivum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chrysotoxum festivum Linnaeus, 1758
Xanthogramma laetum Fabricius, 1794
Xanthogramma marginale Loew, 1854
Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776
Xylota (Ameroxylota) florum Fabricius, 1805
Xylota (Ameroxylota) ignava Panzer, 1798
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) sylvarum Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in South Italy
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
41
140
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
22
67
Genera
Species

Taxom



Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)
Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)


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