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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
6783
15823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
535
6777
15819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
513
6690
15568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
325
5350
12721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
780
1816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
588
1189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
46
369
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
68
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
33
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
30
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Mexico
30 Genera with 80 Species
#ACELMNOPQRSTVX
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails3SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1925Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 189128SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Leucopodella Hull, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Lycastrirhyncha Bigot, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Mixogaster Macquart, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nausigaster Williston, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 189116SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17752SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17985SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Polybiomyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Quichuana Knabb, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalosyrphus Giglio-Tos, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Sterphus Philippi, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1846Calligrapher Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18922SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Mexico
80 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) nasuta Macquart, 1842
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Ceriana macquarti Shannon, 1925Beach suncup
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Copestylum (Phalacromya) anna Williston, 1887
Copestylum (Phalacromya) caudatum Curran, 1927
Copestylum (Phalacromya) tricinctum Bigot, 1875
Copestylum (Volucellosia) marginatum Say, 1829
Copestylum albertoi Marcos-Garci..., 2007
Copestylum amethystinum Bigot, 1875
Copestylum apicale Loew, 1866Syrphid fly
Copestylum bequaerti Curran, 1930
Copestylum boqueronense Rotheray & M..., 2007
Copestylum caesariatum Williston, 1891
Copestylum chaetophorum Williston, 1887
Copestylum conabioi Marcos-Garci..., 2007
Copestylum gelenitae Marcos-Garci..., 2007
Copestylum hoya Curran, 1947Syrphid fly
Copestylum limbipenne Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Copestylum limbipennis Williston, 1887
Copestylum mamorum Rotheray & M..., 2007
Copestylum megacephalum Loew, 1863
Copestylum ornatum Williston, 1891
Copestylum pallens Wiedemann, 1830
Copestylum pallisteri Curran, 1953
Copestylum purpurascens Loew, 1869
Copestylum tacanense Rotheray & H..., 2007
Copestylum triunfense Hancock, 2007
Copestylum tympanitis Fabricius, 1805
Copestylum umamas Hancock & Ro..., 2007
Copestylum varians Bigot, 1875
Copestylum virescens Williston, 1891
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Leucopodella gracilis Fluke, 1945
Lycastrirhyncha nitens Bigot, 1859
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Meromacrus currani Hull, 1942
Microdon eutristis Curran, 1925
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Myolepta evansi Thompson, 1968
Nausigaster geminata Townsend, 1897Chapman's milkwort
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) lineatus Macquart, 1846
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) lividus Schiner, 1868
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) persimilis Curran, 1930
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) phaeopterus Schiner, 1868
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) antiphates Walker, 1849
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) dimidiatus Fabricius, 1781Richard's macromitrium moss
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) funebris Macquart, 1834White bryony
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) gastrostactus Wiedemann, 1830
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) decipiens Williston, 1891
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) diversus Williston, 1891
Ocyptamus aeneus Williston, 1891
Ocyptamus attenuatus Williston, 1891
Ocyptamus laudabilis Williston, 1891
Ocyptamus megafemur Thompson, 2018
Ocyptamus nasutus Williston, 1891
Ocyptamus punctifrons Williston, 1891
Ornidia major Curran, 1930
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada expicta Walker, 1860
Palpada flavoscutellata Hull, 1937
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Pipiza hirsutops Hull, 1949
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Quichuana championi Williston, 1892
Rhopalosyrphus ramulorum Weems & Deyrup, 2003
Sterphus auricaudatus Williston, 1892
Toxomerus floralis Fabricius, 1798
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus pictus Macquart, 1842
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Toxomerus pulchellus Macquart, 1846
Tropidia dicentria (Speiser, 1913)⇒ Tropidia longa Walker, 1849
Xanthogramma anisomorpha Huo, Ren & Z..., 2007
Xylota brachygaster Williston, 1892
Xylota stenogaster Williston, 1892

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in South Mexico
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
19
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
8
28
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