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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Southern Ontario (Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
6262
15077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
6258
15073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
526
6143
14753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
372
5224
12857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
99
1185
2905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
885
2205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
59
691
1689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
120
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
82
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
70
251
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Ontario
70 Genera with 251 Species
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Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1877Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Anasimyia Schiner, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18837SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 187510SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1897Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers7SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1923Blacklets12SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18606SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1911Bumble Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Doros Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1829Rat-tailed maggots14SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19218SpeciesTaxom
Eurymyia1SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hammerschmidtia Schummel, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Hiatomyia Shannon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Lejogaster Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Lejota Rondani, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Megograpta Loew, 01SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly5SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Mesograpta Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19247SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1887Mucksuckers3SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 20124SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 194425SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies2SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Solenaspis Osten Sacken, 01SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails7SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyia Latreille, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1863Pufftails3SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1964Hornet Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18226SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1758Falsehorn Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Teuchocnemis Osten-sacken, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1953Calligrapher Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 186610SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
251 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Allograpta (Fazia) micrura Osten Sacken, 1877
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Blera analis Macquart, 1842Orange-Tailed Wood Fly
Blera armillata Osten Sacken, 1875
Blera badia Walker, 1849Common Wood Fly
Blera confusa Johnson, 1913Confusing Wood Fly
Blera flukei Curran, 1953
Blera nigra Williston, 1887
Blera pictipes Bigot, 1883
Brachyopa caesariata Moran & Skev..., 2019
Brachyopa cummingi Moran & Skev..., 2019
Brachyopa daeckei Johnson, 1917Greenland stitchwort
Brachyopa diversa Johnson, 1917Greenland stitchwort
Brachyopa ferruginea Fallen, 1817
Brachyopa flavescens Shannon, 1915Obispo suncup
Brachyopa notata Osten Sacken, 1875
Brachyopa perplexa Curran, 1922
Brachyopa punctipennis Curran, 1925
Brachyopa vacua Osten Sacken, 1875
Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus) oarus Walker, 1849Eastern Catkin Fly
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) cyanella Osten Sacken, 1877
Ceriana abbreviata Loew, 1864Northern Wasp Fly
Ceriana willistoni Kahl, 1897
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) piger Fabricius, 1794Short-Haired Leafwalker
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) chalybeus Wiedemann, 1830Violet Leafwalker
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) curvaria Curran, 1941Yellow-Haltered Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) libo Walker, 1849Long-Haired Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus anthreas Walker, 1849
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cheilosia (Convocheila) fraterna Meigen, 1830
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pagana Meigen, 1822Hover fly
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia latrans Walker, 1849
Cheilosia leucoparea Loew, 1863
Cheilosia nigrofasciata Curran, 1926
Cheilosia orilliaensis Curran, 1922
Cheilosia pontiaca Shannon, 1922
Cheilosia prima Hunter, 1896
Cheilosia rita (Curran, 1922)⇒ Cheilosia sialia Shannon, 1922
Cheilosia shannoni Curran, 1923
Chrysogaster antitheus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum fasciolatum (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Chrysotoxum perplexum Johnson, 1924Black-Legged Meadow Fly
Chrysotoxum pubescens Loew, 1860
Copestylum (Phalacromya) vittatum Thompson, 1976Longstalk cranesbill
Copestylum opalescens Townsend, 1901
Copestylum vesicularium Curran, 1947
Criorhina nigripes Williston, 1882
Criorhina nigriventris Walton, 1911Bare-Cheeked Bumble Fly
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Dasysyrphus pauxillus Williston, 1887Montane Conifer Fly
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea (Didea) fasciata Macquart, 1834
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Doros aequalis Loew, 1863Canadian Potter Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eriozona (Eriozona) erratica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Megasyrphus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758
Eriozona laxus Osten Sacken, 1875
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794Bog hoverfly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) interrupta Poda, 1761
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) stipator Osten Sacken, 1877Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) transversa Wiedemann, 1830Transverse Flower Fly
Eristalis bardus Say, 1829
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus lejops Rondani, 1857
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) curtus Hine, 1922
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Eupeodes pomus Curran, 1921Short-Tailed Aphideater
Eurymyia stipata
Ferdinandea buccata Loew, 1863
Hammerschmidtia sedmani Vockeroth, M..., 2019
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) groenlandicus Fabricius, 1780
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) lapponicus Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) obscurus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Heringia (Neocnemodon) calcarata Loew, 1866Butte County checkerbloom
Heringia coxalis Curran, 1921
Heringia intermedia Curran, 1921
Heringia salax Loew, 1866
Hiatomyia cyanescens Loew, 1863
Lejogaster (Liogaster) metallina Fabricius, 1781
Lejops (Anasimyia) bilinearis Williston, 1887
Lejops (Anasimyia) chrysostomus Wiedemann, 1830
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Lejops lunulatus Meigen, 1822
Lejota aerea Loew, 1872
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Mallota bautias Walker, 1849Bare-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Mallota posticata Fabricius, 1805Hairy-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Megograpta marginata Say, 0Syrphid fly
Melangyna (Melangyna) fisherii Walton, 1911Large-Spotted Halfband
Melangyna (Melangyna) labiatarum Verrall, 1901
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Microdon (Dimeraspis) abditus Thompson, 1981
Microdon (Dimeraspis) globosus Fabricius, 1805
Microdon (Microdon) cothurnatus Bigot, 1883
Microdon (Microdon) manitobensis Curran, 1924
Microdon (Microdon) megalogaster Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Microdon (Microdon) tristis Loew, 1864
Microdon ocellaris Curran, 1924
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Myolepta nigra Loew, 1872
Myolepta varipes Loew, 1869
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoasciella) distincta Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Neoascia (Neoasciella) globosa Walker, 1849
Neoascia (Neoasciella) metallica Williston, 1882
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Ocyptamus (Pelecinobaccha) costatus Say, 1829
Ocyptamus (Pseudoscaeva) diversifasciatus Knab, 1914
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Orthonevra anniae Sedman, 1966
Orthonevra nitida Wiedemann, 1830Wavy Mucksucker
Orthonevra pulchella Williston, 1887
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Paragus) angustifrons Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Paragus (Paragus) bicolor Fabricius, 1794
Paragus (Paragus) cooverti Vockeroth, 1986
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Parasyrphus relictus Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyrphus semiinterruptus Fluke, 1935
Parasyrphus vockerothi Thompson, 2012
Parhelophilus divisus Loew, 1863
Parhelophilus integer Loew, 1963
Parhelophilus laetus Loew, 1963Common Bog Fly
Parhelophilus rex Curran & Fluke, 1922Dusky Bog Fly
Pipiza femoralis Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Pipiza quadrimaculata Panzer, 1804Four-Spotted Pipiza
Platycheirus (Carposcalis) stegnus Say, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) immarginatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) modestus Ide, 1926Angel trumpet
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) perpallidus Verrall, 1901
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) splendidus Rotheray, 1998
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) varipes Curran, 1923
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus inversus Ide, 1926Angel trumpet
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus normae Fluke, 1939
Platycheirus podagrata Zetterstedt, 1838
Platycheirus sabulicola Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus scamboides Curran, 1927
Platycheirus striatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus thylax Hull, 1944Pungent oak
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) lata Coquillett, 1907White-Spotted Pond Fly
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) transversa Osburn, 1926
Solenaspis singularis
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Sphaerophoria abbreviata Zetterstedt, 1859Nuttall's desert-trumpets
Sphaerophoria brevipilosa Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria longipilosa Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria novaeangliae Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphecomyia vittata Wiedemann, 1830Long-Horned Yellowjacket Fly
Sphegina lobata Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Sphegina petiolata Coquillett, 1910
Sphegina rufiventris (Loew, 1863)⇒ Sphegina spheginea Zetterstedt, 1838
Sphiximorpha willistoni Kahl, 1897
Spilomyia alcimus Walker, 1849Broad-Banded Hornet Fly
Spilomyia fusca Loew, 1864Bald-Faced Hornet Fly
Spilomyia longicornis Loew, 1872Eastern Hornet Fly
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Temnostoma alternans Loew, 1864Wasp-Like Falsehorn
Temnostoma balyras Walker, 1849Yellow-Haired Falsehorn
Temnostoma barberi Shannon, 1939Bare-Bellied Falsehorn
Temnostoma excentrica Harris, 1862
Temnostoma obscurum Loew, 1864
Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901
Temnostoma venustum Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Temnostoma vespiforme Linnaeus, 1758
Teuchocnemis lituratus Loew, 1863
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Toxomerus teliger Fluke, 1953
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Trichopsomyia recedens Walker, 1852
Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824Common Thick-Legged Fly
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xanthogramma flavipes Loew, 1863American Harlequin
Xylota (Ameroxylota) flukei Curran, 1941
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xylota (Xylota) annulifera Bigot, 1883
Xylota (Xylota) quadrimaculata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Xylota angustiventris Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Xylota bicolor Loew, 1864
Xylota confusa Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Xylota flavifrons Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Xylota naknek Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Xylota subfasciata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Southern Ontario
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
43
146
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
24
97
Genera
Species

Taxom



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