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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Southern Orkney Islands (Orkney Islands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
165
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
165
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
65
152
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
50
128
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
34
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
6
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Orkney Islands
3 Genera with 5 Species
Eristalis Latreille, 1763Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Orkney Islands
5 Species
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) manicatus Meigen, 1822

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Southern Orkney Islands
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
2
2
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