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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Sydney Basin (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
3004
6116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
425
3002
6113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
2930
6006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
268
2399
5166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
81
495
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
415
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
47
266
606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
49
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
39
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
33
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sydney Basin
33 Genera with 76 Species
#ABCDEGIMOPSX
Allobaccha Curran, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 2015Stripetails3SpeciesTaxom
Archimicrodon Hull, 18506SpeciesTaxom
Austalis Thompson & V..., 18494SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1845Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1901Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Citrogramma Vockeroth, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Cyphipelta Bigot, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Deineches Walker, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Dideopsis Matsumura, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1824Hover Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Malometasternum Shannon, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1794Large hover fly5SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Odyneromyia Shannon & Au..., 19554SpeciesTaxom
Oligeriops Hull, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprosopa Macquart, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Paramixogaster Brunetti, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 18476SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18553SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney Basin
76 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Allograpta (Allograpta) australensis Schiner, 1868
Allograpta (Allograpta) australiensis
Allograpta terraenovae Thompson, 2015
Archimicrodon barringtonensis Ferguson, 1926
Archimicrodon brachycerus Knab & Malloch, 1912
Archimicrodon fergusoni Goot, 1964
Archimicrodon nicholsoni Ferguson, 1926
Archimicrodon pachypus Bigot, 1884
Archimicrodon vittatus Macquart, 1850
Austalis conjuncta Ferguson, 1926
Austalis copiosa Walker, 1852
Austalis pulchella Macquart, 1846
Austalis smaragdi Walker, 1849
Betasyrphus serarius Wiedemann, 1830
Ceriana (Ceriana) australis Macquart, 1850
Ceriana (Ceriana) optata Riek, 1954
Ceriana (Ceriana) ornata Saunders, 1845Honey fly
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) ablepta Riek, 1954
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) breviscapa Saunders, 1845
Chalcosyrphus (Hardyimyia) elongatus Hardy, 1921
Chalcosyrphus (Neploneura) pleuralis Kertesz, 1901
Citrogramma australe Thompson, 2012
Citrogramma notiale Vockeroth, 1969
Cyphipelta rufocyanea Walker, 1835
Deineches hackeri Ferguson, 1926
Deineches nudiventris Macquart, 1846
Dideopsis aegrota Fabricius, 1805
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) glaber Wright, 2013
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) viridaureus Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aurulans Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) punctulatus Macquart, 1847Native Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus peltatus Meijere, 1908
Eupeodes (Macrosyrphus) confrater Wiedemann, 1830
Graptomyza flavicollis Ferguson, 1926
Graptomyza maculipennis Meijere, 1908
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Malometasternum rufocaudatum Ferguson, 1926
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) collatus Walker, 1852
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) damastor Walker, 1849
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) sellenyi Schiner, 1868
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) viridiceps Macquart, 1847Common hover fly
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melanostoma apicale Bigot, 1884
Microdon amabilis Ferguson, 1926
Microdon hardyi Ferguson, 1926
Microdon nigromarginalis Curran, 1926
Microdon vittatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Archimicrodon vittatus Macquart, 1850
Microdon waterhousei Ferguson, 1926
Odyneromyia illucens Ferguson, 1926
Odyneromyia iridescens Ferguson, 1926
Odyneromyia spadix Hardy, 1921
Odyneromyia transparens Paramonov, 1955
Oligeriops dimorphon Ferguson, 1926
Orthoprosopa (Orthoprosopa) grisea Walker, 1835
Orthoprosopa (Paratropidia) multicolor Ferguson, 1926
Paramixogaster gayi Paramonov, 1957
Paramixogaster variegatus Walker, 1852
Psilota auricauda Curran, 1926
Psilota auripila Young & Steenis, 2020
Psilota coerulea Macquart, 1846
Psilota femoralis Schiner, 1868
Psilota tristis Klocker, 1924
Psilota viridis Macquart, 1847
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Sphaerophoria macrogaster Thomson, 1869
Syritta hackeri Klocker, 1924Syrphid fly
Syritta luteinervis (De Meijere, 1908)⇒ Syritta oceanica Macquart, 1855
Syritta oceanica Macquart, 1855Desert starvine
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Xanthandrus agrolas Walker, 1849
Xylota flavitarsis Macquart, 1846

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Sydney Basin
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
15
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
14
24
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