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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Tablelands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1690
2359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
1688
2359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
292
1616
2249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
1342
1889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
180
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
31
111
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
19
74
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
12
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tablelands (Queensland)
12 Genera with 14 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Austalis Thompson & V..., 18493SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1845Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1824Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 20171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tablelands (Queensland)
14 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Austalis copiosa Walker, 1852
Austalis roederi Bergroth, 1894
Austalis smaragdi Walker, 1849
Ceriana (Ceriana) ornata Saunders, 1845Honey fly
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) viridaureus Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Graptomyza flavicollis Ferguson, 1926
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Melanostoma apicale Bigot, 1884
Psilota auripila Young & Steenis, 2020
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Trichopsomyia formiciphila Downes, Skev..., 2017

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Tablelands (Queensland)
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
5
5
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