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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
258
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
192
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
26
131
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamil Nadu
9 Genera with 14 Species
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1842Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Palumbia Rondani, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18843SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
14 Species
Ceriana eumenioides Saunders, 1842
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Eumerus albifrons Walker, 1852
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Milesia caesarea Hippa, 1990
Milesia cinnamomea Hippa, 1990
Milesia mima Hippa, 1990
Palumbia rufa Herve-Bazin, 1922
Syritta indica Wiedemann, 1824
Syritta proximata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta rufifacies (Bigot, 1884)⇒ Syritta indica Wiedemann, 1824
Xylota carbonaria Brunetti, 1923

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
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