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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region The Palisades (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1127
1594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
231
1126
1593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
213
1078
1501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
168
959
1348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
40
135
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
101
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
21
80
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for The Palisades
10 Genera with 14 Species
Cheilosia Meigen, 1780Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19982SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1847Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom


Species list for The Palisades
14 Species
Cheilosia bardus (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia albitarsis Meigen, 1822
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Parasyrphus lineola (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) splendidus Rotheray, 1998
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in The Palisades
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
7
10
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