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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
209
1041
1546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
209
1041
1546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
196
1006
1502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
867
1334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
77
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
20
55
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
11
34
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
12
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Townsville
12 Genera with 17 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Austalis Thompson & V..., 18492SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1926Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1901Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Dissoptera Edwards, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1824Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Townsville
17 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) siphanticida Terry, 1905
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Austalis roederi Bergroth, 1894
Austalis smaragdi Walker, 1849
Ceriana (Ceriana) ornata Saunders, 1845Honey fly
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) macleayi Ferguson, 1926
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus (Neploneura) pleuralis Kertesz, 1901
Dissoptera heterothrix Meijere, 1908
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) viridaureus Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) hervebazini Klocker, 1924
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) punctulatus Macquart, 1847Native Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Paragus (Serratoparagus) crenulatus Thompson, 1869
Psilota victoria Curran, 1925
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Townsville
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
5
6
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