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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2766
4827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
350
2765
4825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
2706
4722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2329
4193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
60
353
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
254
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
214
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
21
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
8
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad
8 Genera with 19 Species
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 19387SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1997Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1927Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad
19 Species
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Copestylum alcedoides Curran, 1939
Copestylum chalybescens Wiedemann, 1830
Copestylum conifacium Hull, 1943
Copestylum correctum Curran, 1927
Copestylum louisae Hancock & Ro..., 2007
Copestylum macquarti Curran, 1926
Copestylum pinkusi Curran, 1938
Eristalis gatesi Thompson, 1997Bill Gates´ flower fly
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Microdon lanei Curran, 1936
Ocyptamus (Hermesomyia) wulpianus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Ocyptamus (Mimocalla) sargoides Macquart, 1850
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) gastrostactus Wiedemann, 1830
Ocyptamus trinidadensis Curran, 1939
Palpada florea Hull, 1925
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Toxomerus flaviplurus Hall, 1927
Tropidia dicentria (Speiser, 1913)⇒ Tropidia longa Walker, 1849

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Trinidad
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
2
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