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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Victoria (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
6312
15122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
6305
15118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
6185
14927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
370
5037
13090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
860
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
562
1236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
47
357
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
62
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
49
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
43
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Victoria
43 Genera with 79 Species
#ABCDEGHIMOPSTVX
Archimicrodon Hull, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Austalis Thompson & V..., 18462SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1845Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1873Leafwalkers4SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphipelta Bigot, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Deineches Walker, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hadromyia Williston, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Malometasternum Shannon, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1847Large hover fly4SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18507SpeciesTaxom
Odyneromyia Shannon & Au..., 19212SpeciesTaxom
Oligeriops Hull, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprosopa Macquart, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Paramixogaster Brunetti, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 18478SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Solenaspis Osten Sacken, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyia Latreille, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Triglyphus Loew, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
79 Species
Archimicrodon tabanoides Hull, 1944
Archimicrodon vittatus Macquart, 1850
Austalis copiosa Walker, 1852
Austalis pulchella Macquart, 1846
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) alopex Osten Sacken, 1877
Ceriana (Ceriana) ornata Saunders, 1845Honey fly
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) brevicapa Saunders, 1845
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) breviscapa Saunders, 1845
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus (Hardyimyia) elongatus Hardy, 1921
Chalcosyrphus (Neploneura) victoriensis Ferguson, 1926
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) eunotus Loew, 1873
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cyphipelta rufocyanea Walker, 1835
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Deineches hackeri Ferguson, 1926
Deineches nudiventris Macquart, 1846
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) hervebazini Klocker, 1924
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) punctulatus Macquart, 1847Native Drone Fly
Eristalinus cupreus Macquart, 1842
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus simplex Ferguson, 1926
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Macrosyrphus) confrater Wiedemann, 1830
Graptomyza maculipennis Meijere, 1908
Hadromyia (Chrysosomidia) crawfordi Shannon, 1916
Helophilus (Helophilus) oxycanus Walker, 1852
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Malometasternum rufocaudata Ferguson, 1926
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) collatus Walker, 1852
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) damastor Walker, 1849
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) sellenyi Schiner, 1868
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) viridiceps Macquart, 1847Common hover fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Microdon chalybeus (Ferguson, 1926)⇒ Oligeriops chalybeus Ferguson, 1926
Microdon daveyi (Knab & Malloch, 1912)⇒ Paramixogaster daveyi Knab & Malloch, 1912
Microdon nigromarginalis Curran, 1926
Microdon omeanus (Paramonov, 1957)⇒ Paramixogaster omeanus Paramonov, 1957
Microdon tabanoides (Hull, 1944)⇒ Archimicrodon tabanoides Hull, 1944
Microdon variegatus (Walker, 1852)⇒ Paramixogaster variegatus Walker, 1852
Microdon vittatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Archimicrodon vittatus Macquart, 1850
Odyneromyia illucens Ferguson, 1926
Odyneromyia spadix Hardy, 1921
Oligeriops chalybeus Ferguson, 1926
Orthoprosopa (Orthoprosopa) grisea Walker, 1835
Paramixogaster daveyi Knab & Malloch, 1912
Paramixogaster gayi Paramonov, 1957
Paramixogaster omeanus Paramonov, 1957
Paramixogaster variegatus Walker, 1852
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus fenestrata Macquart, 1842
Psilota coerulea Macquart, 1846
Psilota femoralis Schiner, 1868
Psilota nitida Macquart, 1850
Psilota pollinosa Young & Steenis, 2020
Psilota purpurea Thompson & Y..., 0
Psilota rubra Klocker, 1924
Psilota tristis Klocker, 1924
Psilota viridis Macquart, 1847
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Solenaspis copiosa Walker, 1852
Solenaspis pulchella Macquart, 1846
Sphaerophoria macrogaster Thomson, 1869
Sphecomyia pattonii Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Triglyphus fulvicornis Bigot, 1884
Xanthandrus agrolas Walker, 1849
Xylota flavitarsis Macquart, 1846

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Victoria
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
24
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
15
21
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