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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Virginia Beach (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
257
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
257
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
82
236
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
67
204
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
26
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
24
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
10
14
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia Beach
4 Genera with 5 Species
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia Beach
5 Species
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Mallota bautias Walker, 1849Bare-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Virginia Beach
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
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