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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Virginia Falls (Nahanni National Park Reserve, Northwest Territories, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
159
677
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
159
677
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
673
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
132
626
693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
294
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
183
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
156
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
29
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
17
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia Falls
17 Genera with 23 Species
Blera Billberg, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers4SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1849Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19233SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia Falls
23 Species
Blera nigra Williston, 1887
Chalcosyrphus (Chalcosyrphus) anomalus Shannon, 1925
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) inarmatus Hunter, 1897
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cheilosia latrans Walker, 1849
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Didea (Didea) alneti Fallen, 1817
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Ferdinandea buccata Loew, 1863
Ferdinandea croesus Osten Sacken, 1877
Helophilus (Helophilus) lapponicus Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Lejops lunulatus Meigen, 1822
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) varipes Curran, 1923
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) sexfasciata Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Sericomyia nigra Portschinsky, 1873Browse milkvetch
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Virginia Falls
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
9
9
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