Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region West Hants (Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 171
597
803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 171
597
803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 155
555
726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
444
599 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 27
66
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 22
52
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 13
37
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Aschiza
Becher, 1882
| 3
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Syrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly | 10
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Hants
10 Genera with 13 Species | Chrysotoxum Meigen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epistrophe Walker, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776 | Hover Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helophilus Meigen, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucozona Schiner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mallota Meigen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanostoma Schiner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 1822 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1849 | Falsehorn Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylota Meigen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Hants
13 Species | Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823 | | | Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776 | Marmalade Fly | | Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846 | | | Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758 | Cornish mallow | | Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850 | | Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845 | | | Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824 | | | Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822 | | | Temnostoma balyras Walker, 1849 | Yellow-Haired Falsehorn | | Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown-Toed Forest Fly |
Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in West Hants
 | | 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
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