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Checklist for Subfamily Syrphinae Latreille, 1802
and region Alabama (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
475
3981
8233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
472
3976
8228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3869
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
299
3182
6602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
65
406
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
303
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
194
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
49
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
44
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
42
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
14
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alabama
14 Genera with 21 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ischyrosyrphus Bigot, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pelecinobaccha Shannon, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19253SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alabama
21 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Ischyrosyrphus lanternarius O.F. Müller, 1776
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Pelecinobaccha costata Say, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Syrphus latus (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Dideoides latus Coquillett, 1898
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Toxomerus boscii Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher

Subnodes of Syrphinae with occurrences in Alabama
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeToxomerini
Enderlein, 1938
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Syrphinae at artfakta.se
Syrphinae at dyntaxa.se
Syrphinae at itis.gov