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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
3571
8762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
444
3566
8756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
425
3511
8651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
3010
7649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
874
2854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
580
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
51
465
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
82
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
64
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
56
220
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
21
109
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alaska
20 Genera with 109 Species
Baccha Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 182210SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Doros Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18876SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19529SpeciesTaxom
Lapposyrphus Dušek & Láska, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Megasyrphus Dusek & Laska, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly8SpeciesTaxom
Meligramma Frey, 1946
0SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 183810SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 199041SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18225SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska
109 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Chrysotoxum chinook Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum fasciatus Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Chrysotoxum fasciolatum (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum laterale Loew, 1864
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus amalopis Osten Sacken, 1875
Dasysyrphus creper Snow, 1895
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Dasysyrphus limatus Hine, 1922
Dasysyrphus nigricornis (Verrall, 1873)⇒ Dasysyrphus pinastri De Geer, 1776
Dasysyrphus osburni Curran, 1925
Dasysyrphus pauxillus Williston, 1887Montane Conifer Fly
Dasysyrphus pinastri De Geer, 1776
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea (Didea) alneti Fallen, 1817
Doros aequalis Loew, 1863Canadian Potter Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe euchromus Kowarz, 1885
Epistrophe graciliventris
Epistrophe terminalis Curran, 1925
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Eriozona laxus Osten Sacken, 1875
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) curtus Hine, 1922
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) fumipennis Thomson, 1869
Eupeodes flukei Jones, 1917
Eupeodes neoperplexus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Eupeodes subsimus Fluke, 1952
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) velutina Williston, 1882
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) labiatarum Verrall, 1901
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) sexguttata Meigen, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) cincta (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Melangyna (Meligramma) guttata (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma guttata Fallen, 1817
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Ocyptamus zenillia Curran, 1941Dubious Tiger Moth
Parasyrphus currani Fluke, 1935
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Parasyrphus groenlandica Nielsen, 1910
Parasyrphus insolitus Osburn, 1908
Parasyrphus lineola (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus macularis Zetterstedt, 1843Hover fly
Parasyrphus melanderi Curran, 1925
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus relictus Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyrphus tarsatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) aeratus Coquillett, 1900
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) amplus Curran, 1927
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) brunnifrons Nielsen, 2004
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) groenlandicus Curran, 1927
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) holarcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) modestus Ide, 1926Angel trumpet
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) nigrofemoratus Kanervo, 1934
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) parmatus Rondani, 1857Aroma
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) perpallidus Verrall, 1901
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) subordinatus Becker, 1915
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) urakawensis Matsumura, 1919
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) varipes Curran, 1923
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) speighti Doczkal, Stu..., 2002
Platycheirus carinata Curran, 1927
Platycheirus chilosia Curran, 1922
Platycheirus ciliatus Bigot, 1884
Platycheirus ciliger (Loew, 1856)⇒ Platycheirus manicatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus coerulescens Williston, 1887
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Platycheirus flabella Hull, 1944Pungent oak
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus inversus Ide, 1926Angel trumpet
Platycheirus naso Walker, 1849
Platycheirus nodosus Curran, 1923
Platycheirus peltatoides Curran, 1923
Platycheirus pilatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus podagrata Zetterstedt, 1838
Platycheirus setitarsis Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus squamulae Curran, 1922
Platycheirus striatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus tenebrosus Coquillett, 1900
Platycheirus yukonensis Vockeroth, 1990
Sphaerophoria abbreviata Zetterstedt, 1859Nuttall's desert-trumpets
Sphaerophoria contiqua Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Sphaerophoria menthastri (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones, 1917
Sphaerophoria novaeangliae Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson, 1869
Syrphus attenuatus Hine, 1922Mexican prickly poppy
Syrphus currani Fluke, 1939
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress

Subnodes of Syrphinae with occurrences in Alaska
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
2
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParagini
Glumac, 1961
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
17
65
Genera
Species

Taxom



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