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Checklist for Subfamily Syrphinae Latreille, 1802
and region Amherst County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
157
478
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
157
478
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
143
449
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
108
379
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
65
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
25
57
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
15
38
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
14
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
7
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Amherst County
7 Genera with 6 Species
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischyrosyrphus Bigot, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1847Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amherst County
6 Species
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Syrphinae with occurrences in Amherst County
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
4
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeToxomerini
Enderlein, 1938
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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