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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
109
1478
5678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
82
1122
4289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
60
770
2406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
135
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
93
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
82
245
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
22
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
22 Genera with 72 Species
#ABCDEFMOPST
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1877Stripetails3SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18875SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 195213SpeciesTaxom
Fazia Shannon, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Megograpta Loew, 01SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 199014SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoscaeva Vockeroth, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1973Globetails5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18227SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1922Calligrapher Flies3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
72 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Allograpta (Fazia) micrura Osten Sacken, 1877
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Chrysotoxum chinook Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Chrysotoxum fasciolatum (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Dasysyrphus creper Snow, 1895
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Dasysyrphus lotus Williston, 1887
Dasysyrphus osburni Curran, 1925
Dasysyrphus pauxillus Williston, 1887Montane Conifer Fly
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Eriozona laxus Osten Sacken, 1875
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) fumipennis Thomson, 1869
Eupeodes medius Jones, 1917
Eupeodes montanus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes neoperplexus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Eupeodes pingreensis Fluke, 1930
Eupeodes pomus Curran, 1921Short-Tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes sculleni Fluke, 1952
Eupeodes subsimus Fluke, 1952
Megograpta marginata Say, 0Syrphid fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Ocyptamus (Pseudoscaeva) diversifasciatus Knab, 1914
Ocyptamus lemur Osten Sacken, 1877
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) bicolor Fabricius, 1794
Paragus (Paragus) variabilis Vockeroth, 1986
Paragus auricaudatus (Bigot, 1884)⇒ Paragus haemorrhous Meigen, 1822
Paragus longistylus Vockeroth, 1986
Parasyrphus relictus Zetterstedt, 1838
Platycheirus (Carposcalis) stegnus Say, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus ciliatus Bigot, 1884
Platycheirus concinnus Snow, 1895
Platycheirus hesperius Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus pictipes Bigot, 1884
Platycheirus rufimaculatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus russatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus spinipes Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus stegnoides Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus striatus Vockeroth, 1990
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria novaeangliae Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Sphaerophoria pyrrhina Bigot, 1884
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson, 1869
Sphaerophoria weemsi Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Syrphus currani Fluke, 1939
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Syrphus phaeostigma Wiedemann, 1830
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus shorae Fluke, 1950
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus occidentalis Curran, 1922

Subnodes of Syrphinae with occurrences in California
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParagini
Glumac, 1961
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
17
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeToxomerini
Enderlein, 1938
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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