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Checklist for Subfamily Syrphinae Latreille, 1802
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
120
2154
10611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
89
1515
7250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
66
1147
5319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
6
181
986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
123
759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
106
670
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
32
238
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
32 Genera with 238 Species
#ABCDEFLMOPSTX
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1877Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 188715SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 182212SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Doros Meigen, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18878SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophella Dušek & Láska, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 193318SpeciesTaxom
Fazia Shannon, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Lapposyrphus Dušek & Láska, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Leucopodella Hull, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megasyrphus Dusek & Laska, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Megograpta Loew, 01SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 0Large hover fly12SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Meligramma Frey, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 19417SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19869SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 201212SpeciesTaxom
Pelecinobaccha Shannon, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 199074SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophaena Schiner, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1973Globetails18SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 191615SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1953Calligrapher Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 19082SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
238 Species
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 arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum aztec Shannon, 1926
Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum fasciatum (Muller, 1764)⇒ Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum fasciatus Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Chrysotoxum fasciolatum (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Chrysotoxum integrum
Chrysotoxum laterale Loew, 1864
Chrysotoxum perplexum Johnson, 1924Black-Legged Meadow Fly
Chrysotoxum pubescens Loew, 1860
Chrysotoxum radiosum Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Chrysotoxum ypsilon Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Dasysyrphus amalopis Osten Sacken, 1875
Dasysyrphus arcuatus (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Doros profuges Harris, 1780
Dasysyrphus creper Snow, 1895
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Dasysyrphus limatus Hine, 1922
Dasysyrphus lotus Williston, 1887
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 reflectipennis Curran, 1921
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea (Didea) alneti Fallen, 1817
Didea (Didea) fasciata Macquart, 1834
Didea (Didea) intermedia Loew, 1854
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Doros aequalis Loew, 1863Canadian Potter Fly
Doros profuges Harris, 1780Phantom Hoverfly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) ochrostoma Zetterstedt, 1849
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Epistrophe grossularia
Epistrophe metcalfi Fluke, 1933
Epistrophe terminalis Curran, 1925
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eriozona (Eriozona) erratica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Megasyrphus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758
Eriozona (Megasyrphus) erratica Linnaeus, 1758
Eriozona laxus Osten Sacken, 1875
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) curtus Hine, 1922
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) nigroventris Fluke, 1933
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) fumipennis Thomson, 1869
Eupeodes aberrantis Curran, 1925
Eupeodes flukei Jones, 1917
Eupeodes montivagus Snow, 1895
Eupeodes neoperplexus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Eupeodes pomus Curran, 1921Short-Tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes rojasi Thompson, 1999
Eupeodes rufipunctatus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes sculleni Fluke, 1952
Eupeodes talus Fluke, 1933
Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Leucopodella marmorata Bigot, 1884
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Megasyrphus erratica Linnaeus, 1758
Megasyrphus erraticus Linnaeus, 1758
Megograpta marginata Say, 0Syrphid fly
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) compositarum Verrall, 1873
Melangyna (Melangyna) fisherii Walton, 1911Large-Spotted Halfband
Melangyna (Melangyna) labiatarum Verrall, 1901
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) sexguttata Meigen, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) subfasciata Curran, 1925
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Melangyna) vespertina Vockeroth, 1980
Melangyna (Meligramma) guttata (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma guttata Fallen, 1817
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna lasiphthalma
Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meligramma guttata Fallen, 1817
Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Ocyptamus (Mimocalla) conjunctus Wiedemann, 1830
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Ocyptamus (Pelecinobaccha) costatus Say, 1829
Ocyptamus (Pseudoscaeva) diversifasciatus Knab, 1914
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Ocyptamus lemur Osten Sacken, 1877
Ocyptamus zenillia Curran, 1941Dubious Tiger Moth
Paragus (Pandasyophthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) angustifrons Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Paragus (Paragus) bicolor Fabricius, 1794
Paragus (Paragus) bispinosus Vockeroth, 1986
Paragus (Paragus) cooverti Vockeroth, 1986
Paragus (Paragus) variabilis Vockeroth, 1986
Paragus angustistylus Vockeroth, 1986
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Parasyrphus insolitus Osburn, 1908
Parasyrphus lineola (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus macularis Zetterstedt, 1843Hover fly
Parasyrphus melanderi Curran, 1925
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus relicta Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyrphus relictus Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyrphus semiinterruptus Fluke, 1935
Parasyrphus tarsatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyrphus vockerothi Thompson, 2012
Pelecinobaccha costata Say, 1829
Platycheirus (Carposcalis) stegnus Say, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) aeratus Coquillett, 1900
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) albimanus Fabricius, 1781Pale-footed Hoverfly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) amplus Curran, 1927
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) carinatus Curran, 1927
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) discimanus Loew, 1871Juniper globemallow
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) groenlandicus Curran, 1927
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) holarcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) immarginatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) jaerensis Nielsen, 1971
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) lundbecki Collin, 1931
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) modestus Ide, 1926Angel trumpet
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) nielseni Vockeroth, 1990
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) podagratus Zetterstedt, 1838
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) ramsarensis Goeldlin, Ma..., 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) splendidus Rotheray, 1998
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) subordinatus Becker, 1915
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) urakawensis Matsumura, 1919
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) varipes Curran, 1923
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) granditarsus Forster, 1771
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) speighti Doczkal, Stu..., 2002
Platycheirus carinata Curran, 1927
Platycheirus chilosia Curran, 1922
Platycheirus coerulescens Williston, 1887
Platycheirus concinnus Snow, 1895
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Platycheirus coracinus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus femineum Curran, 1931
Platycheirus flabella Hull, 1944Pungent oak
Platycheirus granditaris
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus hispidipes Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus hypeboreus
Platycheirus inversus Ide, 1926Angel trumpet
Platycheirus latitarsis Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus luteipennis Curran, 1925
Platycheirus naso Walker, 1849
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus nodosus Curran, 1923
Platycheirus normae Fluke, 1939
Platycheirus octavus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus orarius Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus peltatoides Curran, 1923
Platycheirus pictipes Bigot, 1884
Platycheirus pilatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus podagrata Zetterstedt, 1838
Platycheirus pullatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus rufigaster Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus rufimaculatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus sabulicola Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus scamboides Curran, 1927
Platycheirus setipes Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus setitarsis Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus spinipes Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus stegnoides Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus striatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus tenebrosus Coquillett, 1900
Platycheirus thompsoni Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus thylax Hull, 1944Pungent oak
Platycheirus tusarum
Platycheirus woodi Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus yukonensis Vockeroth, 1990
Pyrophaena granditarsa (Forster, 1771)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Scaeva komabensis Matsumura, 1918
Scaeva melanostoma (Macquart, 1842)⇒ Epistrophe melanostoma Zetterstedt, 1843
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphaerophoria abbreviata Zetterstedt, 1859Nuttall's desert-trumpets
Sphaerophoria asymmetrica Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria bifurcata Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria brevipilosa Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria contiqua Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Sphaerophoria cranbrookensis Curran, 1921
Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones, 1917
Sphaerophoria longipilosa Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria menthastri (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones, 1917
Sphaerophoria nigritarsi (Fluke, 1930)⇒ Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria novaeangliae Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Weidemann, 1820
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson, 1869
Sphaerophoria weemsi Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Syrphus americanus (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Syrphus attenuatus Hine, 1922Mexican prickly poppy
Syrphus conjunctus (Osburn, 1908)⇒ Parasyrphus relicta Zetterstedt, 1838
Syrphus diversipes (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843
Syrphus insolitus (Osburn, 1908)⇒ Parasyrphus insolitus Osburn, 1908
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Syrphus perplexus (Osburn, 1910)⇒ Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus rufipunctatus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Eupeodes rufipunctatus Curran, 1925
Syrphus sexmaculatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Syrphus vittafrons (Shannon, 1916)⇒ Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus occidentalis Curran, 1922
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Toxomerus teliger Fluke, 1953
Xanthogramma flavipes Loew, 1863American Harlequin
Xanthogramma tenuis Osburn, 1908

Subnodes of Syrphinae with occurrences in Canada
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
5
81
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParagini
Glumac, 1961
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
25
143
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeToxomerini
Enderlein, 1938
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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