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Checklist for Subfamily Syrphinae Latreille, 1802
and region Elgin County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
364
2265
3389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2263
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2194
3250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
241
1835
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
60
323
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
249
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
36
200
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
52
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
37
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
34
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
14
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Elgin County
14 Genera with 27 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Doros Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19278SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elgin County
27 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Doros aequalis Loew, 1863Canadian Potter Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Paragus) bicolor Fabricius, 1794
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus scamboides Curran, 1927
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher

Subnodes of Syrphinae with occurrences in Elgin County
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParagini
Glumac, 1961
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
9
13
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