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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
400
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
400
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
130
359
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
96
290
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
66
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
22
47
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
14
36
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
13
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
13
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Giles County (Virginia)
8 Genera with 10 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18432SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Giles County (Virginia)
10 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher

Subnodes of Syrphinae with occurrences in Giles County (Virginia)
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeToxomerini
Enderlein, 1938
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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