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Checklist for Subfamily Syrphinae Latreille, 1802
and region Litchfield County (Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
1277
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
268
1273
1936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
251
1226
1836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1079
1644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
133
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
109
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
26
76
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
20
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Litchfield County
10 Genera with 12 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19902SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Litchfield County
12 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher

Subnodes of Syrphinae with occurrences in Litchfield County
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
7
6
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