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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
4402
9543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
4399
9539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
480
4303
9299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
3592
7850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
676
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
491
879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
49
359
576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
79
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
54
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
49
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
17
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maryland
17 Genera with 31 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1925Large hover fly2SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Pelecinobaccha Shannon, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19903SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 03SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maryland
31 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Dasysyrphus friuliensis Van Der Goot, 1960
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna subfaciata Curran, 1925
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Pelecinobaccha costata Say, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Sphaerophoria asymmetrica Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria bifurcata Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vibesii-vittafrons
Toxomerus boscii Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Xanthogramma flavipes Loew, 1863American Harlequin

Subnodes of Syrphinae with occurrences in Maryland
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
14
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeToxomerini
Enderlein, 1938
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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