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Checklist for Subfamily Syrphinae Latreille, 1802
and region Penobscot County (Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
1559
2595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
293
1557
2593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
277
1495
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
1302
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
149
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
119
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
30
81
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
30
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
28
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
25
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Penobscot County
11 Genera with 16 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17873SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1916Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Penobscot County
16 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria novaeangliae Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Xanthogramma flavipes Loew, 1863American Harlequin

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

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
8
10
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