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Checklist for Subfamily Syrphinae Latreille, 1802
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
655
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
62
469
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
48
375
701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
80
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
59
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
51
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
21
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Alberta
21 Genera with 65 Species
#BCDELMOPST
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megasyrphus Dusek & Laska, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly4SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 199016SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
65 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum fasciatus Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Chrysotoxum fasciolatum (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Dasysyrphus limatus Hine, 1922
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eriozona laxus Osten Sacken, 1875
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) fumipennis Thomson, 1869
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Ocyptamus lemur Osten Sacken, 1877
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) cooverti Vockeroth, 1986
Paragus (Paragus) variabilis Vockeroth, 1986
Parasyrphus lineola (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus tarsatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) immarginatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) modestus Ide, 1926Angel trumpet
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus coerulescens Williston, 1887
Platycheirus concinnus Snow, 1895
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus nodosus Curran, 1923
Platycheirus peltatoides Curran, 1923
Platycheirus pictipes Bigot, 1884
Platycheirus sabulicola Vockeroth, 1990
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson, 1869
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 geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Syrphinae with occurrences in Southern Alberta
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
3
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParagini
Glumac, 1961
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
16
40
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