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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
3942
8143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
751
1418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
569
1042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
46
408
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
112
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
79
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
67
144
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
20
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
20 Genera with 39 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophella Dušek & Láska, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Ischyrosyrphus Bigot, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Pelecinobaccha Shannon, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19276SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Salpingogaster Schiner, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
39 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
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
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) angustifrons Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Paragus (Paragus) bicolor Fabricius, 1794
Paragus angustistylus Vockeroth, 1986
Pelecinobaccha costata Say, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus scamboides Curran, 1927
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria macrogaster Thomson, 1869
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Toxomerus boscii Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Toxomerus corbis Walker, 1852
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 Virginia
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParagini
Glumac, 1961
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
15
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeToxomerini
Enderlein, 1938
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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