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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2457
13123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
96
1842
9744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
73
1232
5643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
203
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
143
796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
125
712
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
34
233
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
34 Genera with 233 Species
#ABCDEFLMOPSTX
Allobaccha Curran, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1877Stripetails3SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 188712SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 182211SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Doros Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18877SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 193322SpeciesTaxom
Fazia Shannon, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Lapposyrphus Dušek & Láska, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Leucopodella Hull, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Megasyrphus Dusek & Laska, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Megograpta Loew, 01SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1925Large hover fly13SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18246SpeciesTaxom
Meligramma Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 19418SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 012SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 183811SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 199063SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoscaeva Vockeroth, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Salpingogaster Schiner, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1973Globetails12SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 190920SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1846Calligrapher Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
233 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Allograpta (Fazia) micrura Osten Sacken, 1877
Asarkina quadrata ♰ Scudder, 1878
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Baccha tricinctus Bigot, 1883
Chrysotoxum chinook Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Chrysotoxum coloradensis
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
Chrysotoxum integrum
Chrysotoxum laterale Loew, 1864
Chrysotoxum perplexum Johnson, 1924Black-Legged Meadow Fly
Chrysotoxum radiosum Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Chrysotoxum villosulum Bigot, 1883
Chrysotoxum ypsilon Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus amalopis Osten Sacken, 1875
Dasysyrphus creper Snow, 1895
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Dasysyrphus limatus Hine, 1922
Dasysyrphus lotus Williston, 1887
Dasysyrphus nigricornis (Verrall, 1873)⇒ Dasysyrphus pinastri De Geer, 1776
Dasysyrphus osburni Curran, 1925
Dasysyrphus pauxillus Williston, 1887Montane Conifer Fly
Dasysyrphus pinastri De Geer, 1776
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea (Didea) alneti Fallen, 1817
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Doros aequalis Loew, 1863Canadian Potter Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Epistrophe euchromus Kowarz, 1885
Epistrophe graciliventris
Epistrophe terminalis Curran, 1925
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) curtus Hine, 1922
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) fumipennis Thomson, 1869
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) snowi Wehr, 1922Brazilian nightshade
Eupeodes aberrantis Curran, 1925
Eupeodes flukei Jones, 1917
Eupeodes gentneri Fluke, 1952
Eupeodes medius Jones, 1917
Eupeodes montanus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes montivagus Snow, 1895
Eupeodes neoperplexus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Eupeodes pingreensis Fluke, 1930
Eupeodes pomus Curran, 1921Short-Tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes rufipunctatus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes sculleni Fluke, 1952
Eupeodes subsimus Fluke, 1952
Eupeodes talus Fluke, 1933
Leucopodella balboa Hull, 1947
Leucopodella bigoti Austen, 1893
Leucopodella incompta Austen, 1893
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) velutina Williston, 1882
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Leucozona nigra ♰ F. M. Hull, 1945
Megograpta marginata Say, 0Syrphid fly
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) collatus Walker, 1852
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) damastor Walker, 1849
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) viridiceps Macquart, 1847Common hover fly
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) fisherii Walton, 1911Large-Spotted Halfband
Melangyna (Melangyna) labiatarum Verrall, 1901
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) sexguttata Meigen, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) cincta (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Melangyna (Meligramma) guttata (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma guttata Fallen, 1817
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna subfaciata Curran, 1925
Melanostoma apicale Bigot, 1884
Melanostoma dubium (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma ochripes (Bigot, 1884)⇒ Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma rufipes (Bigot, 1884)⇒ Platycheirus obscurus Say, 1824
Melanostoma univittatum (Wiedemann, 1824)⇒ Melanostoma apicale Bigot, 1884
Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) dimidiatus Fabricius, 1781Richard's macromitrium moss
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Ocyptamus (Pelecinobaccha) costatus Say, 1829
Ocyptamus (Pseudoscaeva) diversifasciatus Knab, 1914
Ocyptamus lemur Osten Sacken, 1877
Ocyptamus maximus Thompson, 2018
Ocyptamus pandora Hull, 1942
Ocyptamus zenillia Curran, 1941Dubious Tiger Moth
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) punctatus (Hull, 1949)⇒ Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) albifrons Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) bicolor Fabricius, 1794
Paragus (Paragus) cooverti Vockeroth, 1986
Paragus (Paragus) variabilis Vockeroth, 1986
Paragus arizonensis Vockeroth, 1986
Paragus auricaudatus (Bigot, 1884)⇒ Paragus haemorrhous Meigen, 1822
Paragus longistylus Vockeroth, 1986
Paragus vaviabilis
Parasyrphus currani Fluke, 1935
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Parasyrphus groenlandica Nielsen, 1910
Parasyrphus insolitus Osburn, 1908
Parasyrphus lineola (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus macularis Zetterstedt, 1843Hover fly
Parasyrphus melanderi Curran, 1925
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus relictus Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyrphus semiinterruptus Fluke, 1935
Parasyrphus tarsatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Platycheirus (Carposcalis) stegnus Say, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) aeratus Coquillett, 1900
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) amplus Curran, 1927
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) brunnifrons Nielsen, 2004
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) groenlandicus Curran, 1927
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) holarcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) immarginatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) modestus Ide, 1926Angel trumpet
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) nielseni Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) nigrofemoratus Kanervo, 1934
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) parmatus Rondani, 1857Aroma
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) perpallidus Verrall, 1901
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) subordinatus Becker, 1915
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) urakawensis Matsumura, 1919
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) varipes Curran, 1923
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) speighti Doczkal, Stu..., 2002
Platycheirus atra Curran, 1925
Platycheirus carinata Curran, 1927
Platycheirus chilosia Curran, 1922
Platycheirus ciliatus Bigot, 1884
Platycheirus ciliger (Loew, 1856)⇒ Platycheirus manicatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus coerulescens Williston, 1887
Platycheirus concinnus Snow, 1895
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Platycheirus flabella Hull, 1944Pungent oak
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus hesperius Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus inversus Ide, 1926Angel trumpet
Platycheirus kelloggi Snow, 1895
Platycheirus lethaeus ♰ A. L. Melander, 1949
Platycheirus luteipennis Curran, 1925
Platycheirus monticola Jones, 1917Cone catchfly
Platycheirus naso Walker, 1849
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus nodosus Curran, 1923
Platycheirus octavus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus oreadis Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus peltatoides Curran, 1923
Platycheirus persistens ♰ F. M. Hull, 1938
Platycheirus pictipes Bigot, 1884
Platycheirus pilatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus podagrata Zetterstedt, 1838
Platycheirus protrusus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus rufimaculatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus russatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus setipes Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus setitarsis Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus spinipes Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus squamulae Curran, 1922
Platycheirus stegnoides Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus striatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus tenebrosus Coquillett, 1900
Platycheirus willistoni Sedman, 1965
Platycheirus yukonensis Vockeroth, 1990
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Salpingogaster nigra Schiner, 1868
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphaerophoria abbreviata Zetterstedt, 1859Nuttall's desert-trumpets
Sphaerophoria asymmetrica Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria contiqua Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones, 1917
Sphaerophoria menthastri (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones, 1917
Sphaerophoria novaeangliae Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria pyrrhina Bigot, 1884
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson, 1869
Sphaerophoria weemsi Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Syrphus aphidopsidis ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Syrphus attenuatus Hine, 1922Mexican prickly poppy
Syrphus carpenteri ♰ F. M. Hull, 1945
Syrphus currani Fluke, 1939
Syrphus eocenicus ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Syrphus hendersoni ♰ M. T. James, 1932
Syrphus lithaphidis ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Syrphus montiragus
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Syrphus petrographicus ♰ Hull, 1960
Syrphus phaeostigma Wiedemann, 1830
Syrphus platychiralis ♰ F. M. Hull, 1945
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus ruficander
Syrphus sensuus
Syrphus shorae Fluke, 1950
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Syrphus willistoni ♰ (T. D. A. Coc..., 1909)⇒ Syrphus shorae Fluke, 1950
Toxomerus dispar Fabricius, 1794
Toxomerus flaviplurus Hall, 1927
Toxomerus floralis Fabricius, 1798
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus occidentalis Curran, 1922
Toxomerus pictus Macquart, 1842
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Toxomerus pulchellus Macquart, 1846
Xanthandrus agrolas Walker, 1849

Subnodes of Syrphinae with occurrences in West USA
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
5
76
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParagini
Glumac, 1961
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
27
136
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeToxomerini
Enderlein, 1938
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom



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