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Checklist for Tribe Syrphini Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
and region Central Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
466
3890
7183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
465
3889
7182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
441
3790
6958
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3221
6084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
658
1173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
467
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
49
356
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
86
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
64
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
58
135
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
22
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
17
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Ontario
17 Genera with 39 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly3SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18224SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Ontario
39 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Chrysotoxum pubescens Loew, 1860
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Dasysyrphus pauxillus Williston, 1887Montane Conifer Fly
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
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eriozona laxus Osten Sacken, 1875
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Eupeodes pomus Curran, 1921Short-Tailed Aphideater
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Parasyrphus semiinterruptus Fluke, 1935
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphaerophoria abbreviata Zetterstedt, 1859Nuttall's desert-trumpets
Sphaerophoria longipilosa Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Xanthogramma flavipes Loew, 1863American Harlequin


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