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Checklist for Tribe Syrphini Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
and region Comox Valley (Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
198
662
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
198
662
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
186
636
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
147
553
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
35
75
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
53
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
18
41
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comox Valley
5 Genera with 6 Species
Melangyna Verrall, 1794Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comox Valley
6 Species
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Parasyrphus tarsatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly


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