AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Tribe Syrphini Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
and region Cypress County (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1371
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
270
1370
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
256
1335
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1174
1828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
280
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
45
196
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
154
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
40
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
30
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
25
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
12
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cypress County
8 Genera with 16 Species
Epistrophe Walker, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1794Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18224SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cypress County
16 Species
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
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
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
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


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