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Checklist for Tribe Syrphini Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
and region Greater Victoria (South Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
1428
1785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1425
1782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
283
1404
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1189
1488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
299
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
198
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
151
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
48
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
38
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
33
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
16
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
12
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Greater Victoria
12 Genera with 19 Species
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1794Large hover fly2SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Victoria
19 Species
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe terminalis Curran, 1925
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Eriozona laxus Osten Sacken, 1875
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common 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