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Checklist for Tribe Syrphini Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
and region Middlesex County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2328
4153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2327
4152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2260
4005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
1969
3629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
240
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
191
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
141
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
39
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
32
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
30
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
14
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
10 Genera with 12 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1822Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
12 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Parasyrphus semiinterruptus Fluke, 1935
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
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