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Checklist for Tribe Syrphini Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
116
2523
22059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
88
1778
14881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
66
1308
9152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
180
1609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
111
1148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
95
994
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
27
270
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
20
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
20 Genera with 153 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1857Stripetails4SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 188713SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18227SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Doros Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18877SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 192928SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1925Large hover fly16SpeciesTaxom
Meligramma Frey, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 186114SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 183812SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Salpingogaster Schiner, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1973Globetails19SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 182213SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
153 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Allograpta (Fazia) micrura Osten Sacken, 1877
Allograpta exoticus Wiedemann, 1830
Allograpta radiatus Bigot, 1857
Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum chinook Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum fasciata Müller, 1764
Chrysotoxum fasciolata De Geer, 1776
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Chrysotoxum laterale Loew, 1864
Chrysotoxum perplexum Johnson, 1924Black-Legged Meadow Fly
Chrysotoxum pubescens Loew, 1860
Chrysotoxum radiosum Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Chrysotoxum villosulum Bigot, 1883
Chrysotoxum willistoni Curran, 1924
Chrysotoxum ypsilon Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Dasysyrphus amalopis Osten Sacken, 1875
Dasysyrphus creper Snow, 1895
Dasysyrphus limatus Hine, 1922
Dasysyrphus lotus Williston, 1887
Dasysyrphus pauxillus Williston, 1887Montane Conifer Fly
Dasysyrphus pinastri De Geer, 1776
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea (Didea) alneti Fallen, 1817
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Didea pacifica (Lovett, 1919)⇒ Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863
Doros aequalis Loew, 1863Canadian Potter Fly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe achrostoma Zetterstedt, 1849
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Epistrophe metcalfi Fluke, 1933
Epistrophe terminalis Curran, 1925
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Eriozona catalina Curran, 1930
Eriozona laxa Osten Sacken, 1875
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) volucris Osten Sacken, 1877Bird Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) curtus Hine, 1922
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) nigroventris Fluke, 1933
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) fumipennis Thomson, 1869
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) snowi Wehr, 1922Brazilian nightshade
Eupeodes aberrantis Curran, 1925
Eupeodes canadensis Curran, 1926
Eupeodes confertus Fluke, 1952
Eupeodes flukei Jones, 1917
Eupeodes gentneri Fluke, 1952
Eupeodes lapponica Zetterstedt, 1838
Eupeodes lebanoensis Fluke, 1930
Eupeodes medius Jones, 1917
Eupeodes montanus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes montivagus Snow, 1895
Eupeodes neoperplexus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes ochrostoma Zetterstedt, 1849
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Eupeodes pingreensis Fluke, 1930
Eupeodes pomus Curran, 1921Short-Tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes rufipunctatus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes sculleni Fluke, 1952
Eupeodes subsimus Fluke, 1952
Eupeodes talus Fluke, 1933
Eupeodes venablesi Curran, 1929
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) xylotoides Johnson, 1916Eastern Hoary
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Leucozona velutinus Williston, 1882
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) coei Nielsen, 1971Cream stonecrop
Melangyna (Melangyna) fisherii Walton, 1911Large-Spotted Halfband
Melangyna (Melangyna) labiatarum Verrall, 1901
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Melangyna) vespertina Vockeroth, 1980
Melangyna (Meligramma) cincta (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Melangyna (Meligramma) guttata (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma guttata Fallen, 1817
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna compositarus Verrall, 1873
Melangyna geniculatus Macquart, 1842
Melangyna maculifrons Bigot, 1884
Melangyna mediaconstricta Fluke, 1930
Melangyna nudifrons Curran, 1925
Melangyna subfasciatus Curran, 1925
Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Meligramma guttata Fallen, 1817
Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) antiphates Walker, 1849
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) dimidiatus Fabricius, 1781Richard's macromitrium moss
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) gastrostactus Wiedemann, 1830
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) jactator Loew, 1861
Ocyptamus (Pseudoscaeva) diversifasciatus Knab, 1914
Ocyptamus coerulea Williston, 1891
Ocyptamus costata Say, 1829
Ocyptamus cubana Hull, 1943
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Ocyptamus lemur Osten Sacken, 1877
Ocyptamus lineata Macquart, 1846
Ocyptamus loewi Sedman, 1965
Ocyptamus parvicornis Loew, 1861Elongated Hoverfly
Parasyrphus bulbosus Fluke, 1954
Parasyrphus currani Fluke, 1935
Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Parasyrphus groenlandica Nielsen, 1910
Parasyrphus insolitus Osburn, 1908
Parasyrphus lineola (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus macularis Zetterstedt, 1843Hover fly
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus relicta Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyrphus semiinterruptus Fluke, 1935
Parasyrphus tarsata Zetterstedt, 1838
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Salpingogaster cochenillivorus Guérin-Ménev..., 1848
Salpingogaster nepenthe Hull, 1943
Salpingogaster punctifrons Curran, 1929
Salpingogaster texana (Curran, 1932)⇒ Salpingogaster cochenillivorus Guérin-Ménev..., 1848
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphaerophoria abbreviata Zetterstedt, 1859Nuttall's desert-trumpets
Sphaerophoria asymmetrica Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria bifurcata Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria brevipilosa Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria cleoae Metcalf, 1917Rocky Mountain bladderpod
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria contiqua Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Sphaerophoria cranbrookensis Curran, 1921
Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones, 1917
Sphaerophoria longipilosa Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria menthastri (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones, 1917
Sphaerophoria nigricauda (Metcalf, 1913)⇒ Sphaerophoria contiqua Macquart, 1847
Sphaerophoria novaeangliae Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria pyrrhina Bigot, 1884
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson, 1869
Sphaerophoria weemsi Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Syrphus attenuatus Hine, 1922Mexican prickly poppy
Syrphus concava Say, 1823
Syrphus currani Fluke, 1939
Syrphus intricatus Vockeroth, 1983
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Syrphus monoculus Swederus, 1787
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus sexmaculatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Syrphus sonorensis Vockeroth, 1983
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