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Checklist for Tribe Syrphini Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
148
4036
29433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
103
3013
20870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
77
2142
12945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
310
2330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
206
1607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
184
1378
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
45
414
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
36
263
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
36 Genera with 263 Species
#ABCDEFHILMOPSX
Allobaccha Curran, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1877Stripetails10SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 026SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 182214SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Dideomima Vockeroth, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Doros Meigen, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 188710SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophella Dušek & Láska, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 191727SpeciesTaxom
Fazia Shannon, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Hybobathus Enderlein, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Ischyrosyrphus Bigot, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Lapposyrphus Dušek & Láska, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Megasyrphus Dusek & Laska, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Megograpta Loew, 01SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1925Large hover fly16SpeciesTaxom
Meligramma Frey, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 194120SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 183814SpeciesTaxom
Pelecinobaccha Shannon, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoscaeva Vockeroth, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Salpingogaster Schiner, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1893Globetails24SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 191661SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 19085SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
263 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allograpta (Allograpta) annulipes Macquart, 1850
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) neotropica Curran, 1936
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Allograpta (Allograpta) radiata Bigot, 1857Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Fazia) imitator Curran, 1925
Allograpta (Fazia) micrura Osten Sacken, 1877
Allograpta exoticus Wiedemann, 1830
Allograpta forreri Giglio-Tos, 1893
Allograpta fracta (Osten Sacken, 1877)⇒ Allograpta exoticus Wiedemann, 1830
Asarkina grapta Hull, 1941
Asarkina quadrata Scudder, 1878
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum chinook Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Chrysotoxum coloradense (Greene, 1918)⇒ Chrysotoxum fasciata Müller, 1764
Chrysotoxum coloradensis
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum fasciata Müller, 1764
Chrysotoxum fasciatum (Muller, 1764)⇒ Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum fasciatus Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Chrysotoxum fasciolatum (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Chrysotoxum integre Williston, 1887
Chrysotoxum integrum
Chrysotoxum laterale Loew, 1864
Chrysotoxum occidentale (Curran, 1924)⇒ Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842
Chrysotoxum perplexum Johnson, 1924Black-Legged Meadow Fly
Chrysotoxum plumeum Johnson, 1924Broad-Banded Meadowfly
Chrysotoxum pubescens Loew, 1860
Chrysotoxum radiosum Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Chrysotoxum ventricosum (Loew, 1864)⇒ Chrysotoxum fasciata Müller, 1764
Chrysotoxum villosulum Bigot, 1883
Chrysotoxum willistoni Curran, 1924
Chrysotoxum ypsilon Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Chrysotoxum ypsiton
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus amalopis Osten Sacken, 1875
Dasysyrphus arcuatus (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Doros profuges Harris, 1780
Dasysyrphus creper Snow, 1895
Dasysyrphus friuliensis Van Der Goot, 1960
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Dasysyrphus laticaudus Curran, 1925Boreal Conifer Fly
Dasysyrphus limatus Hine, 1922
Dasysyrphus lotus Williston, 1887
Dasysyrphus nigricornis (Verrall, 1873)⇒ Dasysyrphus pinastri De Geer, 1776
Dasysyrphus osburni Curran, 1925
Dasysyrphus pauxillus Williston, 1887Montane Conifer Fly
Dasysyrphus pinastri De Geer, 1776
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea (Didea) alneti Fallen, 1817
Didea (Didea) fasciata Macquart, 1834
Didea (Didea) intermedia Loew, 1854
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Dideomima coquilletti Williston, 1891
Doros aequalis Loew, 1863Canadian Potter Fly
Doros profuges Harris, 1780Phantom Hoverfly
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) ochrostoma Zetterstedt, 1849
Epistrophe currani (Fluke, 1935)⇒ Parasyrphus currani Fluke, 1935
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Epistrophe euchromus Kowarz, 1885
Epistrophe graciliventris
Epistrophe metcalfi Fluke, 1933
Epistrophe terminalis Curran, 1925
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eriozona catalina Curran, 1930
Eriozona laxus 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) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) fumipennis Thomson, 1869
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) snowi Wehr, 1922Brazilian nightshade
Eupeodes aberrantis Curran, 1925
Eupeodes braggii (Jones, 1917)⇒ Eupeodes volucris Osten Sacken, 1877
Eupeodes confertus Fluke, 1952
Eupeodes flukei Jones, 1917
Eupeodes gentneri Fluke, 1952
Eupeodes lapponica Zetterstedt, 1838
Eupeodes medius Jones, 1917
Eupeodes montanus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes montivagus Snow, 1895
Eupeodes neoperplexus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Eupeodes pingreensis Fluke, 1930
Eupeodes pomus Curran, 1921Short-Tailed Aphideater
Eupeodes rojasi Thompson, 1999
Eupeodes rufipunctatus Curran, 1925
Eupeodes sculleni Fluke, 1952
Eupeodes subsimus Fluke, 1952
Eupeodes talus Fluke, 1933
Eupeodes weldoni (Jones, 1917)⇒ Eupeodes volucris Osten Sacken, 1877
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Ischyrosyrphus lanternarius O.F. Müller, 1776
Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) velutina Williston, 1882
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) xylotoides Johnson, 1916Eastern Hoary
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Leucozona nigra F. M. Hull, 1945
Megograpta marginata Say, 0Syrphid fly
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) collatus Walker, 1852
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) damastor Walker, 1849
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) viridiceps Macquart, 1847Common hover fly
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) compositarum Verrall, 1873
Melangyna (Melangyna) fisherii Walton, 1911Large-Spotted Halfband
Melangyna (Melangyna) labiatarum Verrall, 1901
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) sexguttata Meigen, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) subfasciata Curran, 1925
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
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 coquilletti (Sedman, 1965)⇒ Melangyna arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna subfaciata Curran, 1925
Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Meligramma guttata Fallen, 1817
Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Ocyptamus (Hermesomyia) wulpianus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) lineatus Macquart, 1846
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) antiphates Walker, 1849
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) dimidiatus Fabricius, 1781Richard's macromitrium moss
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) funebris Macquart, 1834White bryony
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fuscipennis Say, 1823Dusky-Winged Hover Fly
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) gastrostactus Wiedemann, 1830
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) tarsalis Walker, 1836
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) coeruleus Williston, 1891
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) jactator Loew, 1861
Ocyptamus (Pelecinobaccha) costatus Say, 1829
Ocyptamus (Pseudoscaeva) diversifasciatus Knab, 1914
Ocyptamus cubanus Hull, 1943
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Ocyptamus lemur Osten Sacken, 1877
Ocyptamus maximus Thompson, 2018
Ocyptamus megafemur Thompson, 2018
Ocyptamus pandora Hull, 1942
Ocyptamus parvicornis Loew, 1861Elongated Hoverfly
Ocyptamus zenillia Curran, 1941Dubious Tiger Moth
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 melanderi Curran, 1925
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus relicta Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyrphus relictus Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyrphus semiinterruptus Fluke, 1935
Parasyrphus tarsata Zetterstedt, 1838
Parasyrphus tarsatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Pelecinobaccha costata Say, 1829
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Salpingogaster nepenthe Hull, 1943
Salpingogaster nigra Schiner, 1868
Salpingogaster punctifrons Curran, 1929
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva tarsata (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Parasyrphus tarsatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
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 contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria contiqua Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones, 1917
Sphaerophoria longipilosa Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria macrogaster Thomson, 1869
Sphaerophoria melanosa (Williston, 1887)⇒ Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson, 1869
Sphaerophoria menthastri (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones, 1917
Sphaerophoria micrura (Osten Sacken, 1877)⇒ Allograpta micrura Osten Sacken, 1877
Sphaerophoria nigritarsi (Fluke, 1930)⇒ Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria novaeangliae Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Sphaerophoria philantha Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria propinqua
Sphaerophoria pyrrhina Bigot, 1884
Sphaerophoria robusta (Curran, 1930)⇒ Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson, 1869
Sphaerophoria weemsi Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria willistoni (Giglio-Tos, 1893)⇒ Allograpta forreri Giglio-Tos, 1893
Syrphus albimanus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Platycheirus albimanus Fabricius, 1781
Syrphus americanus (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Syrphus aphidopsidis T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Syrphus attenuatus Hine, 1922Mexican prickly poppy
Syrphus autumnalis (Fluke, 1954)⇒ Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758
Syrphus bigelowi (Curran, 1924)⇒ Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758
Syrphus canadensis (Curran, 1926)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Syrphus carpenteri F. M. Hull, 1945
Syrphus compositarum (Verrall, 1873)⇒ Melangyna compositarum Verrall, 1873
Syrphus contumax (Osten Sacken, 1875)⇒ Parasyrphus tarsata Zetterstedt, 1838
Syrphus creper (Snow, 1895)⇒ Dasysyrphus creper Snow, 1895
Syrphus currani Fluke, 1939
Syrphus curtus (Hine, 1922)⇒ Eupeodes curtus Hine, 1922
Syrphus disgregus (Snow, 1895)⇒ Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822
Syrphus disjectus (Williston, 1887)⇒ Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Syrphus diversifaciatus (Knab, 1914)⇒ Ocyptamus diversifasciatus Knab, 1914
Syrphus diversipes (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843
Syrphus eocenicus T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Syrphus flukei (Jones, 1917)⇒ Eupeodes flukei Jones, 1917
Syrphus genualis (Williston, 1887)⇒ Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Syrphus hendersoni M. T. James, 1932
Syrphus hinei (Fluke, 1933)⇒ Syrphus attenuatus Hine, 1922
Syrphus intrudens (Osten Sacken, 1877)⇒ Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822
Syrphus johnsoni (Curran, 1924)⇒ Parasyrphus genualis Williston, 1887
Syrphus jonesii (Fluke, 1949)⇒ Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758
Syrphus knabi Shannon, 1916Eastern Flower Fly
Syrphus latus (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Dideoides latus Coquillett, 1898
Syrphus limatus (Hine, 1922)⇒ Dasysyrphus limatus Hine, 1922
Syrphus lithaphidis T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Syrphus mallochi (Curran, 1923)⇒ Parasyrphus tarsata Zetterstedt, 1838
Syrphus marginatus (Jones, 1917)⇒ Eupeodes lapponica Zetterstedt, 1838
Syrphus meadii (Jones, 1917)⇒ Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Syrphus medius (Jones, 1917)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Syrphus mentalis (Williston, 1887)⇒ Melangyna lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Syrphus montiragus
Syrphus montivagus (Snow, 1895)⇒ Eupeodes montivagus Snow, 1895
Syrphus nudifrons
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Syrphus perplexus (Osburn, 1910)⇒ Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Syrphus petrographicus Hull, 1960
Syrphus phaeostigma Wiedemann, 1830
Syrphus platychiralis F. M. Hull, 1945
Syrphus protritus (Osten Sacken, 1877)⇒ Epistrophe nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Syrphus pullula (Snow, 1895)⇒ Melangyna umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Syrphus rectoides (Curran, 1921)⇒ Parasyrphus relicta Zetterstedt, 1838
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly
Syrphus reedi Shannon, 1927
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus ruficander
Syrphus sensuus
Syrphus shorae Fluke, 1950
Syrphus similis (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Eristalis similis Fallen, 1817
Syrphus sodalis (Williston, 1887)⇒ Parasyrphus tarsata Zetterstedt, 1838
Syrphus tarsalis (Schummel, 1836)⇒ Ocyptamus tarsalis Walker, 1836
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus velutinus (Williston, 1882)⇒ Leucozona velutina Williston, 1882
Syrphus venablesi (Curran, 1929)⇒ Eupeodes fumipennis Thomson, 1869
Syrphus vibesii-vittafrons
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Syrphus willistoni (T. D. A. Coc..., 1909)⇒ Syrphus shorae Fluke, 1950
Syrphus xylotoides (Johnson, 1916)⇒ Leucozona xylotoides Johnson, 1916
Xanthogramma anisomorpha Huo, Ren & Z..., 2007
Xanthogramma divisa (Williston, 1882)⇒ Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Xanthogramma felix (Osten Sacken, 1875)⇒ Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Xanthogramma flavipes Loew, 1863American Harlequin
Xanthogramma tenuis Osburn, 1908


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