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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Arizona (Southwest USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
574
6882
20706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
571
6874
20698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
548
6792
20517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
361
5499
16988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
1053
2980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
870
2487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
53
599
1365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
109
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
69
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Arizona
2 Families width 197 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies176SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Arizona
69 Genera with 197 Species
#ABCDEFHLMNOPSTVX
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1872Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1892Leafwalkers6SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1922Blacklets7SpeciesTaxom
Chryschitum1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 194720SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Dideomima Vockeroth, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Eriozona Schiner, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1866Rat-tailed maggots8SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Eumyiolepta Shannon, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19218SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hadromyia Williston, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Hiatomyia Shannon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Leucopodella Hull, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1817Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Meligramma Frey, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Nausigaster Williston, 18978SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1964Mucksuckers6SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17985SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pelecocera Meigen, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19987SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19907SpeciesTaxom
Pocota Le Peletier ..., 20172SpeciesTaxom
Polydontomyia Williston, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoscaeva Vockeroth, 1969
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails3SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyia Latreille, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1922Pufftails4SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1887Hornet Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1953Calligrapher Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Volucalla1SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19533SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arizona
197 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Blera armillata Osten Sacken, 1875
Blera humeralis Williston, 1882
Blera scitula Williston, 1882
Brachyopa ferruginea Fallen, 1817
Brachyopa gigas Lovett, 1919Frog's-britches
Brachyopa media Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Brachyopa punctipennis Curran, 1925
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) femorata Williston, 1882
Callicera duncani Curran, 1935
Callicera montensis Snow, 1892Piper mistletoe
Cephalosphaera acuminata Cresson, 1911
Cephalosphaera maxima Hardy, 1943
Ceriana abbreviata Loew, 1864Northern Wasp Fly
Ceriana engelhardti Shannon, 1925
Ceriana loewii Williston, 1887
Ceriana pedicellata Williston, 1887
Ceriana sayi Shannon, 1925
Ceriana townsendi Snow, 1895
Ceriana tridens Loew, 1872
Chalarus latifrons Hardy, 1943
Chalarus spurius Fallen, 1816
Chalarus velutinus Macquart, 1835
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) piger Fabricius, 1794Short-Haired Leafwalker
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) curvaria Curran, 1941Yellow-Haltered Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Chalcosyrphus pauxilla Williston, 1892
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pallipes Loew, 1863
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia alaskensis Hunter, 1897Hemlock bark maggot
Cheilosia catalina Shannon, 1922
Cheilosia occidentalis Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Cheilosia sorrorcula Williston, 1891
Cheilosia yukonensis Shannon, 1922
Chryschitum inteyre
Chrysotoxum chinook Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Copestylum (Phalacromya) anna Williston, 1887
Copestylum (Phalacromya) apiciferum Townsend, 1895
Copestylum (Phalacromya) avidum Osten Sacken, 1877
Copestylum (Phalacromya) caudatum Curran, 1927
Copestylum (Phalacromya) comstocki Williston, 1887
Copestylum (Phalacromya) haagii Jaennicke, 1867
Copestylum (Phalacromya) isabellina Williston, 1887
Copestylum (Phalacromya) macrocephalum Giglio-Tos, 1892
Copestylum (Phalacromya) mexicanum Macquart, 1842Mexican Cactus Fly
Copestylum (Phalacromya) satur Osten Sacken, 1877
Copestylum (Phalacromya) sexmaculatum Palisot de B..., 1819
Copestylum (Phalacromya) violaceum Say, 1829
Copestylum (Volucellosia) fornax Townsend, 1895
Copestylum (Volucellosia) marginatum Say, 1829
Copestylum brunneum Thunberg, 1789
Copestylum fraudulentum Williston, 1891
Copestylum quadratum Williston, 1891
Copestylum simile Giglio-Tos, 1892Sand spikemoss
Copestylum sternale Curran, 1930
Copestylum vesicularium Curran, 1947
Dasysyrphus creper Snow, 1895
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Dasysyrphus lotus Williston, 1887
Dideomima coquilletti Williston, 1891
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Eriozona catalina Curran, 1930
Eriozona laxus Osten Sacken, 1875
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) bellardii Jaennicke, 1867Winkler cactus
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) interrupta Poda, 1761
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) stipator Osten Sacken, 1877Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) hirta Loew, 1866
Eudorylas alternatus Cresson, 1910
Eudorylas curtus Hardy, 1943
Eudorylas grandis Hardy, 1943
Eudorylas kansensis Hardy, 1940
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
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
Eupeodes perplexus Osburn, 1910
Eupeodes pingreensis Fluke, 1930
Eupeodes pomus Curran, 1921Short-Tailed Aphideater
Ferdinandea croesus Osten Sacken, 1877
Hadromyia (Chrysosomidia) aldrichi Shannon, 1916
Hadromyia (Chrysosomidia) crawfordi Shannon, 1916
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Heringia auripleura Curran, 1921
Heringia rita Curran, 1921
Hiatomyia willistoni Snow, 1895
Lejops (Anasimyia) perfidiosus Hunter, 1897
Lejops (Asemosyrphus) polygrammus Loew, 1872
Lejops (Polydontomyia) curvipes Wiedemann, 1830
Lejops cooleyi Seamans, 1917
Leucopodella marmorata Bigot, 1884
Mallota bequaerti Hull, 1956
Melangyna (Meligramma) guttata (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma guttata Fallen, 1817
Meligramma guttata Fallen, 1817
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Microcephalops banksi Aczel, 1940
Microcephalops griseus Meyer, 1989
Microdon (Dimeraspis) marmoratum Bigot, 1883
Microdon laetoides Curran, 1935
Microdon xanthopilis Townsend, 1895Intermountain milkwort
Milesia bella Townsend, 1897Chapman's milkwort
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Myolepta auricaudata Williston, 1891
Myolepta aurinota Hine, 1903
Myolepta strigilata Loew, 1872
Nausigaster clara Curran, 1941
Nausigaster curvinervis Curran, 1941
Nausigaster geminata Townsend, 1897Chapman's milkwort
Nausigaster nova Curran, 1941
Nausigaster punctulata Williston, 1883
Nausigaster scutellaris Adams, 1904
Nausigaster texana Curran, 1941
Nausigaster unimaculata Townsend, 1897Chapman's milkwort
Neoascia (Neoasciella) globosa Walker, 1849
Ocyptamus (Pseudoscaeva) diversifasciatus Knab, 1914
Ocyptamus lemur Osten Sacken, 1877
Orthonevra bellula Williston, 1882
Orthonevra nitida Wiedemann, 1830Wavy Mucksucker
Orthonevra nitidula Curran, 1925
Orthonevra parva Shannon, 1916
Orthonevra sinuosa Bigot, 1884
Orthonevra sonorensis Shannon, 1964
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada alhambra Hull, 1925
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Paragus) variabilis Vockeroth, 1986
Paragus arizonensis Vockeroth, 1986
Parasyrphus relictus Zetterstedt, 1838
Pelecocera willistoni Snow, 1895
Pipiza crassipes Bigot, 1883
Pipiza macrofemoralis Curran, 1921
Pipunculus albidus Skevington, 1998
Pipunculus curvitibiae (Hardy, 1939)⇒ Pipunculus houghi Kertesz, 1900
Pipunculus dentatus Skevington, 1998
Pipunculus fuscus Loew, 1866
Pipunculus hastatus Skevington, 1998
Pipunculus houghi Kertesz, 1900
Pipunculus nodus Skevington, 1998
Platycheirus (Carposcalis) stegnus Say, 1829
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus ciliatus Bigot, 1884
Platycheirus pictipes Bigot, 1884
Platycheirus spinipes Vockeroth, 1990
Pocota bomboides Hunter, 1897Chinkapin
Pocota hyrcanica Gilasian, Vu..., 2017
Polydontomyia curvipes Wiedemann, 1830
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) flagrans Osten-sacken, 1875
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria pyrrhina Bigot, 1884
Sphaerophoria sulphuripes Thomson, 1869
Sphecomyia brevicornis Osten Sacken, 1877
Sphecomyia weismani Moran, 2019
Sphegina armatipes Malloch, 1922
Sphegina californica Malloch, 1922
Sphegina infuscata Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Sphegina occidentalis Malloch, 1922
Spilomyia citima Vockeroth, 1958Lesser fringed gentian
Spilomyia crandalli Curran, 1951
Spilomyia interrupta Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Spilomyia kahli Snow, 1895
Spilomyia liturata Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus currani Fluke, 1939
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Tomosvaryella agnesea Hardy, 1940
Tomosvaryella xerophila Hardy, 1943
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus occidentalis Curran, 1922
Toxomerus teliger Fluke, 1953
Trichopsomyia occidentalis Townsend, 1897
Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824Common Thick-Legged Fly
Volucalla anna
Xylota (Ameroxylota) barbata Loew, 1864
Xylota (Ameroxylota) flavitibia Bigot, 1883
Xylota azurea Fluke, 1953

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Arizona
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
7
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
62
176
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Syrphoidea at artfakta.se
Syrphoidea at dyntaxa.se
Syrphoidea at marinespecies.org