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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Central Elgin (Elgin County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
244
1002
1169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
243
1001
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
228
952
1089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
786
922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
39
125
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
31
77
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
60
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
20
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Elgin
2 Families width 18 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies17SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Elgin
16 Genera with 18 Species
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1877Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1830Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1847Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Elgin
18 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Chalarus decorus Jervis, 1992
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) stipator Osten Sacken, 1877Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Orthonevra nitida Wiedemann, 1830Wavy Mucksucker
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Pipiza femoralis Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Central Elgin
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
15
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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