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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Edmonton Metropolitan Region (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
3734
7821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
3732
7819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
3653
7647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
287
3186
6914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
755
1561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
541
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
434
973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
86
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
63
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
2 Families width 188 Species
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies173SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
63 Genera with 188 Species
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Arctosyrphus Frey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Cartosyrphus Bigot, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers4SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1922Blacklets11SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18877SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 2001
0SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1911Bumble Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dorylomorpha Aczel, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1866Rat-tailed maggots10SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19219SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Hiatomyia Shannon, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Jassidophaga Aczel, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly5SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19176SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Neocnemodon Goffe, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Nephrocerus Zetterstedt, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1887Mucksuckers2SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 194423SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1820Globetails6SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1935Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1964Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18226SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1758Falsehorn Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tenthredomyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18668SpeciesTaxom
Xylotomima Shannon, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
188 Species
Arctosyrphus willingi
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Blera confusa Johnson, 1913Confusing Wood Fly
Blera garretti Curran, 1924
Blera nigra Williston, 1887
Blera nigripes Curran, 1925
Brachyopa caesariata Moran & Skev..., 2019
Brachyopa ferruginea Fallen, 1817
Brachyopa notata Osten Sacken, 1875
Brachyopa punctipennis Curran, 1925
Cephalops pallidivittipes De Meyer, 1990
Chalarus decorus Jervis, 1992
Chalarus latifrons Hardy, 1943
Chalcosyrphus (Chalcosyrphus) nigromaculatus Jones, 1917
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) curvaria Curran, 1941Yellow-Haltered Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pagana Meigen, 1822Hover fly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pallipes Loew, 1863
Cheilosia bardus (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia albitarsis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia comosa Loew, 1863
Cheilosia ferruginea Lovett, 1919
Cheilosia florella Shannon, 1922
Cheilosia laevis Bigot, 1883
Cheilosia lasiophthalmus Williston, 1882Whorled clustervine
Cheilosia latrans Walker, 1849
Cheilosia prima Hunter, 1896
Cheilosia rita (Curran, 1922)⇒ Cheilosia sialia Shannon, 1922
Chrysogaster antitheus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum fasciatus Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Chrysotoxum fasciolatum (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Chrysotoxum pubescens Loew, 1860
Chrysotoxum ypsilon Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Criorhina nigriventris Walton, 1911Bare-Cheeked Bumble Fly
Dasysyrphus intrudens Osten Sacken, 1877
Dasysyrphus pauxillus Williston, 1887Montane Conifer Fly
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Dorylomorpha (Dorylomyza) albitarsis Zetterstedt, 1844
Dorylomorpha (Dorylomyza) xanthopus Thomson, 1870
Dorylomorpha (Pipunculina) borealis Wahlgren, 1910
Dorylomorpha (Pipunculina) maculata Walker, 1834
Elmohardyia atlantica Hough, 1899
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) nitidicollis Meigen, 1822
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887Emarginate Smoothtail
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794Bog hoverfly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) interrupta Poda, 1761
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) hirta Loew, 1866
Eumerus lejops Rondani, 1857
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
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 aberrantis Curran, 1925
Eupeodes montivagus Snow, 1895
Eupeodes pomus Curran, 1921Short-Tailed Aphideater
Ferdinandea buccata Loew, 1863
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) intentus Curran & Fluke, 1926
Helophilus (Helophilus) lapponicus Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) obscurus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Heringia (Neocnemodon) calcarata Loew, 1866Butte County checkerbloom
Heringia carinata Curran, 1921
Heringia coxalis Curran, 1921
Heringia salax Loew, 1866
Jassidophaga pilosa Zetterstedt, 1838
Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Melangyna) sexguttata Meigen, 1838
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Microdon (Dimeraspis) globosus Fabricius, 1805
Microdon (Microdon) cothurnatus Bigot, 1883
Microdon (Microdon) manitobensis Curran, 1924
Microdon (Microdon) tristis Loew, 1864
Microdon albicomatus Novak, 1977Merten's saxifrage
Microdon piperi Knab, 1917
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Neoascia (Neoascia) tenur Harris, 1780
Neoascia (Neoasciella) geniculata Meigen, 1822
Neoascia (Neoasciella) metallica Williston, 1882
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Neoascia (Neoasciella) unifasciata (Curran, 1925)⇒ Neoascia willistoni Thompson, 1986
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Orthonevra pictipennis Loew, 1863
Orthonevra pulchella Williston, 1887
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Paragus) cooverti Vockeroth, 1986
Parasyrphus lineola (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Parasyrphus lineolus Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus macularis Zetterstedt, 1843Hover fly
Parasyrphus melanderi Curran, 1925
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Zetterstedt, 1843
Parasyrphus relictus Zetterstedt, 1838
Parhelophilus obsoletus Loew, 1863
Parhelophilus rex Curran & Fluke, 1922Dusky Bog Fly
Pipiza crassipes Bigot, 1883
Pipiza macrofemoralis Curran, 1921
Pipiza quadrimaculata Panzer, 1804Four-Spotted Pipiza
Pipunculus aterater Meigen, 1824
Pipunculus elegantulus Williston, 1892
Pipunculus hertzogi (Rapp, 1943)⇒ Pipunculus aterater Meigen, 1824
Pipunculus luteicornis (Cresson, 1911)⇒ Pipunculus fuscus Loew, 1866
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) discimanus Loew, 1871Juniper globemallow
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) immarginatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) modestus Ide, 1926Angel trumpet
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) nielseni Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) perpallidus Verrall, 1901
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scutatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) splendidus Rotheray, 1998
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus coerulescens Williston, 1887
Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)⇒ Platycheirus granditarsus Forster, 1771
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Platycheirus nearcticus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus nodosus Curran, 1923
Platycheirus peltatoides Curran, 1923
Platycheirus striatus Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus thylax Hull, 1944Pungent oak
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) lata Coquillett, 1907White-Spotted Pond Fly
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Sphaerophoria abbreviata Zetterstedt, 1859Nuttall's desert-trumpets
Sphaerophoria asymmetrica Knutson, 1973Watson's amaranth
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria cranbrookensis Curran, 1921
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Weidemann, 1820
Sphegina brachygaster Hull, 1935Thick-Waisted Hammertail
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus attenuatus Hine, 1922Mexican prickly poppy
Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, 1877
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Temnostoma alternans Loew, 1864Wasp-Like Falsehorn
Temnostoma barberi Shannon, 1939Bare-Bellied Falsehorn
Temnostoma excentrica Harris, 1862
Temnostoma obscurum Loew, 1864
Temnostoma venustum Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Temnostoma vespiforme Linnaeus, 1758
Tomosvaryella palliditarsis Collin, 1931
Tomosvaryella sylvatica Meigen, 1824
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824Common Thick-Legged Fly
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) flavitibia Bigot, 1883
Xylota (Xylota) annulifera Bigot, 1883
Xylota (Xylota) quadrimaculata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Xylota analis Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Xylota confusa Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Xylota hinei Curran, 1941
Xylota naknek Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Xylota subfasciata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Edmonton Metropolitan Region
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
11
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
52
173
Genera
Species

Taxom



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