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Dutch species names of Superfamily
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
Class
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species
Order
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
Family
Dorilaidae
Hardy, 1956
⇒ Pipunculidae
0
0
Genera
Species
Family
Dorylaidae
Hardy, 1956
⇒ Pipunculidae
0
0
Genera
Species
Family
Pipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
57
2571
Genera
Species
Family
Syrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
760
15761
Genera
Species
Distribution and Species lists of Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
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Afghanistan
1 Families 18 Genera 33 Species
Albania
1 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Algeria
2 Families 26 Genera 48 Species
Andorra
1 Families 6 Genera 7 Species
Angola
2 Families 15 Genera 17 Species
Argentina
2 Families 78 Genera 309 Species
Armenia
2 Families 16 Genera 51 Species
Australia
2 Families 97 Genera 427 Species
Austria
2 Families 81 Genera 298 Species
Azerbaijan
2 Families 16 Genera 30 Species
Bahamas
2 Families 8 Genera 9 Species
Bangladesh
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Barbados
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species
Belarus
1 Families 10 Genera 14 Species
Belgium
2 Families 94 Genera 446 Species
Belize
2 Families 10 Genera 9 Species
Bhutan
1 Families 4 Genera 3 Species
Bolivia
2 Families 41 Genera 105 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Families 6 Genera 6 Species
Botswana
2 Families 15 Genera 25 Species
Brazil
2 Families 95 Genera 710 Species
Bulgaria
2 Families 23 Genera 46 Species
Burkina Faso
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Burundi
2 Families 11 Genera 15 Species
Cambodia
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Cameroon
2 Families 22 Genera 42 Species
Canada
2 Families 123 Genera 759 Species
Cape Verde
2 Families 23 Genera 25 Species
Chile
2 Families 62 Genera 158 Species
China
2 Families 104 Genera 511 Species
Colombia
2 Families 68 Genera 276 Species
Comoros
1 Families 4 Genera 1 Species
Costa Rica
2 Families 102 Genera 391 Species
Croatia
2 Families 28 Genera 63 Species
Cuba
2 Families 46 Genera 118 Species
Cyprus
2 Families 12 Genera 13 Species
Czech Republic
2 Families 111 Genera 577 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Families 13 Genera 28 Species
Denmark
2 Families 91 Genera 464 Species
Djibouti
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Dominica
1 Families 6 Genera 8 Species
Dominican Republic
2 Families 15 Genera 29 Species
East Timor
1 Families 5 Genera 3 Species
Ecuador
2 Families 42 Genera 148 Species
Egypt
2 Families 18 Genera 40 Species
El Salvador
1 Families 9 Genera 8 Species
Equatorial Guinea
1 Families 6 Genera 7 Species
Eritrea
1 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Estonia
2 Families 68 Genera 282 Species
Ethiopia
2 Families 23 Genera 36 Species
Fiji
2 Families 19 Genera 26 Species
Finland
2 Families 98 Genera 817 Species
France
2 Families 117 Genera 711 Species
Gabon
1 Families 6 Genera 9 Species
Gambia
2 Families 12 Genera 14 Species
Georgia
2 Families 38 Genera 66 Species
Germany
2 Families 123 Genera 663 Species
Ghana
2 Families 22 Genera 52 Species
Greece
2 Families 68 Genera 177 Species
Grenada
2 Families 9 Genera 8 Species
Guatemala
2 Families 31 Genera 75 Species
Guinea
1 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Families 8 Genera 10 Species
Guyana
2 Families 22 Genera 79 Species
Haiti
1 Families 13 Genera 19 Species
Honduras
2 Families 38 Genera 64 Species
Hungary
2 Families 33 Genera 60 Species
Iceland
2 Families 52 Genera 95 Species
India
2 Families 103 Genera 534 Species
Indonesia
2 Families 90 Genera 533 Species
Iran
2 Families 57 Genera 166 Species
Iraq
1 Families 8 Genera 9 Species
Ireland
2 Families 78 Genera 271 Species
Israel
2 Families 20 Genera 40 Species
Italy
2 Families 105 Genera 634 Species
Ivory Coast
2 Families 19 Genera 32 Species
Jamaica
2 Families 30 Genera 46 Species
Japan
2 Families 111 Genera 523 Species
Jordan
1 Families 12 Genera 20 Species
Kazakhstan
2 Families 41 Genera 138 Species
Kenya
2 Families 44 Genera 167 Species
Kiribati
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Kuwait
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Kyrgyzstan
2 Families 28 Genera 92 Species
Laos
2 Families 18 Genera 26 Species
Latvia
2 Families 36 Genera 73 Species
Lebanon
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Lesotho
2 Families 16 Genera 22 Species
Liberia
2 Families 49 Genera 120 Species
Libya
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Liechtenstein
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Lithuania
2 Families 21 Genera 34 Species
Luxembourg
1 Families 70 Genera 213 Species
Madagascar
2 Families 44 Genera 179 Species
Malawi
2 Families 30 Genera 70 Species
Malaysia
2 Families 29 Genera 45 Species
Malta
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Mauritania
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mauritius
2 Families 37 Genera 59 Species
Mexico
2 Families 95 Genera 501 Species
Micronesia
2 Families 22 Genera 45 Species
Moldova
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mongolia
2 Families 52 Genera 221 Species
Montenegro
1 Families 14 Genera 25 Species
Morocco
1 Families 22 Genera 41 Species
Mozambique
2 Families 33 Genera 82 Species
Myanmar
2 Families 39 Genera 79 Species
Namibia
2 Families 20 Genera 38 Species
Nepal
2 Families 50 Genera 79 Species
Netherlands
2 Families 103 Genera 511 Species
New Zealand
2 Families 37 Genera 119 Species
Nicaragua
2 Families 35 Genera 61 Species
Nigeria
2 Families 22 Genera 35 Species
Niue
1 Families 2 Genera 1 Species
North Korea
2 Families 6 Genera 9 Species
Norway
2 Families 120 Genera 989 Species
Oman
2 Families 3 Genera 2 Species
Pakistan
2 Families 22 Genera 26 Species
Palau
1 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Palestine
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Panama
2 Families 49 Genera 156 Species
Papua New Guinea
2 Families 53 Genera 170 Species
Paraguay
2 Families 25 Genera 82 Species
Peru
2 Families 70 Genera 291 Species
Philippines
2 Families 48 Genera 121 Species
Poland
2 Families 70 Genera 206 Species
Portugal
2 Families 52 Genera 128 Species
Republic South Africa
2 Families 89 Genera 413 Species
Romania
2 Families 42 Genera 74 Species
Russia
2 Families 151 Genera 1138 Species
Rwanda
2 Families 4 Genera 10 Species
Saint Lucia
2 Families 26 Genera 25 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Samoa
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Families 12 Genera 22 Species
Senegal
2 Families 10 Genera 18 Species
Serbia
2 Families 58 Genera 210 Species
Seychelles
2 Families 6 Genera 7 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Families 12 Genera 18 Species
Singapore
1 Families 11 Genera 12 Species
Slovakia
2 Families 46 Genera 127 Species
Slovenia
1 Families 16 Genera 19 Species
Solomon Islands
2 Families 42 Genera 84 Species
Somalia
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
South Korea
2 Families 53 Genera 126 Species
South Sudan
1 Families 6 Genera 7 Species
Spain
2 Families 94 Genera 529 Species
Sri Lanka
2 Families 45 Genera 95 Species
Sudan
1 Families 6 Genera 8 Species
Suriname
2 Families 22 Genera 58 Species
Sweden
2 Families 120 Genera 797 Species
Switzerland
2 Families 63 Genera 190 Species
Syria
1 Families 3 Genera 8 Species
Taiwan
2 Families 105 Genera 470 Species
Tajikistan
2 Families 34 Genera 86 Species
Tanzania
2 Families 28 Genera 90 Species
Thailand
2 Families 30 Genera 54 Species
Togo
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Tonga
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
2 Families 11 Genera 21 Species
Tunisia
2 Families 20 Genera 37 Species
Turkey
2 Families 36 Genera 87 Species
Turkmenistan
2 Families 29 Genera 65 Species
Uganda
2 Families 30 Genera 79 Species
Ukraine
2 Families 48 Genera 96 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
United Kingdom
2 Families 127 Genera 776 Species
Uruguay
1 Families 13 Genera 23 Species
USA
2 Families 206 Genera 1607 Species
Uzbekistan
2 Families 14 Genera 36 Species
Vanuatu
1 Families 8 Genera 10 Species
Venezuela
2 Families 37 Genera 110 Species
Vietnam
2 Families 20 Genera 29 Species
Yemen
2 Families 4 Genera 7 Species
Zambia
2 Families 16 Genera 14 Species
Zimbabwe
2 Families 43 Genera 143 Species
Distribution on islands
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Aldabra Group
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Alnön
2 Families 22 Genera 29 Species
Anholt
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Arholma
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Azores
1 Families 19 Genera 28 Species
Banks Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Bruny Island
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Brønnøya
1 Families 13 Genera 22 Species
Bugio Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Burra
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Burray
1 Families 3 Genera 5 Species
Bylot Island
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species
Capricorn Group
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Caroline Island
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Chichagof Island
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species
Clarke Island
1 Families 3 Genera 2 Species
Dall Island
1 Families 5 Genera 8 Species
Desertas
1 Families 5 Genera 7 Species
Desertas Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Dunk Island
1 Families 13 Genera 18 Species
Easter Island
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Ellesmere Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Etolin Island
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Fårö (Denmark)
1 Families 9 Genera 9 Species
Fuerteventura
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Gotska Sandön
1 Families 6 Genera 8 Species
Gran Canaria
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Grande Comore
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Hebrides
1 Families 30 Genera 69 Species
Heron Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Inner Hebrides
1 Families 20 Genera 38 Species
Isla Pan de Azúcar
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Islands of Chile
2 Families 42 Genera 62 Species
Islands of the Stagnone of Marsala
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Kai Islands
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Ko Samet
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Kodiak Island
1 Families 9 Genera 14 Species
Krakatoa
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
La Gomera
1 Families 10 Genera 10 Species
La Graciosa
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
La Palma
1 Families 11 Genera 14 Species
Långören
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Lanzarote
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Lord Howe Island
1 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Macaronesia
2 Families 46 Genera 95 Species
Magnetic Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mahé
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Møn
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
North West Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Northern Isles
1 Families 20 Genera 32 Species
Northern Orkney Islands
1 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
One Tree Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Orkney Islands
1 Families 19 Genera 31 Species
Outer Hebrides
1 Families 27 Genera 61 Species
Porto Santo Island
1 Families 11 Genera 14 Species
Puhtu
1 Families 6 Genera 7 Species
Queen Elizabeth Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Rottnest Island
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Rügen
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Ruhnu
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
San Miguel Island (California)
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Sanday
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Santa Cruz Island
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Santa Cruz Island (California)
1 Families 4 Genera 6 Species
Santa Maria Island
1 Families 9 Genera 10 Species
Santa Rosa Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Santa Rosa Island (California)
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Scalloway Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Shetland Islands
1 Families 8 Genera 8 Species
Shetland Mainland
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species
Skye
1 Families 20 Genera 36 Species
Southern Line Islands
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Southern Orkney Islands
1 Families 3 Genera 5 Species
Store Færder
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Stradbroke Island
2 Families 20 Genera 23 Species
Tenerife
1 Families 7 Genera 7 Species
Uist
1 Families 26 Genera 56 Species
Vancouver Island
2 Families 50 Genera 94 Species
Victoria Island (Canada)
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species
Victoria Island (Russia)
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Wellington
2 Families 40 Genera 55 Species
Westray
1 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Wilson Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Wrangell Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Wreck Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds
2 Families 14 Genera 22 Species
Green River Formation
1 Families 8 Genera 11 Species
Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
2 Families 36 Genera 55 Species
Posidonia Shale
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Rott Formation
1 Families 13 Genera 15 Species
Links, sources and further information
Syrphoidea at
artfakta.se
Syrphoidea at
dyntaxa.se
Syrphoidea at
marinespecies.org