Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Massachusetts (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 495
4359
9654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 493
4355
9649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 470
4273
9434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 327
3569
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 82
686
1473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 65
507
1026 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 50
368
675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Aschiza
Becher, 1882
| 4
75
145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
59
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Massachusetts
2 Families width 104 Species
Genera for Massachusetts
59 Genera with 104 Species #ABCDEFHILMNOPRSTVX
| Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823 | Stripetails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blera Billberg, 1887 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brachyopa Meigen, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callicera Panzer, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalarus Walker, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1884 | Leafwalkers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cheilosia Meigen, 1915 | Blacklets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysotoxum Meigen, 1776 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copestylum Macquart, 1947 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Criorhina Meigen, 1911 | Bumble Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynorhinella Curran, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 1822 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Didea Macquart, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorylomorpha Aczel, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elmohardyia Rafael, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epistrophe Walker, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eristalis Latreille, 1830 | Rat-tailed maggots | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eudorylas Aczel, 1912 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1830 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Ferdinandea Rondani, 1844 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Helophilus Meigen, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heringia Rondani, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ischyrosyrphus Bigot, 1882 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lejops Rondani, 1830 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucozona Schiner, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mallota Meigen, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanostoma Schiner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meliscaeva Frey, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Merodon Meigen, 1794 | Narcissus bulb fly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microdon Meigen, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Milesia Latreille, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoascia Williston, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Neocnemodon Goffe, 1944 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ocyptamus Macquart, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthonevra Macquart, 1830 | Mucksuckers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paragus Latreille, 1817 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parhelophilus Girschner, 1963 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pipiza Fallen, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculus Latreille, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 1823 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polydontomyia Williston, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhingia Scopoli, 1823 | Snouted Hoverflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sericomyia Meigen, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Somula Macquart, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 0 | Globetails | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecomyia Latreille, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilomyia Meigen, 1964 | Hornet Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syritta Le Peletier ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphus Fabricius, 1822 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1901 | Falsehorn Flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tomosvaryella Hardy, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxomerus Macquart, 1823 | Calligrapher Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopsomyia Williston, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tropidia Meigen, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Volucella Geoffroy, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylota Meigen, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Massachusetts
104 Species | Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823 | Common Oblique Syrphid | | Blera analis Macquart, 1842 | Orange-Tailed Wood Fly | | Blera badia Walker, 1849 | Common Wood Fly | | Blera umbratilis Williston, 1887 | | | Brachyopa daeckei Johnson, 1917 | Greenland stitchwort | | Brachyopa vacua Osten Sacken, 1875 | | | Callicera erratica Walker, 1849 | | | Chalarus latifrons Hardy, 1943 | | | Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805 | Dusky-Banded Forest Fly | | Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) piger Fabricius, 1794 | Short-Haired Leafwalker | | Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) chalybeus Wiedemann, 1830 | Violet Leafwalker | | Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) metallifer Bigot, 1884 | | | Cheilosia (Convocheila) fraterna Meigen, 1830 | | | Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763 | | | Cheilosia bardus (Harris, 1780) | ⇒ Cheilosia albitarsis Meigen, 1822 | | Cheilosia primoveris Shannon, 1915 | | | Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776 | | | Chrysotoxum fasciolatum (De Geer, 1776) | ⇒ Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776 | | Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001 | | | Copestylum (Phalacromya) barei Curran, 1925 | | | Copestylum vesicularium Curran, 1947 | | | Criorhina nigriventris Walton, 1911 | Bare-Cheeked Bumble Fly | | Cynorhinella longinasus Shannon, 1924 | Longcapsule suncup | | Dasysyrphus limatus Hine, 1922 | | | Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822 | Transverse Conifer Fly | | Didea fuscipes Loew, 1863 | Copper mallow | | Dorylomorpha flavomaculata Hough, 1899 | | | Elmohardyia atlantica Hough, 1899 | | | Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882 | Black-Horned Smoothtail | | Epistrophe xanthostoma Williston, 1887 | Emarginate Smoothtail | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817 | Orange-Spotted Drone Fly | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758 | European Drone Fly | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830) | ⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830 | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849) | ⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829 | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Drone Fly | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) transversa Wiedemann, 1830 | Transverse Flower Fly | | Eudorylas aequus Cresson, 1911 | | | Eudorylas bidactylus Hardy, 1943 | | | Eudorylas loewii Kertesz, 1900 | | | Eudorylas vierecki Malloch, 1912 | | | Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) lapponicus (Zetterstedt, 1838) | ⇒ Lapposyrphus lapponicus Zetterstedt, 1838 | | Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830 | American Hover Fly | | Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863) | ⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875 | | Heringia (Neocnemodon) calcarata Loew, 1866 | Butte County checkerbloom | | Lejops (Anasimyia) lineatus Fabricius, 1787 | | | Lejops (Polydontomyia) curvipes Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) xylotoides Johnson, 1916 | Eastern Hoary | | Mallota bautias Walker, 1849 | Bare-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly | | Mallota posticata Fabricius, 1805 | Hairy-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly | | Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843 | American Thintail Fly | | Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794 | Greater Bulb-Fly | | Microdon (Microdon) tristis Loew, 1864 | | | Microdon ocellaris Curran, 1924 | | | Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Virginia Flower Fly | | Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925 | | | Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830) | ⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823 | | Orthonevra anniae Sedman, 1966 | | | Orthonevra nitida Wiedemann, 1830 | Wavy Mucksucker | | Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822 | Western bog yellowcress | | Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817 | | | Parasyrphus semiinterruptus Fluke, 1935 | | | Parhelophilus integer Loew, 1963 | | | Parhelophilus laetus Loew, 1963 | Common Bog Fly | | Pipiza femoralis Loew, 1866 | Scarlet globemallow | | Pipunculus femoratus | | | Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845 | | | Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824 | | | Platycheirus (Platycheirus) perpallidus Verrall, 1901 | | | Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823 | Meadow Sedgesitter | | Polydontomyia curvipes Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Rhingia nasica Say, 1823 | American Snout Fly | | Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842 | Mountain melonleaf | | Sericomyia (Sericomyia) lata Coquillett, 1907 | White-Spotted Pond Fly | | Somula decora Macquart, 1847 | Spotted Wood Fly | | Sphaerophoria asymmetrica Knutson, 1973 | Watson's amaranth | | Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847) | ⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824 | | Sphaerophoria contiqua Macquart, 1847 | Watermelon | | Sphaerophoria novaeangliae Johnson, 1916 | Godfrey's stitchwort | | Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822 | | | Sphaerophoria propinqua | | | Sphecomyia vittata Wiedemann, 1830 | Long-Horned Yellowjacket Fly | | Sphiximorpha willistoni Kahl, 1897 | | | Spilomyia fusca Loew, 1864 | Bald-Faced Hornet Fly | | Spilomyia longicornis Loew, 1872 | Eastern Hornet Fly | | Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964 | Four-Lined Hornet Fly | | Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758 | Hover Fly | | Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875 | Yellow-Legged Flower Fly | | Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875 | Hairy-eyed flower fly | | Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822 | Western bog yellowcress | | Temnostoma alternans Loew, 1864 | Wasp-Like Falsehorn | | Temnostoma balyras Walker, 1849 | Yellow-Haired Falsehorn | | Temnostoma excentrica Harris, 1862 | | | Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901 | | | Tomosvaryella sylvatica Meigen, 1824 | | | Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823 | Eastern Calligrapher | | Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822 | Margined Calligrapher | | Toxomerus politus Say, 1823 | Maize Calligrapher | | Trichopsomyia litoralis Vockeroth, 1988 | Campanilla amarilla | | Tropidia calcarata Williston, 1887 | Beach clustervine | | Tropidia quadrata Say, 1824 | Common Thick-Legged Fly | | Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758 | Bumble Bee Hover Fly | | Xylota ouelleti Curran, 1941 | |
Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Massachusetts | Family | Pipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Syrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies | 52
94 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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