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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Metro Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
279
1102
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
279
1102
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
269
1082
1275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
889
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
231
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
40
148
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
29
113
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
19
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
13
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Metro Vancouver
2 Families width 11 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies11SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Metro Vancouver
13 Genera with 11 Species
Blera Billberg, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1794Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 1989
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17872SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metro Vancouver
11 Species
Blera nigripes Curran, 1925
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794Bog hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Parasyrphus insolitus Osburn, 1908
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Metro Vancouver
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
11
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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