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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Northern Isles (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
190
717
1148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
189
716
1147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
177
690
1115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
128
558
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
171
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
127
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
27
87
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
1
20
32
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
20
32
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Isles
1 Family width 32 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies32SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Isles
20 Genera with 32 Species
Cheilosia Meigen, 1780Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1931Rat-tailed maggots6SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17716SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1816Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Isles
32 Species
Cheilosia (Convocheila) illustrata Harris, 1780
Chrysogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis abusivus (Collin, 1931)⇒ Eristalis abusiva Collin, 1931
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoascia) tenur Harris, 1780
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) manicatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) occultus Goeldlin, Ma..., 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) peltatus Meigen, 1822Platycheirus nielseni
Platycheirus granditarsis Forster, 1771
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Sphegina (Sphegina) clunipes Fallen, 1816
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Northern Isles
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
20
32
Genera
Species

Taxom



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