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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Placer County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1157
1795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1156
1795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
243
1120
1715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
937
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
96
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
25
77
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
16
51
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
18
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Placer County
1 Family width 20 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Placer County
18 Genera with 20 Species
Baccha Fabricius, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1925
Leafwalkers0SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1866Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Lathyrophthalmus Mik, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Mesograpta Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Placer County
20 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) hirta Loew, 1866
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Placer County
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
18
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



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