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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
376
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
279
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
37
222
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
31
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
17
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
2 Families width 43 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies42SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
17 Genera with 43 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1981Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1866Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Eumyiolepta Shannon, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Leucopodella Hull, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Mesogramma Loew, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 186111SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17986SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pterallastes Loew, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1926Calligrapher Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 19361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
43 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) insularis Thompson, 1981
Chalcosyrphus bettyae Thompson, 1981
Chalcosyrphus pachymera Loew, 1866
Copestylum apicale Loew, 1866Syrphid fly
Copestylum brunneum Thunberg, 1789
Copestylum vacuum Fabricius, 1775
Eudorylas regalis Curran, 1928
Eumyiolepta circularis (Hull, 1941)⇒ Myolepta circularis Hull, 1941
Leucopodella incompta Austen, 1893
Meromacrus pinguius Fabricius, 1773
Mesogramma extrapolata (Hull, 1943)⇒ Toxomerus pictus Macquart, 1842
Myolepta circularis Hull, 1941
Ocyptamus (Calostigma) ornatipes Curran, 1927
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) cylindricus Fabricius, 1781
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) fasciatus Roeder, 1885
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) infuscatus Bigot, 1884
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) medina Telford, 1973
Ocyptamus deceptor Curran, 1930
Ocyptamus ferrugineus Thompson, 1981
Ocyptamus luctuosus Bigot, 1884
Ocyptamus martorelli Telford, 1973
Ocyptamus neoparvicornis Telford, 1973
Ocyptamus parvicornis Loew, 1861Elongated Hoverfly
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada albifrons Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada atrimana Loew, 1866
Palpada hortorum Fabricius, 1775
Palpada pusio Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Pterallastes bettyae Thompson, 1979
Toxomerus arcifer Loew, 1866
Toxomerus difficilis Curran, 1930
Toxomerus dispar Fabricius, 1794
Toxomerus lunus Hull, 1943
Toxomerus musicus Fabricius, 1805
Toxomerus pictus Macquart, 1842
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Toxomerus pulchellus Macquart, 1846
Toxomerus violaceus Curran, 1926
Trichopsomyia antillensis Thompson, 1981
Xanthandrus cubanus Fluke, 1936

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
16
42
Genera
Species

Taxom



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