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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
318
1918
3616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
317
1917
3616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
303
1877
3536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
211
1581
3103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
54
248
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
209
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
29
133
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Riverside County
2 Families width 20 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies19SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Riverside County
17 Genera with 20 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Riverside County
20 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Chalarus spurius Fallen, 1816
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) stipator Osten Sacken, 1877Yellow-Shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Lejops (Asemosyrphus) polygrammus Loew, 1872
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Riverside County
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
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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