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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
46
258
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
192
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
26
131
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamil Nadu
2 Families width 15 Species
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamil Nadu
10 Genera with 15 Species
Alloneura Rondani, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1842Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Palumbia Rondani, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18843SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
15 Species
Alloneura westermanni Hagen, 1860
Ceriana eumenioides Saunders, 1842
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Eumerus albifrons Walker, 1852
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Milesia caesarea Hippa, 1990
Milesia cinnamomea Hippa, 1990
Milesia mima Hippa, 1990
Palumbia rufa Herve-Bazin, 1922
Syritta indica Wiedemann, 1824
Syritta proximata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta rufifacies (Bigot, 1884)⇒ Syritta indica Wiedemann, 1824
Xylota carbonaria Brunetti, 1923

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
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
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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