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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2766
4827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
350
2765
4825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
2706
4722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2329
4193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
60
353
809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
254
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
214
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
21
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Trinidad
2 Families width 21 Species
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies19SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Trinidad
11 Genera with 21 Species
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 19387SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1997Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1927Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad
21 Species
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Copestylum alcedoides Curran, 1939
Copestylum chalybescens Wiedemann, 1830
Copestylum conifacium Hull, 1943
Copestylum correctum Curran, 1927
Copestylum louisae Hancock & Ro..., 2007
Copestylum macquarti Curran, 1926
Copestylum pinkusi Curran, 1938
Elmohardyia trinidadensis Hardy, 1948
Eristalis gatesi Thompson, 1997Bill Gates´ flower fly
Eudorylas wygodzinskyi Rafael, 1995
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Microdon lanei Curran, 1936
Ocyptamus (Hermesomyia) wulpianus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Ocyptamus (Mimocalla) sargoides Macquart, 1850
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) gastrostactus Wiedemann, 1830
Ocyptamus trinidadensis Curran, 1939
Palpada florea Hull, 1925
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Toxomerus flaviplurus Hall, 1927
Tropidia dicentria (Speiser, 1913)⇒ Tropidia longa Walker, 1849

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Trinidad
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
8
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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