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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Yellowhead County (Central Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
289
1702
2245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
1702
2245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
276
1666
2182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1453
1924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
397
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
48
265
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
216
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
53
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
36
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Yellowhead County
2 Families width 46 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies40SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Yellowhead County
36 Genera with 46 Species
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Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1922Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Dorylomorpha Aczel, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly2SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Nephrocerus Zetterstedt, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19905SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1862Falsehorn Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yellowhead County
46 Species
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Blera confusa Johnson, 1913Confusing Wood Fly
Blera nigra Williston, 1887
Brachyopa ferruginea Fallen, 1817
Brachyopa notata Osten Sacken, 1875
Brachyopa punctipennis Curran, 1925
Cephalops mainensis Cresson, 1911
Chalarus decorus Jervis, 1992
Cheilosia rita (Curran, 1922)⇒ Cheilosia sialia Shannon, 1922
Chrysotoxum derivatum (Walker, 1849)⇒ Chrysotoxum caucasicum Sack, 1930
Chrysotoxum fasciatus Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Copestylum (Phalacromya) caudatum Curran, 1927
Dorylomorpha (Dorylomyza) albitarsis Zetterstedt, 1844
Elmohardyia atlantica Hough, 1899
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Heringia salax Loew, 1866
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Melangyna (Melangyna) lasiophthalma Zetterstedt, 1843
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Paragus (Paragus) cooverti Vockeroth, 1986
Parasyrphus tarsatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Pipiza quadrimaculata Panzer, 1804Four-Spotted Pipiza
Pipunculus aterater Meigen, 1824
Pipunculus hertzogi (Rapp, 1943)⇒ Pipunculus aterater Meigen, 1824
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) immarginatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Platycheirus pictipes Bigot, 1884
Platycheirus setipes Vockeroth, 1990
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Temnostoma alternans Loew, 1864Wasp-Like Falsehorn
Temnostoma barberi Shannon, 1939Bare-Bellied Falsehorn
Temnostoma excentrica Harris, 1862
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Xylota subfasciata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Yellowhead County
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
29
40
Genera
Species

Taxom



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