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Checklist for Genus Volucella Geoffroy, 1762
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
234
14306
200735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
143
10496
128678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
100
7493
83926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
7
864
15666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
474
10365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
435
8557
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
152
4938
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeVolucellini
Newman, 1834
5
558
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeVolucellina
Rondani, 1856
3
214
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusVolucella
Geoffroy, 1762
118Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
1 Genera with 118 Species
Volucella Geoffroy, 1761120SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
118 Species and 2 Subspecies
Volucella abdita Violovitsh, 1978
Volucella albifrons (Muller, 1776)⇒ Metopia argyrocephala Meigen, 1824
Volucella albipilosa (Hull, 1937)⇒ Copestylum posticum Say, 1829
Volucella alcedo (Curran, 1926)⇒ Copestylum alcedo Curran, 1926
Volucella ambrosettii (Lynch Arribá..., 1892)⇒ Copestylum ambrosettii Lynch Arribá..., 1892
Volucella anna (Williston, 1887)⇒ Copestylum anna Williston, 1887
Volucella auropila Curran, 1928
Volucella avida (Osten Sacken, 1877)⇒ Copestylum avidum Osten Sacken, 1877
Volucella bella Barkalov, 2003
Volucella boliviana (Hine, 1914)⇒ Copestylum bolivianum Hine, 1914
Volucella bolivianum Hine, 1914
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella bombylans plumata DeGeer, 1776
Volucella brevipila (Portschinsky, 1886)⇒ Volucella jeddona Bigot, 1875
Volucella brunaigaster
Volucella brunnigaster (Hull, 1943)⇒ Copestylum brunnigaster Hull, 1943
Volucella capensis (Schiner, 1868)⇒ Copestylum capensis Schiner, 1868
Volucella cervina (Schrank, 1803)⇒ Polleniinae cervina Schrank, 1803
Volucella chaetophorum Williston, 1887
Volucella comstocki (Williston, 1887)⇒ Copestylum comstocki Williston, 1887
Volucella coreana (Shiraki, 1930)⇒ Volucella nigropictoides Curran, 1925
Volucella correctum Curran, 1927
Volucella crepuscularium Hull, 1942
Volucella cubomaculatum Hull, 1937
Volucella cupricolor (Hull, 1948)⇒ Copestylum cupricolor Hull, 1948
Volucella decorata (Walker, 1859)⇒ Volucella trifasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Volucella dimidiata Sack, 1922
Volucella discale (Curran, 1926)⇒ Copestylum discale Curran, 1926
Volucella discalis Curran, 1926
Volucella discolor Brunetti, 1908
Volucella elegans Loew, 1862
Volucella eugenia (Williston, 1887)⇒ Copestylum eugenia Williston, 1887
Volucella evecta (Walker, 1852)⇒ Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella facialis (Williston, 1882)⇒ Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella fasciata (Verrall, 1901)⇒ Copestylum vitttatum Thompson, 1976
Volucella flavescens Geoffroy, 1785
Volucella flavogaster Hull, 1943
Volucella flavogeston
Volucella flavolinea Hull, 1943
Volucella flavoscutella Sack, 1928
Volucella furens (Giglio-Tos, 1892)⇒ Copestylum furens Giglio-Tos, 1892
Volucella guianica (Hine, 1914)⇒ Copestylum guianicum Hine, 1914
Volucella guianicum Hine, 1914
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella inanoides Herve-Bazin, 1923
Volucella incommoda (Knab, 1916)⇒ Copestylum apicale Loew, 1866
Volucella inflata Fabricius, 1794
Volucella isabellina (Williston, 1887)⇒ Copestylum isabellina Williston, 1887
Volucella jeddona Bigot, 1875
Volucella kincaidii (Coquillett, 1895)⇒ Pyritis kincaidii Coquillett, 1895
Volucella linearis Walker, 1849
Volucella liquida Erichson, 1841
Volucella lividiventris Brunetti, 1908
Volucella lumina (Hull, 1937)⇒ Copestylum lumina Hull, 1937
Volucella luminifera
Volucella lutzi (Curran, 1930)⇒ Copestylum avidum Osten Sacken, 1877
Volucella maculata Fourcroy & G..., 1785
Volucella malayana Curran, 1928
Volucella matsumurai Han & Choi, 2001
Volucella mexicana (Macquart, 1842)⇒ Copestylum mexicanum Macquart, 1842
Volucella minutipunata
Volucella missionera (Lynch Arribá..., 1892)⇒ Copestylum missionera Lynch Arribá..., 1892
Volucella nigra (Greene, 1923)⇒ Copestylum mexicanum Macquart, 1842
Volucella nigricans Coquillett, 1898
Volucella nigrithrax
Volucella nigropicta Portschinsky, 1884
Volucella nigropictoides Curran, 1925
Volucella nitidigaster (Hull, 1937)⇒ Copestylum nitidigaster Hull, 1937
Volucella nitidithorax Hull, 1941
Volucella nitobei (Matsumura, 1916)⇒ Volucella linearis Walker, 1849
Volucella niveipes Hull, 1943
Volucella nubeculosa (Bigot, 1875)⇒ Volucella trifasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Volucella obscuripennis (Lynch Arribá..., 1892)⇒ Copestylum obscuripenne Lynch Arribá..., 1892
Volucella osburni (Hull, 1942)⇒ Copestylum osburni Hull, 1942
Volucella pallidibasis
Volucella pallidithorax (Hull, 1941)⇒ Copestylum pallidithorax Hull, 1941
Volucella peleterii Macquart, 1834
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Volucella pellucens tabanoides Motschulsky, 1859
Volucella pelluscens Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella perlata (Hine, 1914)⇒ Copestylum fulvicorne Bigot, 1883
Volucella plumatoides Herve-Bazin, 1923
Volucella punctigena (Hull, 1937)⇒ Copestylum punctigena Hull, 1937
Volucella pyrenaea (Doesburg, 1951)⇒ Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella rotundata Edwards, 1919
Volucella ruficauda Brunetti, 1907
Volucella rufomaculata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella satur (Osten Sacken, 1877)⇒ Copestylum satur Osten Sacken, 1877
Volucella scutellata (Macquart, 1842)⇒ Copestylum scutellatum Macquart, 1842
Volucella sexmaculata (Matsumura, 1916)⇒ Volucella nigropicta Portschinsky, 1884
Volucella sichuanica Huo & Ren, 2006
Volucella superbiens (Muller, 1776)⇒ Sericomyia superbiens Müller, 1776
Volucella surda Curran, 1928
Volucella suzukii Matsumura, 1916
Volucella tabanoides Motschulsky, 1859
Volucella taciturna Müller, 1776
Volucella taiwana Shiraki, 1930
Volucella terauchii Matsumura, 1916
Volucella thompsoni Choi, Ohara ..., 2006
Volucella tibialis (Shannon, 1929)⇒ Copestylum tibiale Macquart, 1846
Volucella tricincta (Bigot, 1875)⇒ Eristalis arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella trifasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Volucella unicolor (Curran, 1925)⇒ Copestylum unicolor Curran, 1925
Volucella ursina Meijere, 1904
Volucella vagoides (Curran, 1927)⇒ Copestylum purpuriferum Bigot, 1875
Volucella vampyrum Hull, 1942
Volucella varipila Coe, 1964
Volucella vera (Hull, 1942)⇒ Copestylum vera Hull, 1942
Volucella verdigaster (Hull, 1943)⇒ Copestylum verdigaster Hull, 1943
Volucella vesiculana (Curran, 1947)⇒ Copestylum opalescens Townsend, 1901
Volucella vespimima Shiraki, 1930
Volucella victoria (Williston, 1887)⇒ Copestylum victoria Williston, 1887
Volucella violacea (Lepeletier &..., 1828)⇒ Ornidia major Curran, 1930
Volucella viridigaster (Hull, 1943)⇒ Copestylum viridigaster Hull, 1943
Volucella virtuosa (Hull, 1942)⇒ Copestylum flavipenne Wiedemann, 1830
Volucella vomitoria (Muller, 1776)⇒ Calliphora vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella vulcan (Hull, 1942)⇒ Copestylum vulcan Hull, 1942
Volucella xanthopygata Curran, 1928
Volucella xipe (Hull, 1942)⇒ Copestylum xipe Hull, 1942
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly


Links, sources and further information
Volucella at artfakta.se
Volucella at dyntaxa.se
Volucella at gbif.org
Volucella at irmng.org
Volucella at itis.gov