Syrphidae - Flower Flies, Hover Flies, Rattail Maggots

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Blera Billberg, 1820 - lentic-tree holes

Blera analis (Macquart), 1842 Milesia - UMMZ-Insect Division
Blera armillata (Osten Sacken), 1875 Criorhina - UMMZ-Insect Division
Blera badia (Walker), 1849 Xylota - UMMZ-Insect Division
Blera confusa Johnson, 1913 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Blera nigra (Williston), 1887 Criorhina - widespread
Blera nigripes Curran, 1925 Cynorhina - WI, widespread west
Blera pictipes (Bigot), 1883 Caliprobola - UMMZ-Insect Division
Blera umbratilis Williston, 1887 Criorhina - UMMZ-Insect Division

Callicera Panzer, 1809 - lentic-tree holes - burrowers - collectors-gatherers - east

Callicera duncani Curran, 1935 - Wirth et al. 1965
Callicera erratica (Walker), 1849 Chrysotoxum - Thompson 2006 - USNM web site

Ceriana Rafinesque, 1815 - lentic-tree holes (Tenthredomyia in Wirth et al. 1965)

Ceriana abbreviata (Loew), 1864 Ceria - widespread

Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1925- lentic-tree holes - burrowerers - collectors-gatherers

Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) anthreas (Walker), 1849 - Wirth et al. 1965
  • Chrysogaster facialis Coquillett, 1910
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) chalybeus Wiedemann, 1830 - MN, widespread
  • Syrphus violascens Megerle, 1803
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) curvaria (Curran), 1941 Heliophilus - UMMZ-Insect Division
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) flexus (Curran), 1941 Heliophilus - widespread
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) inarmatus (Hunter), 1897 Brachypalpus - widespread
  • Brachypalpus apicaudus Curran, 1922
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) libo (Walker), 1849 Xylota - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Xylota marginalis Williston, 1887
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) metallifera (Bigot), 1883 Xylota - widespread
  • Brachypalpus rileyi Williston, 1887
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) nemorum (Fabricius), 1805 Milesia - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Xylota baton Walker, 1849
  • Xylota fraudulosa Loew, 1864
  • Xylotomima americana Shannon, 1926
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) piger (Fabricius), 1794 Syrphus - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Milesia haematodes Fabricius, 1805
  • Xylota rubbiginigaster, rubiginigaster Bigot, 1883
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) vecors (Osten Sacken), 1875 Xylota - UMMZ-Insect Division

Chrysogaster Meigen, 1803- lentic-littoral (pond margins and vascular hydrophytes) - burrowerers - collectors-gatherers

Chrysogaster antitheus Walker, 1849 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Chrysogaster nigripes Loew 1863
  • Chrysogaster ustulata Loew, 1869
  • Chrysogaster texana Shannon, 1916
  • Chrysogaster greeni Shannon, 1916
  • Chrysogaster ontario Curran, 1925
Chrysogaster inflatifrons Shannon, 1916 - CN-OK

Eristalinus Rondani, 1845- lentic-littoral (sediments and detritus) - burrowers - collectors-gatherers

Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus (Scopoli),1763 Conops - UMMZ-Insect Division

Eristalis Latreille, 1804- lentic-littoral (sediments and detritus), lotic-depositional - burrowers, especially low O2 organic substrates - collectors-gatherers

Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina (Fallén), 1817 Syrphus - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Eristalis bastardii Macquart, 1842
  • Eristalis montanus Williston, 1882
  • Eristalis occidentalis Williston, 1882
  • Eristalis perplexus Hull, 1925
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum (Linnaeus). 1758 Musca - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Musca nemorum Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) brousii Williston, 1882 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Eristalis androclus, authors, not Walker
  • Eristalis meigenii, authors, not Wiedemann
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Eristalis compactus Walker, 1849
  • Eristalis atriceps Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiatus Wiedemann, 1830 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Eristalis niger Macquart, 1834
  • Eristalis chalybeus Macquart, 1842
  • Eristalis lherminierii Macquart, 1842
  • Eristalis inflexus Walker, 1849
  • Eristalis incisuralis Macquart, 1850
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes Walker, 1849 - IN, MN, ON, widespread
  • Eristalis melanostomus Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) hirtus Loew, 1866 - WI, widespread west
  • Eristalis temporalis Thompson, 1869
  • Eristalis alpha Hull, 1925
  • Eristalis beta Hull, 1925
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) interrupta Poda, 1761 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Eristalis inornatus Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) oestracea (Linnaeus), 1758 Musca - ON, widespread west
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) saxorum Wiedemann, 1830 - widespread
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) stipator Osten Sacken, 1877
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax (Linnaeus), 1758 Musca - UMMZ-Insect Division, cosmopolitian, non-native
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) transversa Wiedemann, 1830 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Eristalis vitttatus Macquart, 1834
  • Eristalis philadelphicus Macquart, 1842
  • Eristalis pumilis Walker, 1842
  • Eristalis zonatus Bigot, 1880

Helophilus Meigen, 1822 - lentic-littoral (detritus and organic sediments) - burrowers - collectors-gatherers (Eristalini)

Helophilus (Anasimyia) bilinearis Williston, 1887 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Helophilus (Helophilus) borealis Staeger, 1845 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Helophilus glacialis Loew, 1846
  • Helophilus dychei Williston in Hunter, 1897
  • Helophilus bruesi Graenicher, 1910
Helophilus (Lunomyia) brooksi (Curran), 1927 Parhelophilus
  • Lynomyia pollinaria Fluke, 1939
Helophilus (Anasimyia) chrysostomus (Wiedemann), 1830 Eristalis - MN, ON, widespread
Helophilus (Anasimyia) distinctus Williston, 1887 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Helophilus (Parhelophilus) divisus Loew, 1863 - Wirth et al. 1965
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Helophilus similis Macquart, 1842
  • Eristalis decisus Walker, 1849
  • Helophilus sussurans Jaennicke, 1867
Helophilus (Helophilus) groenlandicus (Fabricius), 1780 Tabanus - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Helophilus bilineatus Curtis, 1835
  • Helophilus latro Walker, 1849
  • Helophilus androclus Walker, 1849
  • Helophilus chalepus Walker, 1852
  • Helophilus arcticus, authors, not Zetterstedt
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Helophilus novaescotiae Macquart, 1847
  • Helophilus latitarsus Hunter, 1897
Helophilus (Parhelophilus) laetus Loew, 1863 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons Loew, 1863 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Helophilus trivittatus, authors, not Fabricius
Helophilus (Anasimyia) lunulatus Meigen, 1822 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Helophilus hamatus Loew, 1863
Helophilus (Helophilus) obscurus Loew, 1863 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Helophilus (Parhelophilus) obsoletus Loew, 1863 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Helophilus (Parhelophilus) porcus (Walker), 1849 Eumerus - WI, widespread
Helophilus (Anasimyia) relictus (Curran and Fluke), 1926 Lejops- UMMZ-Insect Division
Helophilus (Parhelophilus) rex (Curran and Fluke), 1926 Parhelophilus - UMMZ-Insect Division
Helophilus (Eurimyia) stipatus Walker, 1849 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Helophilus anausis Walker, 1849
  • Helophilus conostomus Williston, 1887
  • Helophilus lineatus, authors, not Fabricius

Mallota Meigen, 1822- lentic-tree holes - collectors-gatherers

Mallota (Mallota) albipilis Snow, 1895 - IL, WI, midwest
  • Mallota illinoensis Robertson, 1901
Mallota (Mallota) bautias (Walker), 1849 Merodon - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Mallota facialis Hunter, 1896
  • Mallota flavoterminata Jones, 1917
  • Mallota cimbiciformis, authors, not Fallén
  • Mallota dentipes Williston in Lintner , 1883 - nomen nudem
Mallota (Mallota) posticata (Fabricius), 1805 Eristalis - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Eristalis coactus Wiedemann, 1830
  • Merodon balanus Walker, 1849
  • Milesia barda (in part), Say, 1829

Myolepta Newman, 1838 - lentic-tree holes - collectors-gatherers

Myolepta (Myolepta) nigra Loew, 1872 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Myolepta (Eumyioletpa) strigilata Loew, 1872 - ON, WI, widspread
Myolepta (Myolepta) varipes Loew, 1869 - UMMZ-Insect Division

Neoascia Williston, 1887 - lentic-littoral (margins, marshes) - predators (engulfers)

Neoascia albipes (Bigot), 1883 Ascia - Wirth et al. 1965
Neoascia distincta Williston, 1887 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Neoascia globosa (Walker), 1849 Ascia - UMMZ-Insect Division
Neoascia unifasciata Curran, 1925 - WI, widespread north

Orthonevra Macquart, 1829 - lentic-tree holes (prev. treated as subgenus of Chrysogaster)

Orthonevra anniae Sedman, 1966 Chrysogaster - UMMZ-Insect Division
Orthonevra nitida (Wiedemann), 1830 Chrysogaster - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Paragus aeneus Walker, 1849
  • Cryptineura hieroglyphica Bigot, 1859
Orthonevra pictipennis Loew, 1863 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Orthonevra pulchella (Williston), 1887 Chrysogaster - UMMZ-Insect Division
Orthonevra weemsi Sedman, 1966 Chrysogaster - UMMZ-Insect Division

Sericomyia Meigen, 1803 - lentic-littoral (bog mat pools) - collectors-gatherers

Sericomyia bifasciata Williston, 1887 - Wirth et al. 1965
Sericomyia chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Sericomyia limbipennis Macquart, 1847
  • Sericomyia filia Walker, 1849
Sericomyia lata (Coquillett), 1907 Condidea - UMMZ-Insect Division (as Somula)
Sericomyia militaris Walker, 1849 - UMMZ-Insect Division (as Somula)
  • Sericomyia filia Walker, 1849
Sericomyia sexfasciata Walker, 1849 - widespread north
Sericomyia transversa (Osburn), 1926 Condidea - widespread north

Spilomyia Meigen, 1803 - lentic-tree holes

Spilomyia alcimus Walker, 1849 - WI, widespread east
Spilomyia fusca Loew, 1864 - UMMZ-Insect Division
Spilomyia longicornis Loew, 1872 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Spilomyia banksi Nayar and Cole, 1968
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964 - UMMZ-Insect Division
  • Sericomyia filia Walker, 1849
  • Paragus quadrifasciata Say, 1824

References

Wirth WW, Sedman YS, Weems Jr. HV. 1965. Family Syrphidae. Pp. 557-625 in Stone A, Sabrosky CW, Wirth WW, Foote RH, Coulson JR (editors). A Catalog of the Diptera of America North of Mexico. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agriculture Handbook 276: iv + 1696 pp.
Thompson FC. 2005. Syrphidae. Biosystematic Database of World Diptera, Version 7.5. http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/Diptera/biosys.htm.1 record 12785725, accessed on 28 April 2006.

Page created: November 21, 2002 - Last updated: May 9, 2006 (EB)