Syrphidae

Classification

Genera in Syrphidae

• Cheilosia — 511 species: Cheilosia abagoensis, Cheilosia abbreviata, Cheilosia acuticornis, Cheilosia acutilabris, Cheilosia aenea, Cheilosia aenigmatosa, Cheilosia aerea, Cheilosia aestivalis
• Copestylum — 349 species: Copestylum abdominale, Copestylum abruptum, Copestylum acutifrons, Copestylum alberlena, Copestylum albertoi, Copestylum albifrons, Copestylum albitarse, Copestylum alcedo
• Eumerus — 309 species: Eumerus acuticornis, Eumerus aeneithorax, Eumerus afrarius, Eumerus ahmadii, Eumerus alajensis, Eumerus albifacies, Eumerus albifrons, Eumerus alboguttatus
• Merodon — 245 species: Merodon aberrans, Merodon abruzzensis, Merodon acutus, Merodon adriaticus, Merodon aeneus, Merodon affinis, Merodon alagoezicus, Merodon albidus
• Platycheirus — 202 species: Platycheirus abruzzensis, Platycheirus aeratus, Platycheirus albimanus, Platycheirus alpigenus, Platycheirus alpina, Platycheirus altaicus, Platycheirus altomontis, Platycheirus altotibeticus
• Microdon — 184 species: Microdon abditus, Microdon abstrusus, Microdon adventitius, Microdon aeneus, Microdon aenoviridis, Microdon aeolidiformis, Microdon albicomatus, Microdon alboscutatus
• Sphegina — 169 species: Sphegina abbreviata, Sphegina abrasa, Sphegina achaeta, Sphegina adusta, Sphegina alaoglui, Sphegina albipes, Sphegina albolobata, Sphegina amamiensis
• Xylota — 119 species: Xylota abiens, Xylota aeneimaculata, Xylota amaculata, Xylota amylostigma, Xylota analis, Xylota angustata, Xylota angustiventris, Xylota annulifera
• Toxomerus — 109 species: Toxomerus aeolus, Toxomerus anthrax, Toxomerus antiopa, Toxomerus apegiensis, Toxomerus aquilinus, Toxomerus arcifer, Toxomerus aurulentus, Toxomerus basalis
• Paragus — 107 species: Paragus absidatus, Paragus albifrons, Paragus albipes, Paragus altomontanus, Paragus ambalaensis, Paragus angustifrons, Paragus angustistylus, Paragus annandalei
• Chrysotoxum — 105 species: Chrysotoxum anatolicum, Chrysotoxum antennalis, Chrysotoxum antiquum, Chrysotoxum arcuatum, Chrysotoxum atratum, Chrysotoxum aztec, Chrysotoxum bactrianum, Chrysotoxum bajkalicum
• Chalcosyrphus — 103 species: Chalcosyrphus acoetes, Chalcosyrphus admirabilis, Chalcosyrphus amaculatus, Chalcosyrphus ambiguum, Chalcosyrphus americanus, Chalcosyrphus amurensis, Chalcosyrphus annulatus, Chalcosyrphus annulipes
• Graptomyza — 94 species: Graptomyza alabeta, Graptomyza amplicavum, Graptomyza angustimarginata, Graptomyza antipoda, Graptomyza apicimaculata, Graptomyza arisana, Graptomyza atripes, Graptomyza aurea
• Eristalis — 90 species: Eristalis abusivus, Eristalis acutifacies, Eristalis agrorum, Eristalis albibasis, Eristalis alleni, Eristalis alpina, Eristalis angustimarginalis, Eristalis anthophorina
• Eupeodes — 90 species: Eupeodes abberrantis, Eupeodes abiskoensis, Eupeodes aino, Eupeodes alaceris, Eupeodes americanus, Eupeodes angustus, Eupeodes asiaticus, Eupeodes aurosus
• Eristalinus — 88 species: Eristalinus abdominalis, Eristalinus aeneus, Eristalinus aeruginosus, Eristalinus amoenus, Eristalinus ampyx, Eristalinus arvorum, Eristalinus astrops, Eristalinus aurulans
• Ocyptamus — 87 species: Ocyptamus adspersus, Ocyptamus alicia, Ocyptamus alucard, Ocyptamus andrettae, Ocyptamus antiphates, Ocyptamus aster, Ocyptamus avispas, Ocyptamus banksi
• Palpada — 86 species: Palpada aemula, Palpada agrorum, Palpada albifrons, Palpada albiventris, Palpada alhambra, Palpada amazon, Palpada atrimana, Palpada bequaerti
• Allograpta — 84 species: Allograpta aeruginosifrons, Allograpta alamacula, Allograpta amphotera, Allograpta annulipes, Allograpta aperta, Allograpta atkinsoni, Allograpta aurotibia, Allograpta australensis
• Syrphus — 82 species: Syrphus admirandus, Syrphus ambigua, Syrphus ambiguus, Syrphus annulifemur, Syrphus aphidivora, Syrphus aphidopsidis, Syrphus attenuatus, Syrphus auberti
• Allobaccha — 81 species: Allobaccha amphithoe, Allobaccha angustivertex, Allobaccha annulifemur, Allobaccha apicalis, Allobaccha atra, Allobaccha basalis, Allobaccha bequaerti, Allobaccha bergi
• Milesia — 79 species: Milesia afra, Milesia anthrax, Milesia aperta, Milesia apicalis, Milesia arnoldi, Milesia balteata, Milesia bella, Milesia bequaerti
• Monoceromyia — 76 species: Monoceromyia afra, Monoceromyia ammophilina, Monoceromyia annulata, Monoceromyia atacta, Monoceromyia bicolor, Monoceromyia brunnecorporalis, Monoceromyia brunneipennis, Monoceromyia bubulici
• Sphaerophoria — 73 species: Sphaerophoria abbreviata, Sphaerophoria analis, Sphaerophoria angulata, Sphaerophoria assamensis, Sphaerophoria asymmetrica, Sphaerophoria bankowskae, Sphaerophoria batava, Sphaerophoria beattiei
• Orthonevra — 64 species:
• Pipiza — 63 species:
• Nuntianus — 62 species:
• Psilota — 62 species:
• Syritta — 61 species:
• Melanostoma — 60 species:
• Sphiximorpha — 60 species:
• Ceriana — 55 species:
• Volucella — 54 species:
• Argentinomyia — 53 species:
• Epistrophe — 53 species:
• Mesembrius — 53 species:
• Quichuana — 51 species:
• Dasysyrphus — 49 species:
• Myolepta — 49 species:
• Rhingia — 49 species:
• Asarkina — 47 species:
• Brachyopa — 47 species:
• Criorhina — 47 species:
• Sterphus — 46 species:
• Archimicrodon — 45 species:
• Mallota — 45 species:
• Meromacrus — 45 species:
• Citrogramma — 43 species:
• Chrysogaster — 41 species:
• Metadon — 41 species:
• Pipizella — 41 species:
• Spilomyia — 41 species:
• Helophilus — 38 species:
• Blera — 36 species:
• Melangyna — 36 species:
• Neocnemodon — 35 species:
• Peradon — 32 species:
• Orphnabaccha — 31 species:
• Parasyrphus — 31 species:
• Temnostoma — 31 species:
• Neoascia — 30 species:
• Sericomyia — 30 species:
• Hybobathus — 28 species:
• Meliscaeva — 28 species:
• Phytomia — 28 species:
• Trichopsomyia — 28 species:
• Xanthandrus — 27 species:
• Austalis — 26 species:
• Fazia — 25 species:
• Kertesziomyia — 25 species:
• Salpingogaster — 25 species:
• Stipomorpha — 25 species:
• Brachypalpoides — 24 species:
• Korinchia — 24 species:
• Paramixogaster — 24 species:
• Episyrphus — 23 species:
• Polybiomyia — 22 species:
• Tropidia — 22 species:
• Anasimyia — 21 species:
• Hiatomyia — 21 species:
• Imatisma — 20 species:
• Asiobaccha — 19 species:
• Betasyrphus — 19 species:
• Callicera — 19 species:
• Mixogaster — 19 species:
• Leucozona — 18 species:
• Philhelius — 18 species:
• Scaeva — 18 species:
• Spheginobaccha — 18 species:
• Fragosa — 17 species:
• Parhelophilus — 17 species:
• Sphecomyia — 17 species:
• Ferdinandea — 16 species:
• Heringia — 15 species:
• Lepidomyia — 15 species:
• Nausigaster — 15 species:
• Baccha — 14 species:
• Brachypalpus — 14 species:
• Pseudomicrodon — 14 species:
• Dolichogyna — 13 species:
• Eocheilosia — 13 species:
• Pseudovolucella — 13 species:
• Victoriana — 13 species:
• Lejops — 12 species:
• Leucopodella — 12 species:
• Senaspis — 12 species:
• Eosphaerophoria — 11 species:
• Matsumyia — 11 species:
• Dideoides — 10 species:
• Pelecinobaccha — 10 species:
• Rhopalosyrphus — 10 species:
• Hypselosyrphus — 9 species:
• Megatrigon — 9 species:
• Paramicrodon — 9 species:
• Relictanum — 9 species:
• Romaleosyrphus — 9 species:
• Chamaesyrphus — 8 species:
• Didea — 8 species:
• Heliodon — 8 species:
• Lejota — 8 species:

Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.