:it:Generi di Syrphidae
The family Syrphidae consists of more than 6000 living species of hoverfly. The internal taxonomy of the family and the number of genera varies greatly between sources leading to considerable discrepancy across the literature. This is currently in the process of reorganization on the basis of phylogenetic studies but knowledge is still incomplete, especially in light of recent studies of larval characters suggesting relationships which don't correspond with the phylogeny based solely on adult characters.
The current classification is therefore still based on the morphology of adults and basically refers to the taxonomic scheme adopted by Thompson & Rotheray in the Manual of Palaearctic Diptera (1998), which divides the family into three subfamilies and fourteen tribes.
The nomenclature given here is derived partly from the BioSystematic Database of World Diptera (BDWD), and a working classification created by a group of molecular biologists which no doubt will alter greatly in the future.Lifedesks: Classification of Syrphidae http://syrphidae.lifedesks.org/node/1476
The distribution of genera in biogeographic realms is derived from the biosystematics BDWD.
Legend AF: Afrotropical realm AU: Australasian realm NE: Nearctic realm NT: Neotropical realm OR: Oriental realm PA: Palearctic realm
Eristalinae The subfamily Eristalinae (=Milesiinae) is subdivided into 9 tribes.
Tribe: Brachyopini (=Chrysogasterini Shannon, 1922)
Subtribe: Brachyopina Brachyopa (=Eugeniamyia): NE OR PA Subgenera: B. (Brachyopa) Meigen, 1822 B. (Hammerschmidtia) Schummel, 1834 B. (Trichobrachyopa) Kassebeer, 2001 Cacoceria Hull, 1936: NT Chromocheilosia Hull & Fluke, 1950: NT Chrysogaster Meigen, 1803 (=Ighboulomyia): AF NE PA Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965: NE PA Cyphipelta Bigot, 1859: AU Hemilampra Macquart, 1850: AU Lejogaster Rondani, 1857: PA Lepidomyia Loew, 1864 (=Lepidostola): NE NT Liochrysogaster Stackelberg, 1924: PA Melanogaster Rondani, 1857 Myolepta (=Eumyolepta, Sarolepta, Xylotaeja) : AF NE NT OR PA Subgenera: M. (Myolepta) Loew, 1864 M. (Protolepidostola) Hull, 1949d : NT Neoplesia Macquart, 1850 Orthonevra Macquart, 1829: NE NT OR PA Riponnensia Maibach, Goeldlin & Speight, 1994
Subtribe: Spheginina Austroascia Thompson & Marnef, 1977: NT Chamaesphegina Shannon & Aubertin, 1922 (=Desmetrum): NT Neoascia (=Stenopipiza): NE OR PA Subgenera: N. (Neoascia) Williston, 1887 N. (Neoasciella) Stackelberg, 1965 Sphegina : NE OR PA Subgenera: S. (Sphegina) Meigen, 1822 S. (Asiosphegina) Stackelberg, 1975
Tribe: Callicerini (=Calliceratinae Brues & Melander, 1932) Callicera Panzer, 1809: NE NT OR PA Notiocheilosia Thompson, 1972: NT
Tribe: Cerioidini
(=Ceriini, Cerioidinae Wahlgren, 1909) Ceriana (=Ceria, Ceriathrix, Cerioides, Hisamatsumyia, Shambalia, Tenthredomyia) Subgenera: C. (Ceriana) Rafinesque, 1815 C. (Monoceromyia) Shannon, 1925 C. (Polybiomyia) Shannon, 1925 C. (Sphiximorpha) Rondani, 1850 Primocerioides Shannon, 1927: PA
Tribe: Eristalini
Subtribe: Eristalina Austalis Thompson & Vockeroth, 2003: AU Axona Walker, 1864: AU OR Digulia Meijere, 1913: AU Dissoptera Edwards, 1915 (=Xenozoon): AU OR Eristalinus (=Metalloeristalis, Oreristalis): cosmopolitan Subgenera: E. (Eristalinus) Rondani, 1845 E. (Eristalodes) Mik, 1897 E. (Helophilina) Becker, 1922 E. (Lathyrophthalmus) Mik, 1897 E. (Merodonoides) Curran, 1931 Eristalis (=Cristalis, Elophilus, Eristaloides, Eristalomya, Eristalomyia, Eriops, Tubifera): cosmopolitan Subgenera: E. (Eoseristalis) Kanervo, 1938 E. (Eristalis) Latreille, 1804 Keda Curran, 1931: AU OR Kertesziomyia (=Catacores, Kertesziomya, Klossia, Paramesembrius): AU OR PA Subgenera: K. (Kertesziomyia) Shiraki, 1930 K. (Pseuderistalis) Shiraki, 1930 Lycastrirhyncha Bigot, 1859: NT Meromacroides Curran, 1927: AF Meromacrus Rondani, 1849 (=Metameromacrus, Plagiocera, Promilesia, Pteroptila, Thalamopales): NT Palpada (=Doliosyrphus): NE NT Phytomia (=Megaspis, Streblia): AF AU OR PA Subgenera: P. (Dolichomerus) Macquart, 1850 P. (Phytomia) Guerin-Meneville, 1833 Senaspis Macquart, 1850 (=Protylocera, Triatylosus): AF Simoides Loew, 1858: AF Solenaspis Osten Sacken, 1881: AU OR
Subtribe: Helophilina
Austrophilus Thompson, 2000: AU Chasmomma Bezzi, 1915: AF Dolichogyna : NT Subgenera: D. (Dolichogyna) Macquart, 1842 D. (Nosodepus) Speiser, 1913 Habromyia Williston, 1888 (=Edwardsietta): NT Helophilus (=Kirimyia): AU NE PA Subgenera: H. (Helophilus) Meigen, 1822 H. (Pilinasica). Lejops (=Eurinomyia): AF NE PA Subgenera: L. (Anasimyia) Schiner, 1864 L. (Arctosyrphus) Frey, 1918 L. (Asemosyrphus) Bigot, 1882 L. (Eurimyia) Bigot, 1883 L. (Lejops) Rondani, 1857 L. (Lunomyia) Curran & Fluke, 1926 L. (Polydontomyia) Williston, 1896 Mallota (=Imatisma, Paramallota, Trigridemyia): AF NE NT OR PA Subgenera: M. (Mallota) Meigen, 1822 M. (Myathropa) Rondani, 1845 Mesembrius (=Prionotomyia, Tityusia): AF AU OR PA Subgenera: M. (Mesembrius) Rondani, 1857 M. (Vadonimyia) Séguy, 1951 Ohmyia Thompson, 1999: NT Parhelophilus Girschner, 1897 (=Pleskeola): NE PA Quichuana Knab, 1913: NT
Tribe: Sericomyiini
- sometimes regarded as a subtribe of the Eristalini Pararctophila Herve-Bazin, 1914: OR PA Pseudovolucella Shiraki, 1930: OR PA Pyritis Hunter, 1897: NE Sericomyia (=Cinxia, Condidea, Tapetomyia) Subgenera: S. (Arctophila) Schiner, 1860 S. (Conosyrphus) Frey, 1915 S. (Sericomyia) Meigen, 1803
Tribe: Eumerini (=Merodontini, Medorontinae Edwards, 1915, Medorontinae Bezzi, 1915, Medorontidae Glumac & Vujic, 1990, Nausigasterinae Shannon, 1921)
Alipumilio Shannon, 1927: NT Austrocheilosia Thompson, 2008: AU Azpeytia Walker, 1865: AU OR PA Cepa Thompson & Vockeroth, 2007 (=Xela Thompson, 1999) Eumerus Meigen, 1822 (=Amphoterus, Citibaena, Paragopsis): cosmopolitan Lyneborgimyia Doczkal & Pape, 2009 Megatrigon Johnson, 1898 Merodon Meigen, 1803 (=Lampetia): AF AU NE OR PA Subgenera: M. (Exmerodon) Becker, 1912 M. (Merodon) Meigen, 1803 Nausigaster Shannon, 1921 Platynochaetus Wiedemann, 1830 Psilota Meigen, 1822 (=Emmyia): AU NE OR PA Subgenera: P. (Psilota) Meigen, 1822 P. (Psilotanycus)
Tribe: Milesiini (=Xylotini)
Subtribe: Blerina Blera Billberg, 1820 (=Cynorhina): NE OR PA Caliprobola Rondani, 1845: PA Cynorhinella Curran, 1922: NE Lejota Rondani, 1857 (=Chalcomyia): NE PA Philippimyia Shannon, 1926: NT Somula Macquart, 1847: NE
Subtribe: Criorhinina
Criorhina Meigen, 1822 (=Brachymyia, Eurhinomallota, Romaleosyrphus): NE NT OR PA Deineches Walker, 1852: AU Flukea Etcheverry, 1966: NT Lycastris Walker, 1857: OR Malometasternum Shannon, 1927: AU Matsumyia Shiraki, 1949: OR PA Pseudopocota Mutin & Barkalov, 1995: PA Sphecomyia Latreille, 1829 (=Tyzenhauzia): NE PA
Subtribe: Milesiina
Hemixylota Shannon & Aubertin, 1933: NT Milesia Latreille, 1804 (=Pogonosyrphus, Sphixea): cosmopolitan Spilomyia Meigen, 1803: NE NT OR PA Stilbosoma Philippi, 1865: NT Syrittosyrphus Hull, 1944: AF
Subtribe: Temnostomina
Aneriophora Stuardo & Cortes, 1952: NT Odyneromyia : AU NT Subgenera: O. (Odyneromyia) Shannon & Aubertin, 1833 O. (Austroxylota) Palumbia (=Priomerus): NE OR PA Subgenera: P. (Korinchia) Edwards, 1919 P. (Palumbia) Rondani, 1865 Pterallastes Loew, 1863 (=Pseudozetterstedtia): NE PA Takaomyia Herve-Bazin, 1914 (=Vespiomyia): OR PA Temnostoma Lepeletier & Serville, 1828: NE OR PA Teuchocnemis Osten Sacken, 1875: NE Valdiviomyia Vockeroth, 1976 (=Valdivia): NT
Subtribe: Tropidiina
Calcaretropidia Keiser, 1971: AF AU OR Macrozelima Stackelberg, 1930: OR PA Meropidia Hippa & Thompson, 1983: NT Nepenthosyrphus Meijere, 1932: OR Orthoprosopa : AU Subgenera: O. (Orthoprosopa) Macquart, 1850 O. (Paratropidia) Hull, 1949 Senogaster Macquart, 1834: NT Syritta Lepeletier & Serville, 1828: cosmopolitan Tropidia : NE NT PA Subgenera: T. (Ortholophus) T. (Tropidia) Meigen, 1822
Subtribe: Xylotina
Brachypalpus : NE PA Subgenera: B. (Brachypalpus) Macquart, 1834 B. (Crioprora) Osten Sacken, 1878 Cacoceria Hull, 1936 (=Cacomyia): NT Chalcosyrphus : NE OR PA Subgenera: C. (Chalcosyrphus) Curran, 1925 C. (Cheiroxylota) Hull, 1949 C. (Dimorphoxylota) Hippa, 1978 C. (Hardimyia) Ferguson, 1926 C. (Neplas) Porter, 1927 C. (Neploneura) Hippa, 1978 C. (Spheginoides) Szilady, 1939 C. (Syrittoxylota) Hippa, 1978 C. (Xylotina) Hippa, 1978 C. (Xylotodes) Shannon, 1926 C. (Xylotomima) Shannon, 1926 Hadromyia : NE PA Subgenera: H. (Chrysosomidia) Curran, 1934 H. (Hadromyia) Williston, 1882 Macrometopia Philippi, 1865: NT Pocota Lepeletier & Serville, 1828: NE PA Sterphus (=Tatuomyia, Zonemyia): NT Subgenera: S. (Ceriogaster) Williston, 1888 S. (Crepidomyia) Shannon, 1926 S. (Mutillimyia) Hull, 1943 S. (Sterphus) Philippi, 1865 S. (Telus) Thompson, 1973 Xylota (=Zelima): AF AU NE OR PA Subgenera: X. (Ameroxylota) Hippa, 1978 X. (Brachypalpoides) Hippa, 1978 X. (Hovaxylota) Keiser, 1971 X. (Sterphoides) Hippa, 1978 X. (Xylota) Meigen, 1822
Tribe: Rhingiini (=Cheilosiini Cockerell, 1917)
Subtribe: Cheilosiina Cheilosia (=Cartosyrphus, Chilomyia): NE OR PA Subgenera: C. (Cheilosia) Meigen, 1822 C. (Conicheila) Barkalov, 2002 C. (Convocheila) Barkalov, 2002 C. (Eucartosyrphus) Barkalov, 2002 C. (Floccocheila) Barkalov, 2002 C. (Montanocheila) Barkalov, 2002 C. (Nephomyia) Matsumura, 1916 C. (Pollinocheila) Barkalov, 2002 C. (Rubrocheila) Barkalov, 2002 Endoiasimyia Bigot, 1882 (=Sonanomyia): OR PA Ferdinandea Rondani, 1844: NE OR PA Hiatomyia Shannon, 1922: NE Portevinia Goffe, 1944: PA Taeniochilosia Oldenberg, 1916: PA
Subtribe: Pelecocerina Ischyroptera Pokorny, 1887: PA Macropelecocera Stackelberg, 1952: PA Pelecocera (=Euceratomyia): NE PA Subgenera: P. (Chamaesyrphus) Mik, 1895 P. (Pelecocera) Meigen, 1822 Psarochilosia Stackelberg, 1952: PA
Subtribe: Psarina Psarus Latreille, 1804: PA
Subtribe: Rhingiina Rhingia : AF NE NT OR PA Subgenera: R. (Eorhingia) Hull, 1949 R. (Rhingia) Scopoli, 1763
Tribe: Volucellini
Copestylum (=Camerania, Glaurotricha): AU NE NT Subgenera: C. (Apophysophora) Williston, 1888 C. (Copestylum) Macquart, 1846 C. (Lepidopsis) Curran, 1925 C. (Megametopon) Giglio-Tos, 1891 C. (Phalacromyia) C. (Tachinosyrphus) Hull, 1936 C. (Viereckomyia) Curran, 1925 C. (Volosyrpha) Shannon, 1928 C. (Volucellosia) Curran, 1930 Graptomyza Wiedemann, 1820 (=Baryterocera, Ptilostylomyia): AF AU OR PA Ornidia Lepeletier & Serville, 1828: AF NE NT OR Volucella Geoffroy, 1762 (=Temnocera): NE OR PA
Microdontinae The arrangement of genera here follows the extensive revision carried out by Reemer & Ståhls (2013).
Tribe: Microdontini Afromicrodon Thompson, 2008: AF Archimicrodon Subgenera: A. (Archimicrodon) Hull, 1945: ORTreated as a subgenus of Microdon by BDWD and a genus in Cheng & Thomson (2008). A. (Hovamicrodon) Keiser, 1971 Aristosyrphus (=Protoceratophya): NT Subgenera: A. (Aristosyrphus) Curran, 1941 A. (Eurypterosyrphus) Barretto & Lane, 1947 Bardistopus Mann, 1920: AU Carreramyia Doesburg, 1966: NTTreated as a synonym of Microdon by BDWD but as a genus in Cheng & Thompson (2008). Ceratophya Wiedemann, 1824: NT Ceratrichomyia Séguy, 1951: AF Ceriomicrodon Hull, 1937: NT Cervicorniphora Hull, 1945: AUProposed as a synonym for Microdon by Cheng & Thompson (2008) and reported as such by BDWD. Chrysidimyia Hull, 1937 Domodon Reemer, 2013: NT Furcantenna Cheng, 2008: ORNot reported by BDWD. Heliodon Reemer, 2013: OR Hypselosyrphus Hull, 1937: NT Indascia Keiser, 1958: OR Kryptopyga Hull, 1944 Laetodon Reemer, 2013: NT Masarygus Brethes, 1909: NT Menidon Reemer, 2013: NT Mermerizon Reemer, 2013: NT Metadon Reemer, 2013: OR AF AU Microdon Subgenera: M. (Chymophila) Macquart, 1834 (=Eumicrodon): NE NT M. (Dimeraspis) Newman, 1838 M. (Megodon) Keiser, 1971 M. (Microdon) Meigen, 1803 M. (Myiacerapis) Hull, 1949 M. (Syrphipogon) Hull, 1937 Mixogaster Macquart, 1842: NE NT Nothomicrodon Wheeler, 1924: NT Oligeriops Hull, 1937 Omegasyrphus Giglio-Tos, 1891: NE NT Paragodon Thompson, 1969: NT