There are more than 870 speciesKaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America (Kaufman Field Guides) – Eric R. Eaton; Kenn Kaufman of flower fly (Syrphidae) in North America . The following is an attempt at a comprehensive North American list of this family of insects.
Family Syrphidae
Subfamily Syrphinae
Tribe Bacchini
Genus Baccha Fabricius, 1805 Baccha elongata (Fabricius, 1775)
Genus Melanostoma Schiner, 1860 Melanostoma mellinum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus Platycheirus Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 Source:
78 species
Tribe Paragini
Genus Paragus Latreille
Tribe Pipizini
Genus Pipiza Fallén Pipiza crassipes (Bigot, 1884) Pipiza cribbeni (Coovert, 1996) Pipiza davidsoni (Curran, 1921) Pipiza distincta (Curran, 1921) Pipiza femoralis (Loew, 1866) Pipiza macrofemoralis (Curran, 1921) Pipiza nigripilosa (Williston, 1887) Pipiza puella ( Williston, 1887) Pipiza quadrimaculata (Panzer, 1802)
Genus Heringia Rondani, 1856 Heringia calcarata Loew, 1866 Heringia latitarsis (Egger, 1865)
Genus Trichopsomyia Williston, 1888 Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849 Trichopsomyia australis (Johnson, 1907) Trichopsomyia banksi (Curran, 1921) Trichopsomyia litoralis Vockeroth, 1988 Trichopsomyia nigritarsis (Curran, 1924) Trichopsomyia occidentalis (Townsend, 1897) Trichopsomyia pubescens (Loew, 1863) Trichopsomyia recedens (Walker, 1852) Trichopsomyia rufithoracica (Curran, 1921) Trichopsomyia similis (Curran, 1924)
Tribe Syrphini
Genus Allograpta Osten Sacken 5 species Allograpta exotica Allograpta obliqua Allograpta micrura Allograpta radiata
Genus Chrysotoxum Meigen 13 species
Genus Dasysyrphus Enderlein 14 species
Genus Didea Macquart 2 species Didea alneti Didea fuscipes
Genus Dioprosopa Hull, 1949 Dioprosopa clavata
Genus Doros Meigen Doros aequalis
Genus Epistrophe Walker Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe metcalfi Epistrophe nitidicollis Epistrophe terminalis Epistrophe xanthostoma
Genus Epistrophella Epistrophella emarginata
Genus Eriozona Schiner Eriozona laxa
Genus Eupeodes Osten Sacken 21 Species
Genus Lapposyrphus Lapposyrphus aberrantis Lapposyrphus lapponicus
Genus Leucozona Schiner Leucozona americana Leucozona lucorum (Linnaeus, 1758) Leucozona velutina Leucozona xylotoides
Genus Melangyna Verrall Melangyna arctica Melangyna fisherii Melangyna labiatarum Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna subfasciata Melangyna triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843) Melangyna umbellatarum
Genus Meligramma Frey Meligramma guttata Meligramma triangulifera Meligramma vespertina
Genus Meliscaeva Frey Meliscaeva cinctella
Genus Ocyptamus Macquart 14 species
Genus Orphnabaccha Vockeroth, 1969 Orphnabaccha coerulea (Williston, 1891) Orphnabaccha jactator (Loew, 1861)
Genus Parasyrphus Matsumura Parasyrphus currani (Fluke, 1935) Parasyrphus genualis (Williston, 1887) Parasyrphus groenlandicus (Nielsen, 1910) Parasyrphus insolitus (Osburn, 1908) Parasyrphus macularis (Zetterstedt, 1843) Parasyrphus melanderi (Curran, 1925) Parasyrphus nigritarsis (Zetterstedt, 1843) Parasyrphus relictus (Zetterstedt) Parasyrphus semiinterruptus (Fluke, 1935) Parasyrphus tarsatus (Zetterstedt, 1838) Parasyrphus vockerothi (Thompson, 2012)
Genus Philhelius Philhelius flavipes
Genus Salpingogaster Schiner Salpingogaster punctifrons Salpingogaster nepenthe
Genus Scaeva Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva selenitica
Genus Sphaerophoria 13 species
Genus Syrphus 11 species
Tribe Toxomerini
Genus Toxomerus 23 species
Subfamily Microdontinae
Genus Aristosyrphus Aristosyrphus carpenteri (Hull, 1945) Aristosyrphus samperi Thompson, 2008 – Colombia, Peru & Costa Rica
Genus Carreramyia Carreramyia megacephalus (Shannon, 1925)
Genus Microdon 29 species
Genus Mixogaster Key to North American species
Mixogaster delongi (Hull, 1926) Mixogaster johnsoni (Hull, 1941) Mixogaster breviventris (Kahl, 1897) Mixogaster fattigi (Skevington & Locke, 2019)
Genus Omegasyrphus Omegasyrphus pallipennis (Curran, 1925)
Genus Peradon Peradon chrysopygus (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
Genus Pseudomicrodon Pseudomicrodon claripennis (Hine, 1914)
Genus Rhopalosyrphus Rhopalosyrphus guentherii (Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891) Rhopalosyrphus ramulorum Weems & Deyrup, 2003,
Genus Ubristes Ubristes jaguarinus Reemer, 2013
Subfamily Eristalinae
Tribe Brachyopini
Genus Brachyopa Meigen, 1822 17 species
Genus Chrysogaster Meigen, 1803 Chrysogaster antitheus Walker, 1849 Chrysogaster inflatifrons Shannon, 1916
Genus Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965 Chrysosyrphus alaskensis (Shannon, 1922) Chrysosyrphus frontosus (Bigot, 1884) Chrysosyrphus latus (Loew, 1863) Chrysosyrphus nasuta (Zetterstedt, 1838) Chrysosyrphus nigripennis (Williston, 1882)
Genus Hammerschmidtia Schummel, 1834
Hammerschmidtia sedmani (Vockeroth, Moran & Skevington, 2019) Hammerschmidtia ferruginea ([Fallen, 1817)
Genus Myolepta 8 species Myolepta auricaudata (Williston, 1891) Myolepta aurinota (Hine, 1903) Myolepta camillae Weems, 1956 Myolepta cornellia ([Shannon , 1923) Myolepta lunulata Bigot, 1884 Myolepta nigra (Loew, 1972) Myolepta strigilata (Loew, 1872) Myolepta varipes (Loew, 1869)
Genus Neoascia Neoascia distincta Williston, 1887 Neoascia geniculata (Meigen, 1822) Neoascia globosa (Walker, 1849) Neoascia metallica (Williston, 1882) Neoascia meticulosa (Scopoli, 1763) Neoascia sphaerophoria Curran, 1925 Neoascia subchalybea Curran, 1925 Neoascia tenur (Harris, 1780) The Black-kneed Fen Fly is a common species that was formerly considered to be only European now considered to be throughout North America and Canada. N. unifasciata (Strobl, 1898) Neoascia willistoni Thompson, 1986
Genus Orthonevra
Genus Sphegina
Tribe Callicerini
Genus Callicera Callicera duncani Curran, 1935 Callicera erratica (Walker, 1849) Callicera montensis Snow, 1892
Tribe Cerioidini
Genus Ceriana
Genus Monoceromyia Monoceromyia floridensis (Shannon, 1922)
Genus Polybiomyia
Genus Sphiximorpha Sphiximorpha cylindrica (Curran, 1921) Sphiximorpha loewii (Williston, 1887)
Tribe Eristalini
Genus Eristalinus Eristalinus aeneus Scopoli, 1844 Eristalinus taeniops Weidemann, 1818
Genus Eristalis
Genus Helophilus 12 species
Genus Lejops
Genus Mallota 11 species Mallota albipes Snow, 1895 Mallota bautias (Walker, 1849) Mallota bequaerti Hull, 1956 Mallota posticata (Fabricius, 1805) Mallota sackeni Williston, 1882
Genus Meromacrus Meromacrus acutus (fabricus, 1805) Meromacrus croceatus Hull, 1960 Meromacrus draco Hull, 1942e Meromacrus gloriosus Hull, 1941 Meromacrus minuticornis Thompson, 2001 Meromacrus panamensis Curran, 1930
Genus Myathropa Myathropa florea
Genus Palpada Macquart, 1854
Genus Parhelophilus
Tribe Sericomyiini
Genus Sericomyia 14 species
Genus Pyritis Pyritis kincaidii
Tribe Merodontini
Genus Eumerus Eumerus funeralis
Genus Merodon Merodon equestris - Narcissus bulb fly
Genus Nausigaster Nausigaster texana Nausigaster unimaculata
Tribe Milesiini
Genus Blera Billberg, 1820 Source:
Genus Brachypalpus Brachypalpus alopex (Osten Sacken, 1877) Brachypalpus cyanella Osten Sacken, 1877 Brachypalpus oarus (Walker, 1849)
Genus Chalcosyrphus
Genus Criorhina 14 species
Genus Cynorhinella Cynorhinella longinasus Cynorhinella bella
Genus Hadromyia Williston, 1882 Source: Subgenus Chrysosomidia Curran, 1934 Source: Hadromyia aepalius (Walker, 1849) Hadromyia aldrichi (Shannon, 1916) Hadromyia crawfordi (Shannon, 1916) Hadromyia opaca (Shannon, 1916) Hadromyia pulchra (Williston, 1882)
Subgenus Hadromyia Williston, 1882 Hadromyia grandis Williston, 1882
Genus Merapoides Merapoides villosus
Genus Milesia 3 species Milesia bella (Townsend, 1897) Milesia scutellata (Hull, 1924) Milesia virginiensis (Drury, 1773)
Genus Palumbia Palumbia inflata (Macquart, 1834)
Genus Pocota Pocota bomboides Hunter, 1897
Genus Pterallastes Loew, 1863 Pterallastes thoracicus Loew, 1863
Genus Somula Macquart, 1847 Somula decora Macquart, 1847 Somula mississippiensis Hull, 1922
Genus Sphecomyia 14 species
Genus Spilomyia 10 species
Genus Syritta Syritta pipiens Syritta flaviventris
Genus Temnostoma 10 species
Genus Teuchocnemis Teuchocnemis bacuntius
Genus Tropidia 8 species
Genus Xylota 29 species
Tribe Rhingiini
Genus Chamaesyrphus
Genus Cheilosia 78 species
Genus Ferdinandea
Ferdinandea aeneicolor Shannon, 1924 Ferdinandea buccata (Loew, 1863) Ferdinandea croesus (Osten Sacken, 1877)
Genus Rhingia Rhingia nasica
Genus Hiatomyia
Tribe Volucellini
Genus Copestylum 82 species
Genus Ornidia Ornidia obesa
Genus Volucella Volucella bombylans
References
External links Family Syrphidae - Hover Flies