List of flower fly species of North America
Appearance
There are more than 870 species[1] of flower fly (Syrphidae) in North America .[2] The following is an attempt at a comprehensive North American list of this family of insects.[3]
- Baccha elongata (Fabricius, 1775)[5]
Genus Melanostoma Schiner, 1860
[edit]Genus Platycheirus Lepeletier & Serville, 1828[6]
[edit]70 species [1]
- Platycheirus aeratus
- Platycheirus albimanus
- Platycheirus alpigenus
- Platycheirus amplus
- Platycheirus angustatus
- Platycheirus atra
- Platycheirus carinatus
- Platycheirus ciliatus
- Platycheirus clausseni
- Platycheirus clypeatus
- Platycheirus coerulescens
- Platycheirus concinnus
- Platycheirus confusus (Curran, 1925)
- Platycheirus coracinus
- Platycheirus discimanus
- Platycheirus flabellus
- Platycheirus granditarsis
- Platycheirus groenlandicus
- Platycheirus hesperius
- Platycheirus hispidipes
- Platycheirus holarcticus
- Platycheirus hyperboreus
- Platycheirus immarginatus
- Platycheirus inversus
- Platycheirus jaerensis
- Platycheirus kelloggi
- Platycheirus latitarsis
- Platycheirus latus
- Platycheirus lundbecki
- Platycheirus luteipennis
- Platycheirus manicatus
- Platycheirus modestus
- Platycheirus nearcticus
- Platycheirus nielseni
- Platycheirus nigrofemoratus
- Platycheirus nodosus
- Platycheirus normae
- Platycheirus obscurus
- Platycheirus ocarius
- Platycheirus octavus
- Platycheirus oreadis
- Platycheirus parmatus
- Platycheirus peltatoides
- Platycheirus perpallidus
- Platycheirus pilatus
- Platycheirus podagratus
- Platycheirus protrusus
- Platycheirus pullatus
- Platycheirus quadratus
- Platycheirus rosarum
- Platycheirus rufigaster
- Platycheirus rufimaculatus
- Platycheirus russatus
- Platycheirus sabulicola
- Platycheirus scamboides
- Platycheirus scambus
- Platycheirus scutatus
- Platycheirus setipes
- Platycheirus setitarsis
- Platycheirus speighti
- Platycheirus spinipes
- Platycheirus splendidus
- Platycheirus squamulae
- Platycheirus stegnoides
- Platycheirus stegnus
- Platycheirus striatus
- Platycheirus subordinatus
- Platycheirus tenebrosus
- Platycheirus thompsoni
- Platycheirus thylax
- Platycheirus trichopus
- Platycheirus urakawensis
- Platycheirus varipes
- Platycheirus woodi
- Platycheirus yukonensis
- Paragus arizonensis (Vockeroth, 1986) [7]
- Paragus angustifrons (Loew, 1863)
- Paragus angustistylus (Vockeroth, 1986) [7]
- Paragus bicolor (Fabricius, 1794) [8]
- Paragus bispinosus (Vockeroth, 1986) [7]
- Paragus cooverti (Vockeroth, 1986) [7]
- Paragus haemorrhous (Meigen, 1822)
- Paragus longistylus (Vockeroth, 1986) [7]
- Paragus tibialis (Fallén, 1817)
- Paragus variabilis (Vockeroth, 1986) [7]
- Pipiza crassipes (Bigot, 1884) [9]
- Pipiza cribbeni (Coovert, 1996)
- Pipiza davidsoni (Curran, 1921) [10]
- Pipiza distincta (Curran, 1921) [10]
- Pipiza femoralis (Loew, 1866)
- Pipiza macrofemoralis (Curran, 1921)[10]
- Pipiza nigripilosa (Williston, 1887) [10]
- Pipiza puella ( Williston, 1887) [10]
- Pipiza quadrimaculata (Panzer, 1802) [10]
- Heringia calcarata Loew, 1866
- Heringia latitarsis (Egger, 1865)
Genus Trichopsomyia Williston, 1888
[edit]- Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849[11]
- 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)
Genus Allograpta Osten Sacken
[edit]5 species [1]
Genus Chrysotoxum Meigen
[edit]Genus Dasysyrphus Enderlein
[edit]2 species [2]
Genus Dioprosopa Hull, 1949
[edit]Genus Epistrophe Walker
[edit]- Epistrophe grossulariae
- Epistrophe metcalfi
- Epistrophe nitidicollis
- Epistrophe terminalis
- Epistrophe xanthostoma
Genus Epistrophella
[edit]21 Species [14]
- Eupeodes americanus
- Eupeodes confertus
- Eupeodes curtus
- Eupeodes flukei
- Eupeodes fumipennis
- Eupeodes gentneri
- Eupeodes latifasciatus
- Eupeodes luniger
- Eupeodes medius
- Eupeodes montanus
- Eupeodes montivagus
- Eupeodes neoperplexus
- Eupeodes nigroventris
- Eupeodes perplexus
- Eupeodes pingreensis
- Eupeodes pomus
- Eupeodes sculleni
- Eupeodes snowi
- Eupeodes subsimus
- Eupeodes volucris
Genus Lapposyrphus
[edit]- Leucozona americana
- Leucozona lucorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Leucozona velutina
- Leucozona xylotoides
- Melangyna arctica
- Melangyna fisherii
- Melangyna labiatarum
- Melangyna lasiophthalma
- Melangyna subfasciata
- Melangyna triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)
- Melangyna umbellatarum
Genus Meligramma Frey
[edit]Genus Meliscaeva Frey
[edit]14 species [2]
Genus Orphnabaccha Vockeroth, 1969
[edit]- Orphnabaccha coerulea (Williston, 1891)
- Orphnabaccha jactator (Loew, 1861)
Genus Parasyrphus Matsumura
[edit]- Parasyrphus currani (Fluke, 1935) [15]
- Parasyrphus genualis (Williston, 1887) [16]
- Parasyrphus groenlandicus (Nielsen, 1910)
- Parasyrphus insolitus (Osburn, 1908)
- Parasyrphus macularis (Zetterstedt, 1843)
- Parasyrphus melanderi (Curran, 1925) [17]
- Parasyrphus nigritarsis (Zetterstedt, 1843)
- Parasyrphus relictus (Zetterstedt)
- Parasyrphus semiinterruptus (Fluke, 1935)
- Parasyrphus tarsatus (Zetterstedt, 1838)
- Parasyrphus vockerothi (Thompson, 2012) [18]
Genus Philhelius
[edit]Genus Salpingogaster Schiner
[edit]Genus Sphaerophoria
[edit]13 species [1]
- Sphaerophoria abbreviata
- Sphaerophoria asymmetrica
- Sphaerophoria bifurcata
- Sphaerophoria brevipilosa
- Sphaerophoria contigua
- Sphaerophoria cranbrookensis
- Sphaerophoria longipilosa
- Sphaerophoria novaeanglae
- Sphaerophoria philanthus
- Sphaerophoria pyrrhina
- Sphaerophoria scripta
- Sphaerophoria sulphuripes
- Sphaerophoria weemsi
11 species [1]
Tribe Toxomerini
[edit]23 species [1]
- T. arcifer (Loew, 1866)
- T. bistrigus [19]
- T. boscii Macquart, 1842
- T. corbis (Walker, 1852)
- T. dispar (Fabricius, 1794)
- T. floralis (Fabricius, 1798)
- T. geminatus (Say, 1823)
- T. jussiaeae Vige, 1939
- T. marginatus (Say, 1823)
- T. musicus [19]
- T. mutuus [19]
- T. norma [19]
- T. occidentalis Curran, 1922
- T. ovatus [19]
- T. parvulus (Loew, 1866)
- T. pictus (Macquart, 1842)[20]
- T. politus (Say, 1823)
- T. puellus [19]
- T. pulchellus [19]
- T. teligera (Fluke, 1953)
- T. verticalis (Curran, 1927)
- T. virgulatus (Macquart, 1850)[21]
- T. watsoni (Curran, 1930)[21]
Subfamily Microdontinae
[edit]Genus Aristosyrphus
[edit]- Aristosyrphus carpenteri (Hull, 1945)
- Aristosyrphus samperi Thompson, 2008[22] – Colombia, Peru & Costa Rica
Genus Carreramyia
[edit]- Carreramyia megacephalus (Shannon, 1925)
- Microdon abstrusus Thompson, 1981 [23]
- Microdon adventitius Thompson, 1981 [23]
- Microdon albicomatus Novák, 1977
- Microdon aurulentus (Fabricius, 1805) [25]
- Microdon baliopterus Loew, 1872[26]
- Microdon coarctatus Loew, 1864 [27]
- Microdon cothurnatus Bigot, 1884 [9]
- Microdon craigheadii Walton, 1912 [28]
- Microdon diversipilosus Curran, 1925[29]
- Microdon fulgens Wiedemann, 1830
- Microdon fuscipennis (Macquart, 1834)
- Microdon globosus (Fabricius, 1805) [4]
- Microdon laetoides Fabricius, 1935 [23]
- Microdon laetus Loew, 1864 [27]
- Microdon lanceolatus Adams, 1903
- Microdon manitobensis Curran, 1924 [30]
- Microdon marmoratum Bigot, 1884 [9]
- Microdon megalogaster Snow, 1892 [31]
- Microdon newcomeri Mann, 1924
- Microdon ocellaris Curran, 1924[30]
- Microdon painteri Hull, 1922 [32]
- Microdon pallipennis Curran, 1925 [29]
- Microdon piperi Knab, 1917 [24]
- Microdon ruficrus Williston 1887 [23]
- Microdon rufipes (Macquart, 1842)[33]
- Microdon scauros Skevington & Locke, 2019 [34]
- Microdon scutifer Knab, 1917 [24]
- Microdon tristis Loew, 1864 [27]
- Microdon viridis Townsend, 1895 [35]
- Microdon xanthopilis Townsend, 1895[36]
Genus Mixogaster
[edit]Key to North American species[37]
- Mixogaster delongi (Hull, 1926) [37]
- Mixogaster johnsoni (Hull, 1941) [37]
- Mixogaster breviventris (Kahl, 1897) [38]
- Mixogaster fattigi (Skevington & Locke, 2019) [34]
Genus Omegasyrphus
[edit]- Omegasyrphus pallipennis (Curran, 1925)
- Peradon chrysopygus (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
Genus Pseudomicrodon
[edit]- Pseudomicrodon claripennis (Hine, 1914)
Genus Rhopalosyrphus
[edit]- Rhopalosyrphus guentherii (Lynch Arribálzaga, 1891)
- Rhopalosyrphus ramulorum Weems & Deyrup, 2003,[39]
- Ubristes jaguarinus Reemer, 2013[40]
Subfamily Eristalinae
[edit]Tribe Brachyopini
[edit]17 species
- Brachyopa caesariata Moran & Skevington, 2019
- Brachyopa cinereovittata Bigot, 1884
- Brachyopa cynops Snow, 1892
- Brachyopa daeckei Johnson, 1917
- Brachyopa diversa Johnson, 1917
- Brachyopa flavescens Shannon, 1915
- Brachyopa gigas Lovett, 1919
- Brachyopa media Williston, 1882
- Brachyopa notata Osten Sacken, 5[6]
- Brachyopa perplexa Curran, 1922
- Brachyopa punctipennis Curran, 1925
- Brachyopa rufiabdominalis Jones, 1917
- Brachyopa vacua Osten Sacken, 5[6]
Genus Chrysogaster Meigen, 1803
[edit]Genus Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965
[edit]- Chrysosyrphus alaskensis (Shannon, 1922)
- Chrysosyrphus frontosus (Bigot, 1884)
- Chrysosyrphus latus (Loew, 1863)
- Chrysosyrphus nasuta (Zetterstedt, 1838)
- Chrysosyrphus nigripennis (Williston, 1882)
Genus Hammerschmidtia Schummel, 1834
[edit]- Hammerschmidtia sedmani (Vockeroth, Moran & Skevington, 2019)
- Hammerschmidtia ferruginea ([Fallen, 1817)
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)
- Neoascia distincta Williston, 1887
- Neoascia geniculata (Meigen, 1822)
- Neoascia globosa (Walker, 1849)[11]
- Neoascia metallica (Williston, 1882)
- Neoascia meticulosa (Scopoli, 1763)
- Neoascia sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
- Neoascia subchalybea Curran, 1925
- Neoascia tenur (Harris, 1780) [41] 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.[3]
- N. unifasciata (Strobl, 1898)[42]
- Neoascia willistoni Thompson, 1986
Genus Orthonevra
[edit]- Orthonevra anniae (Sedman, 1966)
- Orthonevra bellula (Williston, 1882)
- Orthonevra feei (Moran & Skevington, 2019) [43]
- Orthonevra flukei (Sedman, 1964)
- Orthonevra minuta (Hull, 1945)
- Orthonevra nigrovittata (Loew, 1876)
- Orthonevra nitida (Wiedemann, 1830)
- Orthonevra nitidula (Curran, 1925)
- Orthonevra parva (Shannon, 1916)
- Orthonevra pictipennis (Loew, 1863)
- Orthonevra pulchella (Williston, 1887)
- Orthonevra robusta (Shannon, 1916)
- Orthonevra sinuosa (Bigot, 1884)
- Orthonevra sonorensis (Shannon, 1964)
- Orthonevra stigmata (Williston, 1882)
- Orthonevra unicolor (Shannon, 1916)
- Orthonevra weemsi (Sedman, 1966)
- Sphegina armatipes ([Malloch, 1922])
- Sphegina appalachiensis Coovert, 1977
- Sphegina biannulata Malloch, 1922
- Sphegina brachygaster Hull, 1935
- Sphegina californica (Malloch, 1922)
- Sphegina campanulata Robertson, 1901
- Sphegina flavimana Malloch, 1922
- Sphegina flavomaculata Malloch, 1922
- Sphegina infuscata (Loew, 1863)
- Sphegina keeniana Williston, 1887
- Sphegina lobata Loew, 1863
- Sphegina lobulifera Malloch, 1922
- Sphegina occidentalis (Malloch, 1922)
- Sphegina petiolata Coquillett, 1910
- Sphegina punctata (Cole , 1921)
- Sphegina rufiventris Loew, 1863
Tribe Callicerini
[edit]- Callicera duncani Curran, 1935
- Callicera erratica (Walker, 1849)[11]
- Callicera montensis Snow, 1892
Tribe Cerioidini
[edit]- Ceriana abbreviata Loew, 1864
- Ceriana ancoralis (Coquillett, 1902)
- Ceriana durani (Davidson, 1925)
- Ceriana mime (Hull, 1935)
- Ceriana pictula (Loew, 1853)
- Ceriana snowi (Adams, 1904)
- Ceriana tridens (Loew, 1872)
- Ceriana willistoni (Kahl, 1897)[38]
Genus Monoceromyia
[edit]- Monoceromyia floridensis (Shannon, 1922)
Genus Polybiomyia
[edit]- Polybiomyia engelhardti (Shannon, 1925)
- Polybiomyia bellardii (Shannon, 1925)
- Polybiomyia macquarti Shannon, 1925
- Polybiomyia pedicellata (Williston, 1887)
- Polybiomyia sayi Shannon, 1925
- Polybiomyia signifera (Loew, 1853)
- Polybiomyia schnablei (Williston, 1892)
- Polybiomyia townsendi (Snow, 1895)
Genus Sphiximorpha
[edit]- Sphiximorpha cylindrica (Curran, 1921)
- Sphiximorpha loewii (Williston, 1887)
Tribe Eristalini
[edit]Genus Eristalinus
[edit]- Eristalinus aeneus Scopoli, 1844
- Eristalinus taeniops Weidemann, 1818
- Eristalis agrorum (Weidemann), 1830
- Eristalis anthophorina (Fallén, 1817)
- Eristalis arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Eristalis bardus (Say, 1829)
- Eristalis basilaris Macquart, 1834
- Eristalis bellardii Jeannicke, 1867)[45]
- Eristalis brousii Williston, 1882
- Eristalis calida Walker, 1849[11]
- Eristalis cryptarum fabricus, 1794
- Eristalis dimidiata (Weidemann, 1830)
- Eristalis dubia Macquart, 1834
- Eristalis flavipes Walker, 1849[11]
- Eristalis fratercula (Zetterstedt, 1838)
- Eristalis gomonojunovae Violovitsh, 1977
- Eristalis hirta Loew, 1866
- Eristalis interrupta (Poda, 1761)
- Eristalis meijerei Goot, 1964
- Eristalis obscura (Loew, 1866)
- Eristalis oestracea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Eristalis parens Bigot, 1880
- Eristalis rupium Fabricius, 1805
- Eristalis saxorum Weidemann, 1830
- Eristalis stipator Osten Sacken, 1877[45]
- Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758) - common drone fly
- Eristalis transversa (Weidemann, 1830) - transverse flower fly
Genus Helophilus
[edit]12 species [1]
- Helophilus bottnicus Wahlberg, 1844
- Helophilus fasciatus Walker, 1849[11]
- Helophilus groenlandicus (Fabricius, 1780)
- Helophilus hybridus Loew, 1846
- Helophilus intentus Curran and Fluke, 1922
- Helophilus lapponicus Wahlberg, 1844
- Helophilus latifrons Loew, 1863
- Helophilus neoaffinis Fluke, 1949
- Helophilus obscurus Loew, 1863
- Helophilus oxycanus (Walker, 1852)
- Helophilus pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
- Helophilus pilosus Hunter, 1897
- Lejops annulipes (Macquart, 1850)
- Lejops billinearis (Williston, 1887)
- Lejops borealis (Cole, 1921)
- Lejops chrysostomus (Wiedemann, 1830)
- Lejops cooleyi (Seamans, 1917)
- Lejops curvipes (Wiedemann, 1830)
- Lejops distinctus (Williston, 1887)
- Lejops grisescens Hull, 1943
- Lejops lineatus (Fabricius, 1787)
- Lejops lunulatus (Meigen, 1822)
- Lejops mexicanus (Macquart, 1842)
- Lejops perfidiosus (Hunter, 1897)
- Lejops polygrammus (Loew, 1872)
- Lejops willingii (Smith, 1912)
11 species [1]
- Mallota albipes Snow, 1895
- Mallota bautias (Walker, 1849)[11]
- Mallota bequaerti Hull, 1956
- Mallota posticata (Fabricius, 1805)
- Mallota sackeni Williston, 1882
Genus Meromacrus
[edit]- Meromacrus acutus (fabricus, 1805)
- Meromacrus croceatus Hull, 1960
- Meromacrus draco Hull, 1942e
- Meromacrus gloriosus Hull, 1941
- Meromacrus minuticornis Thompson, 2001
- Meromacrus panamensis Curran, 1930
- Palpada agrorum (Fabricius, 1787)
- Palpada albifrons (Wiedemann, 1840)
- Palpada alhambra (Hull, 1925)
- Palpada atrimana (Loew, 1866)
- Palpada furcata (Wiedemann, 1819)
- Palpada mexicana (Macquart, 1847)[46]
- Palpada minutalis (Williston, 1891)
- Palpada pusilla (Macquart, 1842)
- Palpada ruficeps (Macquart, 1842)
- Palpada rufiventris (Macquart, 1846)
- Palpada scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)
- Palpada texana (Hull, 1925)
- Palpada triangularis (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
- Palpada vinetorum (Fabricius, 1798)
Genus Parhelophilus
[edit]- Parhelophilus brooksi Curran, 1927
- Parhelophilus currani Fluke, 1953
- Parhelophilus divisus (Loew, 1863)
- Parhelophilus flavifacies (Bigot, 1883)
- Parhelophilus integer (Loew, 1963)
- Parhelophilus laetus (Loew, 1963)
- Parhelophilus obsoletus (Loew, 1863)
- Parhelophilus porcus (Walker, 1849)[11]
- Parhelophilus rex Curran and Fluke, 1922
Tribe Sericomyini
[edit]Genus Sericomyia
[edit]14 species [1]
- Sericomyia arctica Schirmer, 1913
- Sericomyia bifasciata Williston, 1887
- Sericomyia carolinensis (Metcalf, 1917)
- Sericomyia chalcopyga Loew, 1863
- Sericomyia chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842
- Sericomyia flagrans (Osten Sacken, )[9]
- Sericomyia harveyi (Osburn, 1908)
- Sericomyia lata (Coquillett, 1907)
- Sericomyia militaris Walker, 1849[11]
- Sericomyia nigra Portschinsky, 1873
- Sericomyia sexfasciata Walker, 1849[11]
- Sericomyia slossonae Curran, 1934
- Sericomyia tolli (Frey, 1915)
- Sericomyia transversa (Osburn, 1926)
Tribe Merodontini
[edit]- Merodon equestris - Narcissus bulb fly
Genus Nausigaster
[edit]- Blera analis (Macquart, 1842)[33]
- Blera armillata (Osten Sacken, 1875)[48]
- Blera badia (Walker, 1849)[11]
- Blera confusa Johnson, 1913[49]
- Blera flukei (Curran, 1953)[50]
- Blera garretti (Curran, 1924)
- Blera humeralis (Williston, 1882)
- Blera johnsoni (Coquillett, 1894)
- Blera metcalfi (Curran, 1925)
- Blera nigra (Williston, 1887)
- Blera nigripes (Curran, 1925)
- Blera notata (Wiedemann, 1830)
- Blera pictipes (Bigot, 1883)
- Blera robusta (Curran, 1922)
- Blera scitula (Williston, 1887)
- Blera umbratilis (Williston, 1887)
Genus Brachypalpus
[edit]- Brachypalpus alopex (Osten Sacken, 1877)
- Brachypalpus cyanella Osten Sacken, 1877
- Brachypalpus oarus (Walker, 1849)[11]
Genus Chalcosyrphus
[edit]- Chalcosyrphus anomalus (Shannon, 1925)
- Chalcosyrphus anthreas (Walker, 1849)[11]
- Chalcosyrphus aristatus (Johnson, 1929)
- Chalcosyrphus curvaria (Curran, 1941)
- Chalcosyrphus depressus (Shannon, 1925)
- Chalcosyrphus dubius (Shannon, 1926)
- Chalcosyrphus flexus (Curran, 1941)
- Chalcosyrphus inarmatus (Hunter, 1897)
- Chalcosyrphus interruptus (Panzer, 1804)
- Chalcosyrphus libo (Walker, 1849)[11]
- Chalcosyrphus metallicus (Wiedemann, 1830)
- Chalcosyrphus metallifer (Bigot, 1884)
- Chalcosyrphus nemorum (Fabricius, 1805)
- Chalcosyrphus nigromaculatus (Jones, 1917)
- Chalcosyrphus ontario (Curran, 1941)
- Chalcosyrphus parvus (Williston, 1887)
- Chalcosyrphus pauxilla (Williston, 1892)
- Chalcosyrphus piger (Fabricius, 1794)
- Chalcosyrphus plesia (Curran, 1925)
- Chalcosyrphus sacawajeae (Shannon, 1925)
- Chalcosyrphus satanica (Bigot, 1884)
- Chalcosyrphus vecors (Osten Sacken, 1875)[48]
- Chalcosyrphus violascens (Megerle, 1803)
- Criorhina aurea (Lovett, 1919)
- Criorhina bubulcus (Walker, 1849)
- Criorhina caudata (Curran, 1925)
- Criorhina coquilletti (Williston), 1892
- Criorhina fusca
- Criorhina kincaidi (Coquillett, 1901)
- Criorhina mystaceae (Curran, 1925)
- Criorhina nigripes (Williston, 1882)
- Criorhina nigriventris (Walton, 1911)
- Criorhina occidentalis
- Criorhina quadriboscis (Lovett, 1919)
- Criorhina tricolor (Coquillett, 1900)
- Criorhina verbosa (Walker, 1849)
- Criorhina villosa (Bigot, 1882)
Genus Cynorhinella
[edit]Subgenus Chrysosomidia Curran, 1934[52]
[edit]- Hadromyia aepalius (Walker, 1849)[11]
- Hadromyia aldrichi (Shannon, 1916)[53]
- Hadromyia crawfordi (Shannon, 1916)[53]
- Hadromyia opaca (Shannon, 1916)[53]
- Hadromyia pulchra (Williston, 1882)[54]
Genus Merapoides
[edit]3 species [55]
- Milesia bella (Townsend, 1897)
- Milesia scutellata (Hull, 1924)
- Milesia virginiensis (Drury, 1773)
- Palumbia inflata (Macquart, 1834)
- Pocota bomboides Hunter, 1897[56]
Genus Pterallastes Loew, 1863[57]
[edit]- Somula decora Macquart, 1847[46]
- Somula mississippiensis Hull, 1922
Genus Sphecomyia
[edit]- Sphecomyia brevicornis (Osten Sacken, 1877)[60]
- Sphecomyia columbiana (Vockeroth, 1965)[61]
- Sphecomyia cryptica (Moran, 2019)[58]
- Sphecomyia dyari (Shannon, 1925)[62]
- Sphecomyia hoguei (Moran, 2019)[58]
- Sphecomyia interrupta (Moran, 2019)[58]
- Sphecomyia metallica (Bigot, 1882)[63]
- Sphecomyia occidentalis (Osburn, 1908)
- Sphecomyia oraria (Moran, 2019)[58]
- Sphecomyia pattonii (Williston, 1882)[54]
- Sphecomyia pseudosphecomima (Moran, 2019)[58]
- Sphecomyia sexfasciata (Moran, 2019)[58]
- Sphecomyia vittata (Wiedemann, 1830)
- Sphecomyia weismani (Moran, 2019)[58]
10 species [64]
- Spilomyia alcimus (Walker, 1849)[11]
- Spilomyia citima Vockeroth, 1958
- Spilomyia crandalli Curran, 1951
- Spilomyia foxleei Vockeroth, 1958
- Spilomyia fusca Loew, 1864
- Spilomyia interrupta Williston, 1882
- Spilomyia kahli Snow, 1895
- Spilomyia liturata Williston, 1887
- Spilomyia longicornis Loew, 1872
- Spilomyia sayi (Goot, 1964)
Genus Temnostoma
[edit]10 species [1]
Genus Teuchocnemis
[edit]8 species [1]
- Tropidia albistylum Macquart, 1847[46]
- Tropidia calcarata Williston, 1887
- Tropidia coloradensis (Bigot, 1884)
- Tropidia incana Townsend, 1895
- Tropidia mamillata Loew, 1861
- Tropidia montana Hunter, 1896
- Tropidia pygmaea Shannon, 1926
- Tropidia quadrata (Say, 1824)
29 species [1]
- Xylota analis Williston, 1887[65]
- Xylota angustiventris Loew, 1866[66]
- Xylota annulifera Bigot, 1884[9]
- Xylota argoi Shannon, 1926[67]
- Xylota barbata Loew, 1864[27]
- Xylota bicolor Loew, 1864[27]
- Xylota confusa Shannon, 1926[67]
- Xylota ejuncida Say, 1824[68]
- Xylota flavifrons Walker, 1849[11]
- Xylota flavitibia Bigot, 1884[9]
- Xylota flukei (Curran, 1941)[69]
- Xylota hinei (Curran, 1941)[69]
- Xylota lovetti Curran, 1925[70]
- Xylota naknek Shannon, 1926[67]
- Xylota nebulosa Johnson, 1921[71]
- Xylota ouelleti (Curran, 1941)[69]
- Xylota quadrimaculata Loew, 1866[66]
- Xylota scutellarmata Lovett, 1919[72]
- Xylota segnis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Xylota subfasciata Loew, 1866[66]
- Xylota tuberculata (Curran, 1941)[69]
Genus Chamaesyrphus
[edit]- C. aerea (Dufour, 1848)
- C. alaskensis (Hunter, 1897)
- C. albitarsis (Meigen, 1822) [73]
- Chilosia Agassiz, 1846[74]
- C. aldrichi (Hunter, 1896)
- C. atrocapilla Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. bardus (Harris, 1780)[41]
- C. baroni (Williston, 1887)
- C. bicolorata (Shannon, 1922)
- C. bigelowi (Curran, 1926)
- C. borealis (Coquillett, 1900)
- C. browni Curran, 1931
- C. burkei (Shannon, 1922)
- C. caltha (Shannon, 1922)
- C. capillata (Loew, 1863)
- C. catalina (Shannon, 1922)
- C. chalybescens (Williston, 1893)
- C. chintimini (Lovett, 1921)
- C. columbiae (Curran, 1922)
- C. comosa (Loew, 1863)
- C. consentiens (Curran, 1926)
- C. coerulea Fluke and Hull, 1946
- C. cottrelli Telford, 1939
- C. cratorhina Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. cynoprosopa Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. ferruginea (Lovett, 1919)
- C. florella (Shannon, 1922)
- C. grossa (Fallén, 1817)
- C. hermiona Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. hesperia (Shannon, 1922)
- C. hiantha Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. hoodiana (Bigot, 1883)[75]
- C. hunteri (Curran, 1922)
- C. julietta (Shannon, 1922)
- C. laevis (Bigot, 1884)
- C. lasiophthalmus Williston, 1882
- C. latrans (Walker, 1849)
- C. leucoparea (Loew, 1863)
- C. livida (Wehr, 1922)
- C. lucta (Snow, 1895)
- C. luna Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. margarita Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. meganosa Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. montanipes Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. nannomorpha Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. nigrescens Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. nigrobarba Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. nigrovittata (Lovett, 1919)
- C. obesa Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. occidentalis Williston, 1882
- C. orilliaensis Curran, 1922[75]
- C. pacifica Hunter, 1897
- C. pagana (Meigen, 1822)[73]
- C. pallipes Loew, 1863
- C. pikei Shannon, 1922
- C. pilosipes Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. pontiaca (Shannon, 1922)
- C. porcina Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. punctulata (Hunter, 1897)
- C. prima (Hunter, 1896)
- C. primoveris (Shannon, 1915)
- C. promethea Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. rhinoprosopa Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. rita (Curran, 1922)
- C. robusta (Hine, 1922)
- C. scilla Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. sensua (Curran, 1922)
- C. seripila Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. shannoni (Curran, 1923) [75]
- C. sororcula (Williston, 1891)
- C. speculum Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. swannanoa Brimley, 1925
- C. tantalus Hull and Fluke, 1950
- C. wisconsinensis Fluke and Hull, 1947
- C. yukonensis (Shannon, 1922)
Genus Ferdinandea
[edit]- Ferdinandea aeneicolor Shannon, 1924
- Ferdinandea buccata (Loew, 1863)[76]
- Ferdinandea croesus (Osten Sacken, 1877)[77]
- Hiatomyia canadensis (Shannon, 1922)
- Hiatomyia chionthrix Hull & fluke 1950 [78]
- Hiatomyia chrysothrix (Hull & Fluke, 1950) [78]
- Hiatomyia coriacea (Hull & Fluke, 1950)[78]
- Hiatomyia cyanea (Hunter, 1896)
- Hiatomyia cyanescens (Loew, 1863)
- Hiatomyia cyascens (Loew, 1863)
- Hiatomyia gemini (Shannon, 1922)
- Hiatomyia hecate (Hull & Fluke, 1950)[78]
- Hiatomyia hyacintha (Hull & Fluke, 1950)[78]
- Hiatomyia idahoa (Shannon, 1922)
- Hiatomyia nigrocyanea (Hull & Fluke, 1950)[78]
- Hiatomyia niveifrons (Hull & Fluke, 1950)[78]
- Hiatomyia nyctichroma (Hull & Fluke, 1950)[78]
- Hiatomyia olivia (Hull & Fluke, 1950)[78]
- Hiatomyia plumosa (Coquillett, 1904)
- Hiatomyia plutonia (Hunter, 1897)
- Hiatomyia rubroflava (Hull & Fluke, 1950)[78]
- Hiatomyia signatiseta (Hunter, 1896)
- Hiatomyia tessa (Hull & Fluke, 1950)[78]
- Hiatomyia townsendi (Hunter, 1896)
- Hiatomyia willistoni (Snow, 1895)
Tribe Volucellini
[edit]Genus Copestylum
[edit]82 species [1]
- C. abdominale (Wiedemann, 1930) [79]
- C. alberlena Marcos-Garcia & Perez-Banon, 2002 [80]
- C. amethystinum (Bigot, 1875) [81]
- C. anna (Williston, 1887) [16] (Anna's bromeliad fly)
- C. apiciferum (Townsend, 1895)
- C. barbara Hancock & Marcos-Garcia, 2007 [82]
- C. avidum (Osten Sacken, 1877) (yellow-spotted bromeliad fly)
- C. barbara Hancock & Marcos-Garcia, 2007 [82]
- C. barei (Curran, 1925) (violet bromeliad fly)
- C. boqueronense Rotheray & Marcos-Garcia, 2007[82]
- C. brunneum (Thunberg, 1789)
- C. caesariatum (Williston, 1891) [83]
- C. caudatum Curran, 1927 (hairy-horned bromeliad fly) [84]
- C. chalybescens (Wiedemann, 1830) [79]
- C. comstocki (Williston, 1887) (Comstock's bromeliad fly)
- C. conabioi Marcos-Garcia & Rotheray, 2007[82]
- C. elizabethae Hancock & Rotheray, 2007[82]
- C. emeralda (Hull, 1944)
- C. eugenia (Williston, 1887) [16]
- C. florida (Hull, 1941) (Florida bromeliad fly)
- C. fornax (Townsend, 1895)
- C. fraudulentum (Williston, 1891) [83]
- C. fulvicorne (Bigot, 1883)
- C. gelenitae Marcos-Garcia & Rotheray, 2007
- C. gibberum (Schiner, 1868)
- C. haagii (Jaennicke, 1867) (Haag's bromeliad fly)
- C. hispaniolae Thompson, 1981
- C. isabellina (Williston, 1887) (Isabelle's bromeliad fly)
- C. joei Rotheray & Hancock, 2007[82]
- C. lentum Williston, 1887
- C. limbipenne Williston, 1887 [16]
- C. macrocephalum (Giglio-tos, 1892)
- C. macquarti (Curran, 1926)
- C. mamorum Rotheray & Marcos-Garcia, 2007[82]
- C. marginatum (Say, 1829)
- C. megacephalum (Loew, 1863) [76]
- C. mexicanum (Macquart, 1842) (Mexican cactus fly)
- C. melleum (Jannicke, 1867)
- C. opalescens (Townsend, 1901)
- C. opinator (Williston, 1891) [83]
- C. ornatum (Williston, 1891) [83]
- C. oscillans Hancock & Rotheray, 2007
- C. pallens (Wiedemann, 1830) [79]
- C. pictum (Wiedemann, 1830) [79]
- C. posticum (Say, 1829)
- C. pubescens (Loew, 1861)
- C. punctigena (Hull, 1937)
- C. pusillum (Macquart, 1842)
- C. puyarum Rotheray & Hancock, 2007[82]
- C. quadratum (Williston, 1891) [83]
- C. rafaelanum (Townsend, 1897)
- C. satur (Osten Sacken, 1877) (spotted-wing bromeliad fly)
- C. sexmaculatum (Palisot de Beauvois, 1819) (six-spotted bromeliad fly)
- C. simile Giglio-Tos, 1892
- C. sternale (Curran, 1930) [85]
- C. sultzi (Curran, 1939)
- C. tacanense Rotheray & Hancock, 2007[82]
- C. tamaulipanum (Townsend, 1898)
- C. tapanti Rotheray & Hancock, 2007[82]
- C. tapia Rotheray & Hancock, 2007[82]
- C. tricinctum (Bigot, 1875) [81]
- C. triunfense Hancock, 2007[82]
- C. trivittatum Thompson, 1988
- C. tympanitis (Fabricius, 1805) [79]
- C. umamas Hancock & Rotheray, 2007[82]
- C. vagum (Wiedemann, 1830) [79]
- C. varians (Bigot, 1875)[81]
- C. vera (Hull, 1942)
- C. violaceum (Say, 1829) (purple bromeliad fly)
- C. virescens (Williston, 1891) [83]
- C. vittatum Thompson, 1976 (striped bromeliad fly)
- Copestylum versicularium
- C. victoria (Williston, 1887) (Victoria's bromeliad fly)
- C. violaceum (Say, 1829) (purple bromeliad fly)
- C. vittatum Thompson, 1976 (striped bromeliad fly)
- C. xalapensis Rotheray & Marcos-Garcia, 2007[82]
- C. yowoi Rotheray & Hancock, 2007[82]
- C. yura (Curran, 1930)[85]
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