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List of flower fly species of North America

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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]

Family Syrphidae

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Subfamily Syrphinae

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Tribe Bacchini

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Genus Baccha Fabricius, 1805[4]
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Genus Melanostoma Schiner, 1860
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70 species [1]

Tribe Paragini

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Genus Paragus Latreille
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Tribe Pipizini

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Genus Pipiza Fallén
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Genus Heringia Rondani, 1856
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Tribe Syrphini

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Genus Allograpta Osten Sacken
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5 species [1]

Genus Chrysotoxum Meigen
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13 species [2][12]

Genus Dasysyrphus Enderlein
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14 species [2][13]

Genus Didea Macquart
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2 species [2]

Genus Dioprosopa Hull, 1949
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Genus Doros Meigen
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Genus Epistrophe Walker
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Genus Eriozona Schiner
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Genus Eupeodes Osten Sacken
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21 Species [14]

Genus Leucozona Schiner
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Genus Melangyna Verrall
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Genus Meligramma Frey
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Genus Meliscaeva Frey
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Genus Ocyptamus Macquart
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14 species [2]

Genus Orphnabaccha Vockeroth, 1969
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Genus Parasyrphus Matsumura
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Genus Salpingogaster Schiner
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Genus Scaeva
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13 species [1]

Genus Syrphus
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11 species [1]

23 species [1]

Subfamily Microdontinae

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Genus Microdon

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29 species [23][24]

Key to North American species[37]

Genus Peradon

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Genus Ubristes

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Subfamily Eristalinae

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Genus Brachyopa Meigen, 1822
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17 species

Genus Chrysogaster Meigen, 1803
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Genus Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965
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Genus Myolepta
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8 species

Genus Neoascia
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Genus Sphegina
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Genus Ceriana
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12 species [1]

Genus Lejops
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Genus Mallota
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11 species [1]

Genus Palpada Macquart, 1854
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14 species [1]

Genus Pyritis
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Genus Eumerus
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Genus Merodon
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Tribe Milesini

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Genus Blera Billberg, 1820[47]
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14 species [16] [10]

Subgenus Chrysosomidia Curran, 1934[52]
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Subgenus Hadromyia Williston, 1882[54]
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Genus Milesia
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3 species [55]

Genus Palumbia
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Genus Pocota
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Genus Somula Macquart, 1847[46]
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14 species [58][59]

10 species [64]

Genus Syritta
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10 species [1]

Genus Tropidia
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8 species [1]

Genus Xylota
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29 species [1]

Genus Rhingia
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  • 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)

82 species [1]

Genus Ornidia
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