List of hoverfly species of Great Britain

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Male Sphaerophoria scripta hoverfly with thin abdomen Male hoverfly with thin abdomen.jpg
Male Sphaerophoria scripta hoverfly with thin abdomen
Volucella inanis is one of the larger species of hoverfly found in Britain. Volucella inanis 03.jpg
Volucella inanis is one of the larger species of hoverfly found in Britain.

The following is a list of hoverfly (Syrphidae) species recorded in Great Britain.

Contents

Alan Stubbs and Steven Falk, in their 1983 work British Hoverflies, [1] divided the family into subfamilies and tribes. These subdivisions are now believed to be, to some extent, artificial groupings, not reflecting the evolutionary relationships within the family, so in need of revision. As no replacement system is yet in place, though, these groupings are retained in this list.

The six unnamed species listed in Stubbs and Falk (1983) [1] are not included below.

Subfamily Syrphinae

Tribe Bacchini (incorporating Melanostomatini)

Baccha
Melanostoma
Platycheirus
Xanthandrus

Tribe Paragini

Paragus

Tribe Syrphini (incorporating Chrysotoxini)

Chrysotoxum
Dasysyrphus
Didea
Doros
Epistrophe
Epistrophella
Episyrphus
Eriozona
Eupeodes [Note 3]
Fagisyrphus
Lapposyrphus
Leucozona
Megasyrphus
Melangyna
Meligramma
Meliscaeva
Parasyrphus
Philhelius
Scaeva
Sphaerophoria
Syrphus

Subfamily Milesiinae

Tribe Callicerini

Callicera

Tribe Cheilosiini

Cheilosia
Ferdinandea
Portevinia
Rhingia

Tribe Chrysogastrini

Brachyopa
Chrysogaster
Hammerschmidtia
Lejogaster
Melanogaster [Note 6]
Myolepta
Neoascia
Orthonevra
Riponnensia
Sphegina

Tribe Eristalini

Anasimyia
Eristalinus
Eristalis
Helophilus
Lejops
Mallota
Myathropa
Parhelophilus

Tribe Merodontini (incorporating Eumerini)

Eumerus
Merodon
Platynochaetus
Psilota

Tribe Pelecocerini

Chamaesyrphus
Pelecocera

Tribe Pipizini

Heringia
Pipiza
Pipizella
Trichopsomyia
Triglyphus

Tribe Sericomyiini

Arctophila
Sericomyia

Tribe Volucellini

Volucella

Tribe Xylotini

Blera
Brachypalpoides
Brachypalpus
Caliprobola
Chalcosyrphus
Criorhina
Pocota
Syritta
Tropidia
Xylota

Subfamily Microdontinae

Microdon

Notes

  1. listed as D. lunulatus by Stubbs & Falk (1983)
  2. listed as D. conopseus by Stubbs & Falk (1983)
  3. Metasyrphus of Stubbs & Falk (1983)
  4. listed in Stubbs & Falk (1983) as C. aenea
  5. listed as C. honesta by Stubbs & Falk (1983)
  6. included in Chrysogaster in Stubbs & Falk (1983)
  7. listed as Chrysogaster macquarti in Stubbs & Falk (1983)
  8. listed as M. luteola in Stubbs & Falk (1983)
  9. listed as E. nemorum by Stubbs & Falk (1983)
  10. listed in Stubbs & Falk (1983) as B. lenta

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hover fly</span> Family of insects

Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects.

<i>Eristalis</i> Genus of flies

Eristalis is a large genus of hoverflies, family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. Several species are known as drone flies because they bear a resemblance to honeybee drones.

<i>Platycheirus clypeatus</i> Species of fly

Platycheirus clypeatus is a species of hoverfly. It is found across the Palearctic and in the Nearctic. The larvae feed on aphids. Adults are usually found on the edges of woodland or scrub, heath or along hedgerows where they visit a wide range of flowers.

<i>Dasysyrphus</i> Genus of flies

Dasysyrphus is a genus of hover flies with 50 identified species distributed worldwide. While the genus is relatively easy to identify, genera key the differences between species have a more narrow range of variations. Therefore, identification of species by images of specimens alone should be made with care.

<i>Sphaerophoria</i> Genus of flies

Sphaerophoria is a genus of hoverflies. Species slender 5.6-12mm long with extremely large hemispherical male terminalia after which the common name globetail has been created. There are bright yellow markings on head and thorax and usually on the abdomen but some species have a black abdomen. They can be found worldwide but are common in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. There are over 73 described species.

<i>Sphaerophoria fatarum</i> Species of fly

Sphaerophoria fatarum is a European species of hoverfly.

In the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Carl Linnaeus classified the arthropods, including insects, arachnids and crustaceans, among his class "Insecta". Insects with simply two wings were brought together under the name Diptera.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brachyopini</span> Tribe of flies

The Brachyopini is a tribe of hoverflies. Unlike many members of this family these flies are generally darker and less colourful though some genera contain species with an attractive metallic lustre e.g. Chrysogaster. Some like Brachyopa are associated with sap runs where their larvae feed on decaying sap. Others are found in boggy areas where their often semiaquatic larvae feed on decaying organic matter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Syrphini</span> Tribe of flies

The Syrphini are a tribe of hoverflies.

Platycheirus europaeus is a Palearctic species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of Europe and eastern Asiatic Russia The habitat is brook floodplains and wet flushes in montane grassland and beside streams or flushes in forest in the Carpinus and Quercus zone up into the Fagus and Picea/ Pinus zone. Flies among grasses from May to August. Flowers visited include Graminae and Cyperaceae, Ranunculus, Taraxacum.

Platycheirus melanopsis is a species of hoverfly. It is found from northern Europe across to eastern Siberia. The larva is described by Rotheray

Platycheirus ramsaerensis is a Palearctic species of hoverfly. It is found along the parts of northern Europe that face the Atlantic. It is a member of the Platycheirus clypeatus group

Dasysyrphus pauxillus is a North American and European species of hoverfly.

Sphaerophoria bankowskae is a European species of hoverfly.

Eupeodes nielseni is a Palearctic hoverfly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spheginina</span> Tribe of flies

The Spheginina is a subtribe of hoverflies.

Total of 245 species either found or highly expected to be found in New York.

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