List of hoverfly species of Great Britain

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

Stubbs and 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, and therefore in need of revision. However, as no replacement system is yet in place, 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)

Genus Baccha

Baccha elongata ^[2] (syn. B. obscuripennis)

Genus Melanostoma

Melanostoma dubium ^[3]
Melanostoma mellinum ^[3]
Melanostoma scalare ^[3]

Genus Platycheirus

Tribe Paragini

Genus Paragus

Subgenus Pandasyopthalmus

Subgenus Paragus

Paragus albifrons ^[3]

Tribe Syrphini (incorporating Chrysotoxini)

Genus Chrysotoxum

Chrysotoxum arcuatum ^[12]
Chrysotoxum bicinctum ^[12]
Chrysotoxum cautum ^[12]
Chrysotoxum elegans ^[12]
Chrysotoxum festivum ^[12]
Chrysotoxum octomaculatum ^[12]
Chrysotoxum vernale ^[12]
Chrysotoxum verralli ^[12]

Genus Dasysyrphus

Dasysyrphus albostriatus ^[12]
Dasysyrphus friuliensis ^[12]
Dasysyrphus pauxillus ^[13]
Dasysyrphus pinastri ^[12] (listed as D. lunulatus by Stubbs & Falk 1983)
Dasysyrphus tricinctus ^[12]
Dasysyrphus venustus ^[12]

Genus Didea

Didea alneti ^[12]
Didea fasciata ^[12]
Didea intermedia ^[12]

Genus Doros

Doros profuges ^[12] (listed as D. conopseus by Stubbs & Falk 1983)

Genus Epistrophe

Subgenus Epistrophe

Epistrophe diaphana ^[12]
Epistrophe eligans ^[12]
Epistrophe grossulariae ^[12]
Epistrophe melanstoma ^[12]
Epistrophe nitidicollis ^[12]
Epistrophe ochrostoma ^[12]

Genus Episyrphus

Episyrphus balteatus ^[12]

Genus Eriozona

Subgenus Eriozona

Eriozona syrphoides ^[12]

Subgenus Megasyrphus

Eriozona erratica ^[12] (syn. Megasyrphus annulipes)

Genus Eupeodes (Metasyrphus of Stubbs & Falk 1983)

Subgenus Eupeodes

Eupeodes corollae ^[14]
Eupeodes latifasciatus ^[14]
Eupeodes latilunulatus ^[14]
Eupeodes lundbecki ^[14]
Eupeodes luniger ^[14]
Eupeodes nielseni ^[14]
Eupeodes nitens ^[14]

Subgenus Lapposyrphus

Eupeodes lapponicus ^[14]

Genus Leucozona

Subgenus Ischyrosyrphus

Leucozona glaucia ^[14]
Leucozona laternaria ^[14]

Subgenus Leucozona

Leucozona lucorum ^[14]

Genus Melangyna

Genus Meligramma

Genus Meliscaeva

Meliscaeva auricollis ^[3]
Meliscaeva cinctella ^[3]

Genus Parasyrphus

Genus Scaeva

Scaeva albomaculata ^[4]
Scaeva mecogramma ^[4]
Scaeva pyrastri ^[4]
Scaeva selenitica ^[4]

Genus Sphaerophoria

Sphaerophoria bankowskae ^[4]
Sphaerophoria batava ^[4]
Sphaerophoria fatarum ^[4]
Sphaerophoria interrupta ^[4]
Sphaerophoria loewi ^[4]
Sphaerophoria philanthus ^[4]
Sphaerophoria potentillae ^[4]
Sphaerophoria rueppellii ^[4]
Sphaerophoria scripta ^[4]
Sphaerophoria taeniata ^[4]
Sphaerophoria virgata ^[4]

Genus Syrphus

Genus Xanthogramma

Xanthogramma citrofasciatum ^[11]
Xanthogramma pedissequum ^[11]

Subfamily Milesiinae

Tribe Callicerini

Genus Callicera

Callicera aurata ^[2] (listed in Stubbs and Falk 1983 as C. aenea)
Callicera rufa ^[2]
Callicera spinolae ^[2]

Tribe Cheilosiini

Genus Cheilosia

Cheilosia ahenea ^[16]
Cheilosia albipila ^[2]
Cheilosia albitarsis ^[2]
Cheilosia antiqua ^[2]
Cheilosia barbata ^[2]
Cheilosia bergenstammi ^[2]
Cheilosia caerulescens ^[17]
Cheilosia carbonaria ^[2]
Cheilosia chrysocoma ^[2]
Cheilosia cynocephala ^[2]
Cheilosia fraterna ^[2]
Cheilosia griseiventris ^[2]
Cheilosia grossa ^[2]
Cheilosia illustrata ^[2]
Cheilosia impressa ^[2]
Cheilosia lasiopa ^[2] (listed as C. honesta by Stubbs & Falk 1983)
Cheilosia latifrons ^[2] (syn. C. intonsa)
Cheilosia longula ^[2]
Cheilosia mutabilis ^[2]
Cheilosia nebulosa ^[2]
Cheilosia nigripes ^[2]
Cheilosia pagana ^[12]
Cheilosia praecox ^[12] (syn. C. globulipes)
Cheilosia proxima ^[12]
Cheilosia psilophthalma ^[12]^[18]
Cheilosia pubera ^[12]
Cheilosia sahlbergi ^[12]
Cheilosia scutellata ^[12]
Cheilosia semifasciata ^[12]
Cheilosia soror ^[12]
Cheilosia uviformis ^[12]
Cheilosia variabilis ^[12]
Cheilosia velutina ^[12]
Cheilosia vernalis ^[12]
Cheilosia vicina ^[12] (syn. C. nasutula)
Cheilosia vulpina ^[12]

Genus Ferdinandea

Ferdinandea cuprea ^[14]
Ferdinandea ruficornis ^[14]

Genus Portevinia

Portevinia maculata ^[4]

Genus Rhingia

Rhingia campestris ^[4]
Rhingia rostrata ^[4]

Tribe Chrysogastrini

Genus Brachyopa

Brachyopa bicolor ^[2]
Brachyopa insensilis ^[2]
Brachyopa pilosa ^[2]
Brachyopa scutellaris ^[2]

Genus Chrysogaster

Chrysogaster cemiteriorum ^[12] (syn. Ch. chalybeata)
Chrysogaster solstitialis ^[12]
Chrysogaster virescens ^[12]

Genus Hammerschmidtia

Hammerschmidtia ferruginea ^[14]

Genus Lejogaster

Subgenus Liogaster

Lejogaster metallina ^[14]
Lejogaster tarsata ^[14] (syn. L. splendida)

Genus Melanogaster (included in Chrysogaster in Stubbs & Falk 1983)

Melanogaster aerosa ^[3] (listed as Chrysogaster macquarti in Stubbs & Falk 1983)
Melanogaster hirtella ^[3]

Genus Myolepta

Myolepta dubia ^[3] (listed as M. luteola in Stubbs and Falk 1983)
Myolepta potens ^[3]

Genus Neoascia

Subgenus Neoascia

Neoascia podagrica ^[3]
Neoascia tenur ^[3]

Subgenus Neoasciella

Neoascia geniculata ^[3]
Neoascia interrupta ^[3]
Neoascia meticulosa ^[3]
Neoascia obliqua ^[3]

Genus Orthonevra

Orthonevra brevicornis ^[3]
Orthonevra geniculata ^[3]
Orthonevra intermedia ^[19]
Orthonevra nobilis ^[3]

Genus Riponnensia

Riponnensia splendens ^[4]

Genus Sphegina

Subgenus Asiosphegina

Sphegina sibirica ^[20]

Subgenus Sphegina

Sphegina clunipes ^[4]
Sphegina elegans ^[4] (Synonym Sphegina kimakowiczi)
Sphegina verecunda ^[11]

Tribe Eristalini

Genus Anasimyia

Genus Eristalinus

Subgenus Eristalinus

Eristalinus sepulchralis ^[12]

Subgenus Lathyrophthalmus

Eristalinus aeneus ^[14]

Genus Eristalis

Subgenus Eoseristalis

Eristalis abusivus ^[14]
Eristalis arbustorum ^[14]
Eristalis cryptarum ^[14]
Eristalis horticola ^[14]
Eristalis interruptus ^[14] (listed as E. nemorum by Stubbs & Falk 1983)
Eristalis intricarius ^[14]
Eristalis pertinax ^[14]
Eristalis rupium ^[14]
Eristalis similis ^[14]

Subgenus Eristalis

Eristalis tenax ^[14]

Genus Helophilus

Genus Lejops

Lejops vittatus ^[14]

Genus Mallota

Mallota cimbiciformis ^[3]

Genus Myathropa

Myathropa florea ^[3]

Genus Parhelophilus

Tribe Merodontini (incorporating Eumerini)

Genus Eumerus

Eumerus ornatus ^[14]
Eumerus sabulonum ^[14]
Eumerus strigatus ^[14] – Small narcissus fly

Genus Merodon

Merodon equestris ^[3] Large narcissus fly

Genus Psilota

Psilota anthracina ^[4]

Tribe Pelecocerini

Genus Chamaesyrphus

Chamaesyrphus caledonicus ^[2]
Chamaesyrphus scaevoides ^[2]

Genus Pelecocera

Pelecocera tricincta ^[3]

Tribe Pipizini

Genus Heringia

Subgenus Heringia

Heringia heringi ^[14]

Subgenus Neocnemodon

Genus Pipiza

Genus Pipizella

Pipizella maculipennis ^[4]
Pipizella virens ^[4]

Genus Trichopsomyia

Trichopsomyia flavitarsis ^[11]

Genus Triglyphus

Triglyphus primus ^[11]

Tribe Sericomyiini

Genus Arctophila

Arctophila superbiens ^[2] (syn. A. fulva)

Genus Sericomyia

Sericomyia lappona ^[4]
Sericomyia silentis ^[4]

Tribe Volucellini

Genus Volucella

Tribe Xylotini

Genus Blera

Blera fallax ^[2]

Genus Brachypalpoides

Brachypalpoides lentus ^[2] (listed in Stubbs and Falk 1983 as B. lenta)

Genus Brachypalpus

Brachypalpus laphriformis ^[2]

Genus Caliprobola

Caliprobola speciosa ^[2]

Genus Chalcosyrphus

Subgenus Xylotina

Chalcosyrphus nemorum ^[2]

Subgenus Xylotodes

Chalcosyrphus eunotus ^[2]

Genus Criorhina

Genus Pocota

Pocota personata ^[4]

Genus Syritta

Syritta pipiens ^[11]

Genus Tropidia

Tropidia scita ^[11]

Genus Xylota

Xylota abiens ^[11]
Xylota coeruleiventris ^[11]
Xylota florum ^[11]
Xylota segnis ^[11]
Xylota sylvarum ^[11]
Xylota tarda ^[11]
Xylota xanthocnema ^[11]

Subfamily Microdontinae

Genus Microdon

Microdon analis ^[3] (syn. M. eggeri)
Microdon devius ^[3]
Microdon mutabilis ^[3]
Microdon myrmicae ^[22]

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