List of hoverfly species of Great Britain
Male Sphaerophoria scripta hoverfly with thin abdomen
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.
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, 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.
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Subfamily Syrphinae
Tribe Bacchini[Note 1]
- Baccha elongata [2] (syn. B. obscuripennis)
- Platycheirus
- Subgenus Pachysphyria
- Subgenus Platycheirus
- Platycheirus albimanus [2]
- Platycheirus amplus [3]
- Platycheirus angustatus [2]
- Platycheirus aurolateralis [4]
- Platycheirus clypeatus [2]
- Platycheirus discimanus [2]
- Platycheirus europaeus [2][5]
- Platycheirus fulviventris [2]
- Platycheirus immarginatus [2]
- Platycheirus manicatus [2]
- Platycheirus melanopsis [2]
- Platycheirus nielseni [2][6]
- Platycheirus occultus [2][5]
- Platycheirus peltatus [2]
- Platycheirus perpallidus [2]
- Platycheirus podagratus [2]
- Platycheirus ramsaerensis [2][5][7]
- Platycheirus scambus [2]
- Platycheirus scutatus [2]
- Platycheirus splendidus [8]
- Platycheirus sticticus [2]
- Platycheirus tarsalis [2]
- Subgenus Pyrophaena
Tribe Paragini
- Paragus
- Subgenus Pandasyopthalmus
- Subgenus Paragus
Tribe Syrphini[Note 2]
- Chrysotoxum arcuatum [2]
- Chrysotoxum bicinctum [2]
- Chrysotoxum cautum [2]
- Chrysotoxum elegans [2]
- Chrysotoxum festivum [2]
- Chrysotoxum octomaculatum [2]
- Chrysotoxum vernale [2]
- Chrysotoxum verralli [2]
- Dasysyrphus albostriatus [2]
- Dasysyrphus friuliensis [2]
- Dasysyrphus pauxillus [9][10]
- Dasysyrphus pinastri [2][Note 3]
- Dasysyrphus tricinctus [2]
- Dasysyrphus venustus [2]
- Epistrophe
- Subgenus Epistrophe
- Epistrophe diaphana [2]
- Epistrophe eligans [2]
- Epistrophe grossulariae [2]
- Epistrophe melanostoma [2]
- Epistrophe nitidicollis [2]
- Epistrophe ochrostoma [2]
- Eriozona
- Subgenus Eriozona
- Megasyrphus erratica [2][11] (syn. Megasyrphus annulipes)
- Eupeodes corollae [2]
- Eupeodes latifasciatus [2]
- Eupeodes latilunulatus [2]
- Eupeodes lundbecki [2]
- Eupeodes luniger [2]
- Eupeodes nielseni [2]
- Eupeodes nitens [2]
- Subgenus Lapposyrphus
- Leucozona
- Subgenus Ischyrosyrphus
- Subgenus Leucozona
- Melangyna arctica [2]
- Melangyna barbifrons [2]
- Melangyna cincta [2]
- Melangyna compositarum [2]
- Melangyna ericarum [2]
- Melangyna labiatarum [2]
- Melangyna lasiophthalma [2]
- Melangyna quadrimaculata [2]
- Melangyna umbellatarum [2]
- Parasyrphus annulatus [2]
- Parasyrphus lineolus [2]
- Parasyrphus malinellus [2]
- Parasyrphus nigritarsis [2][12]
- Parasyrphus punctulatus [2]
- Parasyrphus vittiger [2]
- Scaeva albomaculata [2]
- Scaeva dignota [13]
- Scaeva mecogramma [2]
- Scaeva pyrastri [2]
- Scaeva selenitica [2]
- Sphaerophoria bankowskae [2]
- Sphaerophoria batava [2]
- Sphaerophoria fatarum [2]
- Sphaerophoria interrupta [2]
- Sphaerophoria loewi [2]
- Sphaerophoria philanthus [2]
- Sphaerophoria potentillae [2]
- Sphaerophoria rueppellii [2]
- Sphaerophoria scripta [2]
- Sphaerophoria taeniata [2]
- Sphaerophoria virgata [2]
- Xanthogramma citrofasciatum [2]
- Xanthogramma pedissequum [2]
- Xanthogramma stackelbergi[14]
Subfamily Milesiinae
Tribe Callicerini
Tribe Cheilosiini
- Cheilosia ahenea [15]
- Cheilosia albipila [2]
- Cheilosia albitarsis [2]
- Cheilosia antiqua [2]
- Cheilosia barbata [2]
- Cheilosia bergenstammi [2]
- Cheilosia caerulescens [16]
- 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][Note 7]
- Cheilosia latifrons [2] (syn. C. intonsa)
- Cheilosia longula [2]
- Cheilosia mutabilis [2]
- Cheilosia nebulosa [2]
- Cheilosia nigripes [2]
- Cheilosia pagana [2]
- Cheilosia praecox [2] (syn. C. globulipes)
- Cheilosia proxima [2]
- Cheilosia psilophthalma [2][17]
- Cheilosia pubera [2]
- Cheilosia sahlbergi [2]
- Cheilosia scutellata [2]
- Cheilosia semifasciata [2]
- Cheilosia soror [2]
- Cheilosia uviformis [2]
- Cheilosia variabilis [2]
- Cheilosia velutina [2]
- Cheilosia vernalis [2]
- Cheilosia vicina [2] (syn. C. nasutula)
- Cheilosia vulpina [2]
- Ferdinandea cuprea [2]
- Ferdinandea ruficornis [2]
Tribe Chrysogastrini
- Brachyopa bicolor [2]
- Brachyopa insensilis [2]
- Brachyopa pilosa [2]
- Brachyopa scutellaris [2]
- Chrysogaster cemiteriorum [2] (syn. Ch. chalybeata)
- Chrysogaster solstitialis [2]
- Chrysogaster virescens [2]
- Hammerschmidtia ferruginea [2]
- Lejogaster
- Subgenus Liogaster
- Lejogaster metallina [2]
- Lejogaster tarsata [2] (syn. L. splendida)
- Melanogaster aerosa [2][Note 9]
- Melanogaster hirtella [2]
- Neoascia
- Subgenus Neoascia
- Neoascia podagrica [2]
- Neoascia tenur [2]
- Subgenus Neoasciella
- Neoascia geniculata [2]
- Neoascia interrupta [2]
- Neoascia meticulosa [2]
- Neoascia obliqua [2]
- Orthonevra brevicornis [2]
- Orthonevra geniculata [2]
- Orthonevra intermedia [18]
- Orthonevra nobilis [2]
- Sphegina
- Subgenus Asiosphegina
- Subgenus Sphegina
- Sphegina clunipes [2]
- Sphegina elegans [2] (syn. Sphegina kimakowiczi)
- Sphegina verecunda [2]
Tribe Eristalini
- Anasimyia contracta [2]
- Anasimyia interpuncta [2]
- Anasimyia lineata [2]
- Anasimyia lunulata [2]
- Anasimyia transfuga [2]
- Eristalinus
- Subgenus Eristalinus
- Subgenus Lathyrophthalmus
- Eristalis
- Subgenus Eoseristalis
- Eristalis abusiva [2]
- Eristalis arbustorum [2]
- Eristalis cryptarum [2]
- Eristalis horticola [2]
- Eristalis interruptus [2][Note 11]
- Eristalis intricarius [2]
- Eristalis pertinax [2]
- Eristalis rupium [2]
- Eristalis similis [2]
- Subgenus Eristalis
- Helophilus affinis [2][20]
- Helophilus groenlandicus [2]
- Helophilus hybridus [2]
- Helophilus pendulus [2]
- Helophilus trivittatus [2]
- Mallota cimbiciformis [2]
Tribe Merodontini (incorporating Eumerini)
- Eumerus funeralis
- Eumerus ornatus [2]
- Eumerus sabulonum [2]
- Eumerus sogdianus [21]
- Eumerus strigatus [2]
- Platynochaetus setosus (accidental import on vegetables) [22]
- Psilota anthracina [2]
Tribe Pelecocerini
Tribe Pipizini
- Heringia
- Subgenus Heringia
- Subgenus Neocnemodon
- Heringia brevidens [2]
- Heringia latitarsis [2]
- Heringia pubescens [2]
- Heringia verrucula [2]
- Heringia vitripennis [2]
- Pipiza austriaca [2]
- Pipiza bimaculata [2]
- Pipiza fenestrata [2]
- Pipiza lugubris [2]
- Pipiza luteitarsis [2]
- Pipiza noctiluca [2]
Tribe Sericomyiini
- Arctophila superbiens [2] (syn. A. fulva)
Tribe Volucellini
- Volucella bombylans [2]
- Volucella inanis [2]
- Volucella inflata [2]
- Volucella pellucens [2]
- Volucella zonaria [2]
Tribe Xylotini
- Brachypalpus laphriformis [2]
- Caliprobola speciosa [2]
- Chalcosyrphus
- Subgenus Xylotina
- Subgenus Xylotodes
- Chalcosyrphus eunotus [2]
- Tropidia
- Xylota abiens [2]
- Xylota coeruleiventris [2]
- Xylota florum [2]
- Xylota jakutorum [1]
- Xylota segnis [2]
- Xylota sylvarum [2]
- Xylota tarda [2]
- Xylota xanthocnema [2]
Subfamily Microdontinae
- Microdon analis [2] (syn. M. eggeri)
- Microdon devius [2]
- Microdon mutabilis [2]
- Microdon myrmicae [23]
Notes
- ↑ Incorporating Melanostomatini
- ↑ Incorporating Chrysotoxini
- ↑ listed as D. lunulatus by Stubbs & Falk (1983)
- ↑ listed as D. conopseus by Stubbs & Falk (1983)
- ↑ Metasyrphus of Stubbs & Falk (1983)
- ↑ listed in Stubbs & Falk (1983) as C. aenea
- ↑ listed as C. honesta by Stubbs & Falk (1983)
- ↑ included in Chrysogaster in Stubbs & Falk (1983)
- ↑ listed as Chrysogaster macquarti in Stubbs & Falk (1983)
- ↑ listed as M. luteola in Stubbs & Falk (1983)
- ↑ listed as E. nemorum by Stubbs & Falk (1983)
- ↑ listed in Stubbs & Falk (1983) as B. lenta
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Stubbs & Falk (1983)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48 2.49 2.50 2.51 2.52 2.53 2.54 2.55 2.56 2.57 2.58 2.59 2.60 2.61 2.62 2.63 2.64 2.65 2.66 2.67 2.68 2.69 2.70 2.71 2.72 2.73 2.74 2.75 2.76 2.77 2.78 2.79 2.80 2.81 2.82 2.83 2.84 2.85 2.86 2.87 2.88 2.89 2.90 2.91 2.92 2.93 2.94 2.95 2.96 2.97 2.98 2.99 2.100 2.101 2.102 2.103 2.104 2.105 2.106 2.107 2.108 2.109 2.110 2.111 2.112 2.113 2.114 2.115 2.116 2.117 2.118 2.119 2.120 2.121 2.122 2.123 2.124 2.125 2.126 2.127 2.128 2.129 2.130 2.131 2.132 2.133 2.134 2.135 2.136 2.137 2.138 2.139 2.140 2.141 2.142 2.143 2.144 2.145 2.146 2.147 2.148 2.149 2.150 2.151 2.152 2.153 2.154 2.155 2.156 2.157 2.158 2.159 2.160 2.161 2.162 2.163 2.164 2.165 2.166 2.167 2.168 2.169 2.170 2.171 2.172 2.173 2.174 2.175 2.176 2.177 2.178 2.179 2.180 2.181 2.182 2.183 2.184 2.185 2.186 2.187 2.188 2.189 2.190 2.191 2.192 2.193 2.194 2.195 2.196 2.197 2.198 2.199 2.200 2.201 2.202 2.203 2.204 2.205 2.206 2.207 2.208 2.209 2.210 2.211 2.212 2.213 2.214 2.215 2.216 2.217 2.218 2.219 2.220 2.221 2.222 2.223 2.224 2.225 2.226 2.227 2.228 2.229 2.230 2.231 2.232 2.233 2.234 2.235 2.236 2.237 2.238 2.239 2.240 2.241 2.242 2.243 2.244 2.245 2.246 2.247 2.248 2.249 2.250 2.251 2.252 2.253 2.254 2.255 2.256 2.257 2.258 2.259 Chandler, Peter J. (1998). "Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera". Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 12. Royal Entomological Society. pp. 1–234.
- ↑ Grayson, Andrew (2002). "Platycheirus amplus Curran, 1927 (Diptera, Syrphidae) new to England". Dipterists Digest. Second series 9 (1): 87–93.
- ↑ Stubbs, Alan E. (2002). "Advances in the understanding of the Platycheirus scutatus (Meigen) complex in Britain, including the addition of Platycheirus aurolateralis sp. n. (Diptera, Syrphidae)". Dipterists Digest. Second series 9 (1): 75–80.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 de Tiefenau, Pierre Goeldlin; Maibach, Alain; Speight, Martin C. D. (1990). "Sur quelques especes de Platycheirus (Diptera, Syrphidae) nouvelles ou maconnues". Dipterists Digest. First series (in French) 5 (1): 19–44.
- ↑ Vockeroth, J. R. (1990). "Revision of the Nearctic species of Platycheirus (Diptera, Syrphidae)". Canadian Entomologist 122 (4): 659–766. doi:10.4039/Ent122659-7.
- ↑ Falk, Steven J.; Stubbs, Alan E. (1991). "Further records and observations of Platycheirus species (Syrphidae) recently added to the British list, with discussion on the identification of P. ramsaerensis". Dipterists Digest. First series 10 (1): 40–45.
- ↑ Rotheray, G. E. (1998). "Platycheirus splendidus sp. n. from Britain formerly confused with Platycheirus scutatus (Diptera: Syrphidae)". Entomologist's Gazette 49 (4): 271–276.
- ↑ Rabarts, Ian W. (18 Feb 2011). "Dasysyrphus pauxillus (Williston) (Diptera, Syrphidae) new to Britain in Breckland". Dipterists Digest. Second Series (Dipterists Forum) 17 (2): 157–161.
- ↑ Parker, Mick (2013). "An additional British site for Dasysyrphus pauxillus (Williston) (Diptera, Syrphidae)". Dipterists Digest. Second Series (Dipterists Forum) 20 (2): 119.
- ↑ Chandler, Peter J. (December 2011). "Corrections and changes to the Diptera Checklist". Dipterists Digest. Second Series 18 (2): 203–204.
- ↑ MacGowan, Iain; Watt, Kenneth (1994). "A further record of Parasyrphus nigritarsis (Zetterstedt, 1843) (Diptera: Syrphidae), with a review of its known distribution in Britain". Dipterists Digest. Second series 1 (1): 26–29.
- ↑ Wright, Adam S. (2013). "Scaeva dignota (Rondani, (Diptera: Syrphidae), New to Britain". Dipterists Digest. Second series 20 (2): 151–152.
- ↑ Stubbs, Alan E. (2012). "Xanthogramma stackelbergi Violovitsh, 1975 (Diptera: Syrphidae), in Britain". Dipterists Digest. Second series 19 (1): 102.
- ↑ Parker, M. J. (2001). "Cheilosia ahenea von Roser (Diptera, Syrphidae) new to Great Britain". Dipterists Digest. Second series 8 (1): 24–26.
- ↑ Collins, G. A. and Halstead, A. J. (August 2008). "Cheilosia caerulescens (Meigen, 1822) (Diptera, Syrphidae) new to Britain". Dipterists Digest. Second series 15 (1): 23–26.
- ↑ Falk, Steven (2002). "Cheilosia psilophthalma Becker, 1894 (Diptera, Syrphidae) confirmed as present in Britain". Dipterists Digest. Second series 9 (2): 87–93.
- ↑ Drake, C. Martin (2006). "Orthonevra intermedia Lundbeck, 1916 (Diptera, Syrphidae) new to Britain". Dipterists Digest. Second series 13 (2): 87–91.
- ↑ Stubbs, Alan (1994). "Sphegina (Asiosphegina) sibirica Stackelberg, 1953 a new species and sub-genus of hoverfly (Diptera. Syrphidae) in Britain". Dipterists Digest. Second series 1 (1): 23–25.
- ↑ Stuke, Jens-Hermann (1996). "Helophilus affmis new to the British Isles (Diptera, Syrphidae)". Dipterists Digest. Second series 3 (1): 45–46.
- ↑ Wright, Adam S. (2013). "Eumerus sogdianus Stackelberg (Diptera, Syrphidae) new to Britain". Dipterists Digest. 2 (Dipterists Forum) 20 (1): 15–16.
- ↑ Irwin, A.G. (2012). "The hoverfly Platynochaetus setosus (Fabricius) (Diptera: Syrphidae), found alive in Britain". Dipterists Digest. Second series 19 (1): 99.
- ↑ Schönrogge, K; Barr, B.; Wardlaw, J. C.; Napper, E.; Gardner, M. G.; Breen, J.; Elmes, G. W.; Thomas, J. A. (2002). "When rare species become endangered: cryptic speciation in myrmecophilous hoverflies". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 75 (3): 291–300. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2002.tb02070.x.
Biblbiography
- Ball, Stuart; Morris, Roger (2013). Britain's Hoverflies: An Introduction to the Hoverflies of Britain. Woodstock, Oxfordshire: Princeton University Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-691-15659-0.
- Chandler, Peter J. (1998). Checklists of Insects of the British Isles (New Series) Part 1: Diptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. New Series 12 (1) (London: Royal Entomological Society of London). pp. 1–234. ISBN 0-901546-82-8.
- Stubbs, Alan E.; Falk, Steven J (1983). British Hoverflies: An Illustrated Identification Guide (2nd ed.). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 253, xv. ISBN 1-899935-03-7.
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