Family Syrphidae

Many Fabricius types are in either poor condition or even lost. Please contact the Diptera Curator for information on the condition of the types for individual species. The Wiedemann material listed here is not in every case type material.

Current Family Genus (orig. comb.) Species Author Citation New combination/synonym of
Syrphidae Syrphus abdominalis Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 307 Psarus coalescens (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785)
Syrphidae Syrphus adligatus Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 35 Betasyrphus
Syrphidae Baccha adspersa Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 200 Ocyptamus
Syrphidae Eristalis aegrotus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 243 Dideopsis
Syrphidae Syrphus aeneus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 302 Eristalinus aeneus (Scopoli, 1763)
Syrphidae Syrphus agrorum Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 335 Palpada
Syrphidae Syrphus albimanus Fabricius 1781: Sp.Ins.II: 434 Platycheirus
Syrphidae Syrphus ambulans Fabricius 1798: Ent. Syst. Suppl.: 562 Spazigaster
Syrphidae Cheilosia andalusiaca Torp Pedersen 1971: Steenstrupia 1: 235 none
Syrphidae Syrphus annulatus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 296 Merodon
Syrphidae Syrphus apiformis Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 300 Temnostoma
Syrphidae Syrphus arvorum Fabricius [1787: Man. Ins. II: 335] Eristalinus
Syrphidae Eristalis auratus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: [244], 373 Cheilosia canicularis (Panzer, 1801)
Syrphidae Merodon aureus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 198 none
Syrphidae Lathyrophthalmus aurifer Van Doesburg 1982: Nat. Hist. Rennell Isl. Brit. Solomon Isl. 8: 122 none
Syrphidae Eumerus aurifrons Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 32 none
Syrphidae Eristalis aurulans Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 37 Eristalinus
Syrphidae Rhingia austriaca Meigen 1830: Syst. Beschr. 6: 351 none
Syrphidae Eristalis bengalensis Wiedemann 1819: Zool. Mag., Kiel 1(3): 16 Mesembrius
Syrphidae Eristalis berberinus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 240 Brachymyia
Syrphidae Syrphus bicolor Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 297 Paragus
Syrphidae Mulio bidens Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 185 Microdon
Syrphidae Syrphus bifasciatus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 305 Epistrophe eligans (Harris, 1780)
Syrphidae Paragus bimaculatus Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 33 Paragus strigatus Meigen, 1822
Syrphidae Milesia bombylans Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 189 Temnostoma
Syrphidae Syrphus bombyliformis Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 281 Eristalis intricaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Syrphidae Helophilus borealis Staeger 1845: Naturhist. Tidsskrift [2] 1: 359 none
Syrphidae Ascia brachystoma Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 33 Indascia
Syrphidae Graptomyza brevirostris Wiedemann 1820: Nova Dipt. Gen.: 17 none
Syrphidae Syrphus calcaratus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 301 Merodon?
Syrphidae Eristalis cerealis Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 232 none
Syrphidae Eristalis chrysopygus Wiedemann 1819: Zool. Mag., Kiel 1(3): 15 Phytomia
Syrphidae Eristalis chrysostomus Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 174 Helophilus
Syrphidae Syrphus cinereus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 293 Merodon
Syrphidae Syrphus cingulatus Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 767 Helophilus
Syrphidae Syrphus clavatus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 298 Pseudodoros
Syrphidae Syrphus clavipes Fabricius [1781: Sp.Ins.II: 427] Merodon
Syrphidae Eristalis cognatus Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 37 Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Syrphidae Syrphus confrater Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 120 Metasyrphus
Syrphidae Milesia conica Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 190 Palpada
Syrphidae Syrphus conjunctus Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 116 Ocyptamus
Syrphidae Anasimyia contracta Claussen & Torp 1980: Mitt. Zool. Mus. Univ. Kiel 1: 4 Helophilus
Syrphidae Syrphus corollae Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 306 Metasyrphus
Syrphidae Syrphus crabroniformis Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 768 Milesia
Syrphidae Merodon crassipes Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 196 Meromacrus pachypus (Wiedemann, 1830)
Syrphidae Eristalis crassipes Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 237 Simoides
Syrphidae Syrphus crassus Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 334 Phytomia
Syrphidae Syrphus cryptarum Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 285 Eristalis
Syrphidae Syrphus cylindricus Fabricius 1781: Sp.Ins.II: 429 Ocyptamus
Syrphidae Eristalis dasyops Wiedemann 1819: Zool. Mag., Kiel 1(3): 18 Mallota
Syrphidae Syrphus dentipes Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 338 Senogaster
Syrphidae Syrphus dispar Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 309 Toxomerus
Syrphidae Thereva dubia Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 221 Myolepta luteola (Gmelin, 1790)
Syrphidae Penium dubium Lundbeck 1916: Diptera Danica 5: 67 Heringia heringi (Zetterstedt, 1843)
Syrphidae Syrphus elongatus Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 768 Baccha
Syrphidae Milesia eques Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 193 Merodon
Syrphidae Syrphus equestris Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 292 Merodon
Syrphidae Syrphus errans Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 337 Phytomia
Syrphidae Syrphus esuriens Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 281 Copestylum brunneum (Thunberg, 1789)
Syrphidae Eristalis ferrugineus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 240 Merodon equestris (Fabricius, 1794)
Syrphidae Syrphus flavicans Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 292 Merodon equestris (Fabricius, 1794)
Syrphidae Eristalis flavicinctus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 232 Eristalis horticola (De Geer, 1776)
Syrphidae Eristalis flavohirta Kløcker 1926: Mem. Queensland Mus. 7I: 57 Dissoptera heterothrix (de Meijere, 1908)
Syrphidae Syrphus floralis Fabricius 1798: Ent. Syst. Suppl.: 563 Toxomerus
Syrphidae Scaeva florum Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 250 Xylota
Syrphidae Eristalis fulminans Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 241 Milesia semiluctifera (de Villers, 1789)
Syrphidae Syrphus funestus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 302 Merodon
Syrphidae Eristalis geniculatus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 237 Palpada
Syrphidae Syritta hackeri Kløcker 1926: Mem. Queensland Mus. 7I: 59 none
Syrphidae Milesia haematodes Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 193 Chalcosyrphus piger (Fabricius, 1805)
Syrphidae Eristalis hervebazini Kløcker 1926: Mem. Queensland Mus. 7I: 58 Lathyrophthalmus
Syrphidae Psilota hirta Kløcker 1926: Mem. Queensland Mus. 7I:54 none
Syrphidae Syrphus hortorum Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 764 Palpada
Syrphidae Syrphus hyperboreus Staeger 1845: Naturhist. Tidsskrift [2] 1: 362 Platycheirus
Syrphidae Syrphus inanis Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 763 Copestylum brunneum (Thunberg, 1789)
Syrphidae Xylota indica Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 33 Syritta
Syrphidae Syrphus inflatus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 280 Volucella
Syrphidae Orthoneura intermedia Lundbeck 1916: Diptera Danica 5: 102 Orthonevra
Syrphidae Scaeva interrupta Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 252 Sphaerophoria?
Syrphidae Eristalis interruptus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 239 Palpada
Syrphidae Syrphus intersectus Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 35 Betasyrphus
Syrphidae Platychirus islandicus Fristrup 1943: Ent. Meddr. 23: 157 Platycheirus
Syrphidae Ceria javana Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 32 Monoceromyia
Syrphidae Sphaerophoria kerteszi Kløcker 1926: Mem. Queensland Mus. 7I: 56 Sphaerophoria macrogaster (Thomson, 1869)
Syrphidae Syrphus laetus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 301 Xanthogramma
Syrphidae Eristalis laetus Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 192 Eristalinus
Syrphidae Scaeva limbata Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 251 Allograpta
Syrphidae Milesia lineata Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 194 Senogaster dentipes (Fabricius, 1787)
Syrphidae Rhingia lineata Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 357 Helophilus
Syrphidae Graptomyza longirostris Wiedemann 1820: Nova Dipt. Gen.: 16 none
Syrphidae Eumerus lugens Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 113 ?
Syrphidae Eristalis lugens Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 193 Eristalis
Syrphidae Syrphus lugubris Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 770 Pipiza
Syrphidae Syrphus lunatus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 296 Eumerus
Syrphidae Melanostoma lundbecki Collin 1954: Ent. Meddr. 27: 56 Melanostoma
Syrphidae Syrphus lundbecki Soot-Ryen 1946: Ent. Tidskr. 67: 196 Metasyrphus
Syrphidae Pipizella lyneborgi Torp Petersen 1971: Steenstrupia 1: 232 none
Syrphidae Eumerus macrocerus Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 113 Eumerus
Syrphidae Syrphus means Fabricius 1798: Ent. Syst. Suppl.: 562 Cheilosia?
Syrphidae Syrphus megacephalus Fabricius 1798: Ent. Syst. Suppl.: 561 Phytomia crassa (Fabricius, 1787)
Syrphidae Syrphus melancholicus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 302 Merodon natans (Fabricius, 1794)
Syrphidae Syrphus metallinus Fabricius [1777: Gen. Ins.: 307] Lejogaster
Syrphidae Syrphus micans Fabricius 1798: Ent. Syst. Suppl.: 562 Eumerus?
Syrphidae Syrphus micans Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 278 Volucella inanis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Syrphidae Rhingia muscaria Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 375 Helophilus lineatus (Fabricius, 1787)
Syrphidae Scaeva musica Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 253 Toxomerus
Syrphidae Syrphus mussitans Fabricius 1777: Gen. Ins.: 306 Arctophila superbiens (Müller, 1776)
Syrphidae Syrphus natans Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 283 Merodon
Syrphidae Syrphus nectareus Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 341 Episyrphus cannabina (Scopoli, 1763)
Syrphidae Syrphus nectarinus Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 128 Episyrphus
Syrphidae Milesia nemorum Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 192 Chalcosyrphus
Syrphidae Eristalis niger Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 38 Pseuderistalis
Syrphidae Eristalis nigrita Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 244 Cheilosia variabilis (Panzer, 1798)
Syrphidae Syrphus obesus Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 763 Ornidia
Syrphidae Milesia obliqua Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 194 Eumerus
Syrphidae Eristalis obliquus Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 38 Eristalinus
Syrphidae Syrphus ocymi Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 309 Platycheirus granditarsis (Forster, 1771)
Syrphidae Eristalis orientalis Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 38 Mallota
Syrphidae Syrphus orientalis Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 36 Melanostoma
Syrphidae Syrphus piger Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 295 Chalcosyrphus
Syrphidae Syrphus podagricus Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 768 Neoascia
Syrphidae Paragus politus Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 89 none
Syrphidae Syrphus pratorum Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 765 Meromacrus
Syrphidae Eristalis proserpina Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 157 none
Syrphidae Microdon punctulatus Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.:35 none
Syrphidae Eristalis pygolampus Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 161 Palpada
Syrphidae Syrphus quadrilineatus Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 336 Eristalinus arvorum (Fabricius, 1787)
Syrphidae Eristalis quadrivittatus Wiedemann 1819: Zool. Mag., Kiel 1(3): 17 Mesembrius
Syrphidae Emmyia queenslandica Kløcker 1926: Mem. Queensland Mus. 7I:55 Psilota
Syrphidae Syrphus quinquelineatus Fabricius 1781: Sp.Ins.II: 425 Eristalinus
Syrphidae Syrphus quinquestriatus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 289 Eristalinus
Syrphidae Syrphus rosarum Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 341 Pyrophaena
Syrphidae Syrphus rostratus Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 34 Asarkina
Syrphidae Psilota rubra Kløcker 1926: Mem. Queensland Mus. 7I:53 none
Syrphidae Syrphus ruficornis Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 769 Ferdinandea
Syrphidae Eristalis rupium Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 241 none
Syrphidae Syrphus saltuum Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 287 Spilomyia
Syrphidae Syrphus salviae Fabricius [1787: Man. Ins. II: 340] Asarkina ericetorum (Fabricius, 1781)?
Syrphidae Baccha sapphirina Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 96 none
Syrphidae Syrphus scalaris Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 308 Melanostoma
Syrphidae Syrphus scambus Staeger 1843: in: J.C. Schiødte, Naturhist. Tidsskrift [1] 4: 325 Platycheirus
Syrphidae Milesia scutellaris Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 190 Palpada
Syrphidae Scaeva scutellaris Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 252 Ischiodon
Syrphidae Syrphus semirufus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 301 Blera fallax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Syrphidae Syrphus serarius Wiedemann 1830: Aussereur. Zweifl. Insekten 2: 128 Betasyrphus
Syrphidae Mulio serratus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 186 Paragus
Syrphidae Eristalis sinensis Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 37 Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Syrphidae Syrphus spinipes Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 296 Merodon
Syrphidae Sphaerophoria strigata Staeger 1845: Naturhist. Tidsskrift [2] 1: 362 Sphaerophoria scripta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Syrphidae Syrphus tricolor Fabricius 1798: Ent. Syst. Suppl.: 563 Eumerus
Syrphidae Syrphus trilineatus Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 766 Helophilus seelandicus (Gmelin, 1790)
Syrphidae Syrphus tristis Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 303 Eristalinus sepulchralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Syrphidae Psilota tristis Kløcker 1926: Mem. Queensland Mus. 7I:54 none
Syrphidae Eristalis trivittatus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 235 Helophilus parallelus (Harris, 1776)
Syrphidae Syrphus tympanitis Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 226 Copestylum
Syrphidae Syrphus umbellatarum Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 307 Melangyna
Syrphidae Syrphus univittatus Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 36 Melanostoma
Syrphidae Syrphus vacuus Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 763 Copestylum
Syrphidae Syrphus vesiculosus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 226 Copestylum neotropicum Thompson, 1976
Syrphidae Eristalis vestitus Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 36 Mesembrius
Syrphidae Merodon viaticus Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 197 Merodon spinipes (Fabricius, 1794)
Syrphidae Syrphus vinctorum Fabricius 1798: Ent. Syst. Suppl.: 562 Palpada
Syrphidae Mulio virens Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 186 Pipizella
Syrphidae Syrphus viridaureus Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 35 Episyrphus
Syrphidae Syrphus volvulus Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 295 Chalcosyrphus valgus (Gmelin, 1790)
Syrphidae Syrphus zonatus Fabricius 1787: Man. Ins. II: 337 Phytomia

Top of page

Back to Syrphidae list

Back to Diptera Collection homepage