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Eristalinae

Insecta - Diptera - Syrphidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Eristalinae Newman p. 394
1845Milesiinae Rondani
1885Cheilosinae Williston
1922Chilosinae Shannon
1940Eristalinae Statz p. 143
1940Milesiinae Statz p. 143
1945Cheilosinae Hull p. 273
1945Eristalinae Hull p. 331
1949Cheilosinae Hull p. 323
1949Eristalinae Hull p. 381
2005Eristalinae Kotthoff and Schmid p. 1092
2015Eristalinae Mengual et al.
2019Eristalinae Hadrava et al. p. 814

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
orderDiptera
—NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
suborderBrachyceraZetterstedt 1842
—Heterodactyla
—Eremoneura
suborderCyclorrhapha()
familySyrphidae()
subfamilyEristalinae
subfamilyEristalinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Eristalinae Newman 1834
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Tr. Brachyopini Williston 1885
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Subtr. Brachyopina Williston 1885
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G. Chrysogaster Meigen 1803
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G. Myolepta Newman 1838
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Subg. †Myolepta (Arctolepta) Hull 1945
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Subg. †Myolepta (Sericolepta) Hull 1945
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†Myolepta andreei Hull 1945
†Myolepta elisabethae Statz 1940
†Myolepta germanica Hull 1945
†Myolepta luehei Cockerell 1910
†Myolepta valida Hull 1945
†Myolepta woteni Hull 1945
Subtr. Spheginina Williston 1887
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G. †Palaeoascia Meunier 1893
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†Palaeoascia atrata Hull 1945
†Palaeoascia nigra Hull 1945
G. †Palaeosphegina Meunier 1901
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†Palaeosphegina baccha Hull 1945
†Palaeosphegina elegantula Meunier 1904
†Palaeosphegina fumosa Hull 1945
†Palaeosphegina pilosa Hull 1945
G. †Pseudosphegina Hull 1945
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G. Sphegina Meigen 1822
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†Sphegina abrasa Theobald 1937
†Sphegina obscura Hull 1945
Invalid names: Chrysogasterini Shannon 1922 [synonym], Myioleptini Shannon 1922 [synonym]
Tr. Eristalini Newman 1834
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Subtr. Eristalina Newman 1834
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G. Eristalis Latreille 1804
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†Eristalis lapideus Scudder 1877
†Eristalis miocaenicus Stackelberg 1925
†Eristalis paucisinuatus Theobald 1937
Subtr. Helophilina Newman 1835
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G. Helophilus Meigen 1822
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†Helophilus nothobombus Kotthoff and Schmid 2005
†Helophilus villeneuvi Theobald 1937
G. †Palaeoeristalis Hull 1945
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Tr. Merodontini Edwards 1915
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G. Merodon Meigen 1803
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†Merodon germari von Heyden 1862
G. Psilota Meigen 1822
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†Psilota tabidosa Scudder 1890
Invalid names: Eumerini Smirnov 1924 [synonym]
Tr. Milesiini Rondani 1845
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Subtr. Blerina Shatalkin 1975
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G. Blera Billberg 1820
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†Blera miocenica Hadrava et al. 2019
Subtr. Criorhinina Williston 1886
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G. Criorhina Meigen 1822
Subtr. Milesiina Rondani 1845
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G. Milesia Latreille 1804
G. Spilomyia Meigen 1803
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G. Temnostoma Lepeletier and Serville 1828
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†Temnostoma sacki Statz 1940
Subtr. Tropidiina Hull 1949
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G. Tropidia Meigen 1822
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†Tropidia tumulata Lewis 1973
Tr. Rhingiini Meigen 1822
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G. †Archalia Hull 1945
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†Archalia femorata Hull 1945
G. †Cacogaster Hull 1945
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Subtr. Cheilosiina Williston 1885
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G. Cheilosia Meigen 1822 [hoverfly]
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†Cheilosia ampla Scudder 1878
†Cheilosia bruesi Hull 1945
†Cheilosia germanica Hull 1945
†Cheilosia hecate Hull 1945
†Cheilosia miocenica Cockerell 1909
†Cheilosia nigrachaeta Hull 1945
†Cheilosia oligocenica Theobald 1937
†Cheilosia padovana Timon-David 1944
†Cheilosia picata Statz 1940
†Cheilosia pratjei Hull 1945
†Cheilosia scudderi Cockerell and Le Veque 1931
†Cheilosia sepultula Cockerell 1916
†Chilosia scudderi Cockerell and Le Veque 1931
G. †Spheginascia Meunier 1901
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G. †Protorhingia Hull 1945
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Subtr. Rhingiina Meigen 1822
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G. Rhingia Scopoli 1763
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†Rhingia zephyrea Hull 1945
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G. †Megaxylota Hull 1945
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†Megaxylota magnifemur Hull 1945
G. Xylota Meigen 1822
G. †Xylotosyrphus Hull 1945
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Invalid names: Cheilosinae Williston 1885 [synonym], Milesiinae Rondani 1845 [synonym], Volucellini Newman 1834 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the MN 5 or 50.30000 to 13.65000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Cheilosia sp., Cheilosia scudderi, Palaeoeristalis tesselatus, Xylotosyrphus pulchrafenestra (140790)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Cheilosia ampla (121306) Cheilosia ampla, Cheilosia sp. (121322) Cheilosia sp. (122090) Psilota tabidosa (122092)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Chilosia scudderi (151575) Eristalis lapideus (121146)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Cheilosia spheginascioides (120814) Myiolepta luehei, Cheilosia pratjei, Cheilosia germanica, Cheilosia nigrachaeta, Cheilosia bruesi, Cheilosialepta baltica, Arctolepta calamitans, Myiolepta valida, Myiolepta andreei, Myiolepta germanica, Sericolepta maculata, Palaeoascia uniappendiculata, Palaeoascia atrata, Palaeoascia nigra, Spheginascia biappendiculata, Pseudosphegina dichoptica, Palaeosphegina elegantula, Palaeosphegina pilosa, Palaeopipiza xenos, Megaxylota magnifemur (123927) Myiolepta valida, Palaeoascia uniappendiculata, Palaeoascia atrata, Spheginascia biappendiculata, Pseudosphegina withersi, Palaeosphegina elegantula (123766) Palaeoascia uniappendiculata, Spheginascia biappendiculata, Palaeosphegina elegantula (123757) Protorhingia carpenteri, Myiolepta woteni, Spheginascia biappendiculata, Palaeosphegina baccha, Palaeosphegina fumosa, Pseudosphegina carpenteri (124205) Protorhingia magnipennis, Palaeoascia uniappendiculata, Xylota pulchra, Palaeopipiza xenos (124073) Spheginascia biappendiculata, Palaeosphegina elegantula (123493 140789)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Cheilosia hecate, Rhingia zephyrea, Chrysogaster antiquaria, Cacogaster novamaculata, Archalia femorata, Sphegina obscura (106384) Chilosia miocenica (106381 114150) Chilosia sepultula (122977)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Sphegina abrasa (122407)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Montana) Tropidia tumulata (120623)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany Merodon germari (123945)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Chilosia oligocenica (122501) Eristalis paucisinuatus (122508) Helophilus villeneuvi (113712)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Chilosia padovana (155869)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Eristalis sp pupa, Chilosia picata, Tropidia sp., Myiolepta elisabethae, Spilomyia sp., Temnostoma sacki (122010)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Czech Republic Blera miocenica (105508)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Helophilus nothobombus (109058)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation (Stavropol) Tubifera miocaenica (164237)