Comparative characteristics of the wing apparatus and flight of Syrphid flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Comparative analysis of the wing apparatus and flight in nine species of flower flies (Syrphidae) has been performed. Data on the flight velocity, aerodynamic force, wing-beat frequency, stroke amplitude and stroke plane angle, wing area, body mass and volume, as well as correlations between these parameters at the intraspecific and family levels, have been obtained. Based on the obtained data, the subfamilies Syrphinae and Eristalinae have been compared.