Scaeva nitens Zetterstedt, 1843
Syrphus nitens (Zetterstedt, 1843)
Metasyrphus nitens (Zetterstedt, 1843)
Eupeodes nitens (Zetterstedt, 1843)
Syrphus bisinuatus Palma, 1863
Syrphus nitens abbreviatus Kanervo, 1934
Syrphus nitens errans Kanervo, 1934

The taxon Metasyrphus frequens has previously been synonymized with the present species, but this has been revised and the taxon frequens is now placed in the synonymy of Eupeodes bucculatus (Mazanek et al. 1998).