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Checklist for Section Aschiza Becher, 1882
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
699
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
493
1567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
65
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
4 Families width 184 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies14SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies146SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies21SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
65 Genera with 184 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTWX
Aenigmatopoeus Schmitz, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Afrosyrphus Curran, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Alamira Schmitz, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1920Stripetails5SpeciesTaxom
Amphoterus Bezzi, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 190911SpeciesTaxom
Auxanommatidia Borgmeier, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19925SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1815
Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Chasmomma Bezzi, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplostylocera1SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 184215SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1939Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 191310SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Exallandra Vockeroth, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18836SpeciesTaxom
Hovaxylota
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypocerides Schmitz, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lindneromyia Kessel, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Mannheimsia Beyer, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17947SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1915Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18838SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19595SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 199212SpeciesTaxom
Paraplatypeza Kessel & Mag..., 19731SpeciesTaxom
Pelloloma Vockeroth, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Peromitra Enderlein, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 19159SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Plethysmochaeta Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Psyllomyia Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1929Snouted Hoverflies9SpeciesTaxom
Ritchiephora Disney & Rit..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Simoides Loew, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1820Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Syneura Brues, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Syntermitoxenia Schmitz, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 19039SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19934SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19782SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
184 Species
Aenigmatopoeus sequax Borgmeier, 1963
Afrosyrphus varipes Curran, 1927
Alamira termitoxenizans Schmitz, 1951
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Allobaccha helva Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha praeusta Bezzi, 1915
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopoides Curran, 1938
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopus Loew, 1858
Allograpta (Allograpta) hypoxantha Bezzi, 1923
Allograpta (Allograpta) nasuta Macquart, 1842
Allograpta (Allograpta) nummularia Bezzi, 1920
Amphoterus cribratus (Bezzi, 1915)⇒ Eumerus cribratus Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina (Achoanus) fiorii Bezzi, 1903
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina africana Bezzi, 1908
Asarkina albifacies Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina amoena Austen, 1909
Asarkina angustata Becker, 1909
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Asarkina hirsuticeps Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina liberia Curran, 1938
Asarkina medjensis Curran, 1927
Asarkina punctifrons Austen, 1909
Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus cinereomaculatus Hull, 1937
Betasyrphus hirticeps Loew, 1858
Betasyrphus inflaticornis Bezzi, 1915
Betasyrphus luci Curran, 1938
Betasyrphus saundersi Goot, 1964
Cephalops (Cephalops) candidulus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Cephalops) obtusus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Semicephalops) navus Hardy, 1952
Cephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
Cephalops splendens De Meyer, 1992
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Chasmomma nigrum Curran, 1927
Chrysotoxum continum Bezzi, 1915
Diplostylocera fissicornis Borgmeier, 1967
Dohrniphora isopterorum Disney & Dar..., 2000
Dorilas (Eudorylas) aethiopicus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas aethiopicus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) candidulus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Cephalops candidulus Hardy, 1949
Episyrphus petilis Vockeroth, 1973
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) barclayi Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) fuscicornis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) plurivittatus Macquart, 1855
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dubiosus Curran, 1939
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dulcis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) gymnops Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eristalinus lineifacies Curran, 1939
Eristalinus mendax Curran, 1927
Eristalinus smaragdinus Macquart, 1842
Eristalis apis Curran, 1939
Eudorylas aethiopicus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas galeatus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas meruensis Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas rubrus Hardy, 1950
Eumerus connexus Hull, 1964
Eumerus cribratus Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus erythrocerus Loew, 1858
Eumerus feae Bezzi, 1912
Eumerus nigrocoeruleus Hull, 1964
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus obtusiceps Hull, 1964
Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus serratus Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus triangularis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Exallandra cinctifacies Speiser, 1910
Graptomyza breviscutum Curran, 1929
Graptomyza nigra Bezzi, 1915
Graptomyza nigricavum Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Graptomyza suavissima Karsch, 1888
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Hypocerides aethereus Schmitz, 1937
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Lindneromyia hendricksoni Kessel & Clo..., 1970
Lindneromyia kesseli Bowden, 1973
Mallota aperta Bezzi, 1912
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Mannheimsia stricta Beyer, 1965
Megaselia aerivaga Schmitz, 1937
Megaselia caudalis Beyer, 1959
Melanostoma alticola Speiser, 1910
Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Melanostoma floripeta Speiser, 1910
Melanostoma gymnocera Bigot, 1891
Melanostoma infuscatum Becker, 1909
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Merodon nasicus Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius africanus Verrall, 1898
Mesembrius caffer Loew, 1858
Mesembrius capensis Macquart, 1842
Mesembrius cyanipennis Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860
Mesembrius minor Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius strigilatus Bezzi, 1912
Mesembrius tarsatus Bigot, 1883
Microcephalops angustifacies Hardy, 1949
Microcephalops brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microcephalops minisculus De Meyer, 1996
Microcephalops montanus De Meyer, 1996
Microcephalops stenopsis Hardy, 1959
Microdon brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microdon inermis (Loew, 1858)⇒ Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899
Microdon neavei Bezzi, 1915
Microdon wainwrighti Curran, 1938
Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) dolichocerus Bezzi, 1915
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) gracilis Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) naso Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) punctatus (Hull, 1949)⇒ Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paragus (Serratoparagus) pusillus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus auritus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus capricorni Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus stuckenbergi Thompson, 1992
Paraplatypeza celaena Bowden, 1973
Pelloloma freidbergi Kassebeer, 2000
Phytomia bullata Loew, 1858
Phytomia bulligera Austen, 1909
Phytomia ephippium Bezzi, 1912
Phytomia erratica Bezzi, 1912
Phytomia fronto Loew, 1858
Phytomia fucoides Bezzi, 1915
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Phytomia natalensis Macquart, 1850
Phytomia neavei Bezzi, 1915
Pipunculus flavicrus Rapp, 1946
Puliciphora karensis Disney, 1998
Puliciphora semicimex Schmitz, 1951
Puliciphora sulcimanae Disney, 1998
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia cuthbertsoni Curran, 1939
Rhingia cyanoprora Speiser, 1910
Rhingia fuscipes Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910
Rhingia orthoneurina Speiser, 1910
Rhingia pulcherrima Bezzi, 1908
Rhingia pycnosoma Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia trivittata Curran, 1929
Ritchiephora diplopodae Disney & Rit..., 1997
Senaspis dentipes Macquart, 1842
Senaspis dibapha Walker, 1849
Senaspis elliottii Austen, 1909
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Senaspis xanthorrhoea Bezzi, 1912
Simoides descendens Becker, 1909
Simoides villipes Loew, 1858
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Weidemann, 1820
Syneura luciola Borgmeier, 1925
Syntermitoxenia apiogaster Schmitz, 1955
Syritta angulata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta breva Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta carbonaria Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta hova Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta longiseta Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858
Syritta subtilis Becker, 1903
Syrphus cinereomaculatus (Hull, 1937)⇒ Betasyrphus cinereomaculatus Hull, 1937
Tomosvaryella crassifemorata De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella setositora Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella subvirescens Loew, 1872
Tomosvaryella tecta De Meyer, 1993
Xylota perarmata Hippa, 1985
Xylota vulcana Hippa, 1978

Subnodes of Aschiza with occurrences in Kenya
SuperfamilyPhoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
19
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPlatypezoidea
Fallen, 1815
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySyrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
44
167
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aschiza at marinespecies.org