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and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
289
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
207
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
26
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
22
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
18
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
11
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEristaliini
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
3 Genera with 11 Species
Eristalinus Rondani, 19397SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 19123SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
11 Species
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) plurivittatus Macquart, 1855
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dulcis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) flaveolus Bigot, 1880
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) trizonatus Bigot, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) xanthopus Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus eclarus Curran, 1939
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Mesembrius capensis Macquart, 1842
Mesembrius cyanipennis Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius strigilatus Bezzi, 1912

Subnodes of Eristaliini with occurrences in Ghana
SubtribeEristaliina
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeHelophiliina
Becker, 1923
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eristaliini at itis.gov