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and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1521
7930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
76
1043
4219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
58
769
2771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
129
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
103
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
87
448
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
49
252
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEristaliini
10
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
10 Genera with 63 Species
Eristalinus Rondani, 184617SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1923Rat-tailed maggots18SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18056SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18306SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Myathropa Rondani, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Pararctophila Herve-Bazin, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovolucella Shiraki, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17765SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
63 Species
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) paria Bigot, 1880
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) parius Bigot, 1880
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) arvorum Fabricius, 1787Syrphid fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aurulans Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) haileyburyi Nayar, 1968
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) obliquus Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquestriatus Fabricius, 1794
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tarsalis Macquart, 1855
Eristalinus lalitai Nayar, 1968
Eristalinus multifarius Walker, 1852
Eristalinus polychromata Brunetti, 1923
Eristalinus quadristriatus Macquart, 1846
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794Bog hoverfly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) oestracea Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis agrorum Wiedemann, 1830
Eristalis albibasis Bigot, 1880
Eristalis angustimarginalis Brunetii, 1923
Eristalis brevifacies Coe, 1964
Eristalis himalayensis Brunetti, 1908
Eristalis intricarioides Brunetti, 1923
Eristalis suturalis Brunetti, 1923
Helophilus (Helophilus) affinis Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) lapponicus Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Mallota curvigaster Macquart, 1842
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Mallota orientalis Wiedemann, 1824
Mallota rufipes Brunetti, 1913
Mallota varicolor Walker, 1856
Mallota vilis Wiedemann, 1830
Mesembrius (Mesembrius) indianus Bigot, 1882
Mesembrius bengalensis Wiedemann, 1819
Mesembrius brunetti Sodhi & Singh, 1991
Mesembrius quadrivittatus Wiedemann, 1819
Mesembrius sharpi Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Mesembrius tuberculatus Brunetti, 1907
Palpada interrupta Fabricius, 1805
Pararctophila bengalensis Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Pararctophila oberthuri Herve-Bazin, 1914
Pseudovolucella eristaloides Brunetti, 1913
Pseudovolucella hingstoni Coe, 1964
Sericomyia bombiformis Fallen, 1810
Sericomyia himalayensis Brunetti, 1907
Sericomyia lappona Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia nigra Portschinsky, 1873Browse milkvetch
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly

Subnodes of Eristaliini with occurrences in India
SubtribeEristaliina
3
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeHelophiliina
Becker, 1923
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeSericomyiina
Thompson, 2003
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eristaliini at itis.gov