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and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
655
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
44
445
1025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
61
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
43
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
38
125
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
24
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEristaliini
5
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
5 Genera with 22 Species
Eristalinus Rondani, 188715SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1912Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
22 Species
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) fuscicornis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aequalis Adams, 1905
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dissimilis Adams, 1905
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dubiosus Curran, 1939
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dulcis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) longicornis Adams, 1905
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) modestus Wiedemann, 1818
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) trizonatus Bigot, 1858
Eristalinus eclarus Curran, 1939
Eristalinus macrops Karsch, 1887
Eristalis plumipes Bezzi, 1912
Mallota aenigma Bezzi, 1912
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Mallota extrema Loew, 1858
Meromacrus pachypus Wiedemann, 1830
Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860
Mesembrius senegalensis Macquart, 1842

Subnodes of Eristaliini with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SubtribeEristaliina
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeHelophiliina
Becker, 1923
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eristaliini at itis.gov