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Checklist for Subfamily Eristalinae Newman, 1834
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
127
3884
28408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
98
3054
20697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
76
2097
11896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
256
1805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
145
1200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
129
982
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
67
623
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
67 Genera with 623 Species
#BCDEGHLMNOPQRSTVX
Blera Billberg, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Brachymyia Williston, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 20014SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Cacoceria Hull, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Calcaretropidia5SpeciesTaxom
Caliprobola Rondani, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1804Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies38SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1926Leafwalkers6SpeciesTaxom
Chasmomma Bezzi, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1822Blacklets12SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 191511SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 198816SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1849Bumble Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichogyna Macquart, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 184260SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1848Rat-tailed maggots17SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 1938105SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 191522SpeciesTaxom
Hammerschmidtia Schummel, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18055SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Lathyrophthalmus Mik, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 19444SpeciesTaxom
Lyneborgimyia Doczkal & Pape, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 185812SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1909Narcissus bulb fly35SpeciesTaxom
Meromacroides Curran, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18668SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 198527SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19988SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 01SpeciesTaxom
Myathropa Rondani, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 19747SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Notiocheilosia Thompson, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17752SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1822Mucksuckers2SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 179816SpeciesTaxom
Pelecocera Meigen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 192718SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18044SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Polybiomyia Shannon, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Pterocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Quichuana Knabb, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1931Snouted Hoverflies19SpeciesTaxom
Riponnensia Maibach, Goe..., 1994
0SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 191216SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Simoides Loew, 18586SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1863Pufftails2SpeciesTaxom
Spheginobaccha De Meijere, 20157SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1964Hornet Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Sterphus Philippi, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 200546SpeciesTaxom
Syrittosyrphus Hull, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1758Falsehorn Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Triglyphus Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19716SpeciesTaxom
Valdiviomyia Vockeroth, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17616SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 197817SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
623 Species
Blera badia Walker, 1849Common Wood Fly
Blera nigra Williston, 1887
Brachymyia floccosa Meigen, 1822
Brachyopa atlantea Kassebeer, 2000
Brachyopa bicolor Fallen, 1817
Brachyopa tabarkensis Kassebeer, 2002
Brachyopa tristis Kassebeer, 2001
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) valgus Panzer, 1798
Calcaretropidia androyensis Keiser, 1971
Calcaretropidia flavipicta Bigot, 1859
Calcaretropidia madagascariensis Keiser, 1971
Calcaretropidia pandani Keiser, 1971
Calcaretropidia tanalaorum Keiser, 1971
Caliprobola speciosa Rossi, 1790
Callicera poultoni Verrall, 1913
Ceriana (Ceriana) brunnea Hull, 1944
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) gloriosa Hull, 1944
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) gambiana Saunders, 1845
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) globigaster Hull, 1944
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) marginalis Bezzi, 1915
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) minuta Hull, 1944
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) neavei Bezzi, 1915
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) subcastanea Brunetti, 1929
Ceriana afra Wiedemann, 1830
Ceriana africana Hull, 1944
Ceriana ammophilina Speiser, 1910
Ceriana aurata Curran, 1927
Ceriana bequaerti Curran, 1938
Ceriana bezzii Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ceriana brunneipennis Loew, 1858
Ceriana caffra Loew, 1853
Ceriana congolensis Bezzi, 1908
Ceriana conopsoides Linnaeus, 1758
Ceriana delicatula Hull, 1941
Ceriana dentipes Doesburg, 1955
Ceriana dilatipes Brunetti, 1929
Ceriana dirickxi Thompson, 2013
Ceriana divisa Walker, 1857
Ceriana frenata Loew, 1853
Ceriana hopei Saunders, 1845
Ceriana katoniana Bezzi, 1921
Ceriana maculipennis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ceriana madecassa Keiser, 1971
Ceriana malleus Hull, 1945
Ceriana pulchra Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ceriana rufifrons Curran, 1927
Ceriana speiseri Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ceriana subsessilis Illiger, 1807
Ceriana swierstrai Doesburg, 1955
Ceriana ugandana Kertesz, 1913
Ceriana unipunctata Doesburg, 1956
Ceriana varipes Curran, 1927
Ceriana vespiformis Latreille, 1804
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) curvaria Curran, 1941Yellow-Haltered Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) inarmatus Hunter, 1897
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) libo Walker, 1849Long-Haired Forest Fly
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Chalcosyrphus schildi Shannon, 1926
Chasmomma albitarsis Kassebeer, 2000
Chasmomma femoratum Bezzi, 1915
Chasmomma laterale Curran, 1939
Chasmomma minutum Kassebeer, 2000
Chasmomma nigrum Curran, 1927
Cheilosia (Convocheila) albipila Meigen, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) latifrons Zetterstedt, 1843Hoverfly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) longula Zetterstedt, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) mutabilis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) paralobi Malski, 1962
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia latrans Walker, 1849
Cheilosia parva (Kassebeer, 1998)⇒ Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Cheilosia pontiaca Shannon, 1922
Cheilosia rodgersii Wainwright, 1911
Cheilosia ruralis Meigen, 1822
Chrysogaster africana Hull, 1944
Chrysogaster apicalis Bezzi, 1920
Chrysogaster laevigata Bezzi, 1915Spotted Tussock Moth
Chrysogaster lindbergi Kassebeer, 1999
Chrysogaster ocularia Herve-Bazin, 1914
Chrysogaster pilocapita Hull, 1944
Chrysogaster poecilophthalma Bezzi, 1908
Chrysogaster poecilops Bezzi, 1915
Chrysogaster proserpina Hull, 1944
Chrysogaster quinquestriata Szilady, 1942
Chrysogaster spiloptera Bezzi, 1915
Copestylum (Phalacromya) fulvicorne Bigot, 1883
Copestylum (Phalacromya) macrocephalum Giglio-Tos, 1892
Copestylum amethystinum Bigot, 1875
Copestylum apicale Loew, 1866Syrphid fly
Copestylum bequaerti Curran, 1930
Copestylum chaetophorum Williston, 1887
Copestylum gertschi Curran, 1939
Copestylum gibberum Schiner, 1868
Copestylum imitans Curran, 1926
Copestylum ornatum Williston, 1891
Copestylum pica Schiner, 1868
Copestylum purpurascens Loew, 1869
Copestylum quadratum Williston, 1891
Copestylum rafaelanum Townsend, 1897
Copestylum scutellatum Macquart, 1842
Copestylum trivittatum Thompson, 1988
Criorhina nigriventris Walton, 1911Bare-Cheeked Bumble Fly
Criorhina ranunculi Panzer, 1804Large Bear Hoverfly
Criorhina verbosa Walker, 1849
Dolichogyna chilensis Walker, 1836
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) barclayi Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) fuscicornis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) plurivittatus Macquart, 1855
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) sexvittatus Bigot, 1859
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) seychellarum Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Helophilina) taeniaticeps Becker, 1922
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus Scopoli, 1763Common Lagoon Fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aequalis Adams, 1905
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) amoenus Macquart, 1850
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) arvorum Fabricius, 1787Syrphid fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) astrops Hull, 1941
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dissimilis Adams, 1905
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dubiosus Curran, 1939
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dulcis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) flaveolus Bigot, 1880
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) gymnops Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) longicornis Adams, 1905
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) melanops Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) modestus Wiedemann, 1818
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) nitidiventris Macquart, 1842
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) punctulatus Macquart, 1847Native Drone Fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) splendens Le Guillou, 1842
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) trizonatus Bigot, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) vicarians Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) virescens Szilady, 1942
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) xanthopus Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus abdominalis Herve-Bazin, 1914
Eristalinus aeruginosus Collin, 1949
Eristalinus ampyx Speiser, 1924
Eristalinus cacops Hull, 1964
Eristalinus caudatus Doesburg, 1955
Eristalinus cressoni Hull, 1941
Eristalinus cupreus Macquart, 1842
Eristalinus eclarus Curran, 1939
Eristalinus euthorax Herve-Bazin, 1914
Eristalinus exophthalmus Keiser, 1971
Eristalinus haplops Wiedemann, 1830
Eristalinus lineifacies Curran, 1939
Eristalinus macrops Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus madagascariensis Herve-Bazin, 1914
Eristalinus mendax Curran, 1927
Eristalinus metallescens Loew, 1858
Eristalinus mirus Curran, 1939
Eristalinus monozonus Herve-Bazin, 1914
Eristalinus nigricans Wiedemann, 1830
Eristalinus pexalis Curran, 1939
Eristalinus quadrizona Szilady, 1942
Eristalinus quinquezona Szilady, 1942
Eristalinus seyrigi Seguy, 1951
Eristalinus smaragdinus Macquart, 1842
Eristalinus surcoufi Herve-Bazin, 1914
Eristalinus viridulus Macquart, 1842
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) convexifacies Macquart, 1850
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794Bog hoverfly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pallidibasis Bigot, 1891
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) saphirina Bigot, 1880
Eristalis aesepus (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalinus quinquestriatus Fabricius, 1794
Eristalis androclus (Walker, 1849)⇒ Helophilus groenlandicus Fabricius, 1780
Eristalis apis Curran, 1939
Eristalis crassipes (Loew, 1862)⇒ Simoides crassipes Fabricius, 1805
Eristalis japonicus Goot, 1964
Eristalis nigricans (Matsumura, 1905)⇒ Eristalinus nigricans Wiedemann, 1830
Eristalis plumipes Bezzi, 1912
Eristalis trichopus Bigot, 1891
Eristalis violaceus Macquart, 1848
Eumerus afrarius Seguy, 1961
Eumerus albifacies Keiser, 1971
Eumerus amoenus Loew, 1848
Eumerus aquilius Walker, 1849
Eumerus argenteus Walker, 1852
Eumerus argyropsis Bezzi, 1908
Eumerus armipes Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus assimilis Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus astropilops Hull, 1964
Eumerus atrovarius Speiser, 1913
Eumerus aurifrons Wiedemann, 1824Syrphid fly
Eumerus axinecerus Speiser, 1910
Eumerus barbarus Coquebert, 1804
Eumerus bequaerti Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus bidentatus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus binominatus Herve-Bazin, 1923
Eumerus braunsi Doesburg, 1956
Eumerus breijeri Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus brincki Hull, 1964
Eumerus caballeroi Gil Collado, 1929
Eumerus caboverdensis Barkemeyer, 2002
Eumerus canariensis Baez, 1982
Eumerus capensis Curran, 1938
Eumerus cilaosiacus Kassebeer, 2000
Eumerus clavatus Becker, 1923
Eumerus compactus Doesburg, 1966
Eumerus compertus Villeneuve, 1924
Eumerus connexus Hull, 1964
Eumerus cribratus Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus discimanus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus dolichocerus Speiser, 1915
Eumerus dubius Baez, 1982
Eumerus erythrocerus Loew, 1858
Eumerus etnensis Van Der Goot, 1964
Eumerus feae Bezzi, 1912
Eumerus flavimarginatus Hull, 1964
Eumerus fumipennis (Hull, 1964)⇒ Eumerus ornatus Meigen, 1822
Eumerus griseus Hull, 1964
Eumerus hispidus Smit, Aguiar..., 2004
Eumerus hypopygialis Doesburg, 1966
Eumerus imitatus Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus integer Bezzi, 1921
Eumerus interruptus Becker, 1907
Eumerus jacobi Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus keizeri Hull, 1964
Eumerus latitarsis Macquart, 1839
Eumerus longicornis Loew, 1855
Eumerus lugens Wiedemann, 1930
Eumerus lunatus Fabricius, 1794
Eumerus macropygus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus maculipennis (Bezzi, 1915)⇒ Eumerus binominatus Herve-Bazin, 1923
Eumerus malagasius Keiser, 1971
Eumerus merodonoides Stackelberg, 1964
Eumerus metatarsalis Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus montanum Grković, Ra..., 2017
Eumerus mucidus Bezzi, 1921
Eumerus niger Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus nigroapicalis Keiser, 1971
Eumerus nigrocoeruleus Hull, 1964
Eumerus nivariae Baez, 1982
Eumerus nodosus Hull, 1964
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus obscurus Hull, 1964
Eumerus obtusiceps Hull, 1964
Eumerus ochreatus Hull, 1964
Eumerus ornatus Meigen, 1822
Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus pipizoides Speiser, 1915
Eumerus platycheiroides Keiser, 1971
Eumerus pumilio Hull, 1964
Eumerus pupurariae Baez, 1982
Eumerus purpureus Macquart, 1839
Eumerus quadrimaculatus Macquart, 1855
Eumerus rubidus Hull, 1964
Eumerus rubiginosus Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus rudebecki Hull, 1964
Eumerus ruficornis Meigen, 1822
Eumerus rufipes Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus sabulonum Fallen, 1817
Eumerus sakarahaensis Keiser, 1971
Eumerus santosabreui Baez, 1982
Eumerus scaber Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus schachti Claussen, 1989
Eumerus serratus Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus sexfasciatus Johnson, 1898
Eumerus signatus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus speiseri Hull, 1964
Eumerus spinifer Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus stackelbergi Peck, 1971
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Eumerus subcaeruleus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus subornatus Claussen, 1989
Eumerus sudanus Curran, 1938
Eumerus terminalis Santos Abreu, 1924
Eumerus tessellatus Hull, 1964
Eumerus toamasinaensis Keiser, 1971
Eumerus triangularis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus tridentatus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus tumidipes Doesburg, 1966
Eumerus unicolor Loew, 1858
Eumerus vansoni Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus varipennis Curran, 1938
Eumerus vestitus Bezzi, 1912
Eumerus villeneuvei Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus wainwrighti Curran, 1938
Graptomyza amplicavum Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza aurea Bezzi, 1915
Graptomyza breviscutum Curran, 1929
Graptomyza clarala Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza globigaster Hull, 1943
Graptomyza hova Keiser, 1971
Graptomyza lutea Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza mitis Curran & Bryan, 1926
Graptomyza nigra Bezzi, 1915
Graptomyza nigricavum Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza pallidinotata Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza perforata Doesburg, 1960
Graptomyza quadrifaria Szilady, 1942
Graptomyza robusticornis Doesburg, 1957
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Graptomyza spinifera Whittington, 1994
Graptomyza suavissima Karsch, 1888
Graptomyza summa Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Graptomyza varia Walker, 1849
Graptomyza vittigera (Bigot, 1884)⇒ Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Graptomyza xanthopoda Bezzi, 1915
Hammerschmidtia sedmani Vockeroth, M..., 2019
Helophilus (Helophilus) groenlandicus Fabricius, 1780
Helophilus (Helophilus) lapponicus Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus (Helophilus) obscurus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Heringia (Neocnemodon) adpropinquans Becker, 1908
Heringia salax Loew, 1866
Lejops (Polydontomyia) curvipes Wiedemann, 1830
Lejops katonae Bezzi, 1921
Lejops nasutus Curran, 1929
Lejops rhinosus Hull, 1944
Lyneborgimyia magnifica Doczkal & Pape, 2009
Mallota aenigma Bezzi, 1912
Mallota aperta Bezzi, 1912
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Mallota dusmeti Andreu, 1926
Mallota extrema Loew, 1858
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Mallota hirsuta Hull, 1941
Mallota klepsvikae Zumbado, 2002
Mallota meromacrimima Hull, 1941
Mallota pachymera (Bezzi, 1915)⇒ Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Mallota posticata Fabricius, 1805Hairy-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Mallota usta Wollaston, 1858
Merodon apimimus Hull, 1944
Merodon arrasus Becker, 1921
Merodon aureus Fabricius, 1805
Merodon auripilus Meigen, 1830
Merodon bequaerti Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon biarcuata Curran, 1939
Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944
Merodon calcarata Fabricius, 1794
Merodon chalybeus (Wiedemann, 1822)⇒ Merodon aureus Fabricius, 1805
Merodon clavipes Fabricius, 1781
Merodon cuthbertsoni Curran, 1939
Merodon edentulus Macquart, 1855
Merodon eques Fabricius, 1805
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Merodon escalerai Gil Collado, 1929
Merodon festae Bezzi, 1924
Merodon flaviventris Sack, 1932
Merodon hurkmansi Marcos-Garci..., 2007
Merodon maroccanus Gil Collado, 1929
Merodon melanocerus Bezzi, 1915
Merodon melota Seguy, 1941
Merodon multifasciatus Curran, 1939
Merodon nasicus Bezzi, 1915
Merodon obscuritarsis Strobl, 1909
Merodon planifacies Bezzi, 1915
Merodon pumilus (Macquart, 1849)⇒ Merodon aureus Fabricius, 1805
Merodon rufus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Merodon submetallicus Rondani, 1857
Merodon setosus Fabricius, 1794
Merodon sophron Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon stevensoni Curran, 1939
Merodon stukei Hauser & Hur..., 1997
Merodon submetallicus Rondani, 1857
Merodon tangerensis Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon trizona Szilady, 1940
Merodon unicolor (Strobl, 1909)⇒ Merodon aureus Fabricius, 1805
Meromacroides meromacriformis Bezzi, 1915
Meromacrus brunneus Hull, 1942
Meromacrus draco Hull, 1942
Meromacrus laconicus Walker, 1852
Meromacrus loewi
Meromacrus melansoni Blatch, 2003
Meromacrus obscurus Hine, 1924
Meromacrus pachypus Wiedemann, 1830
Meromacrus zonatus Loew, 1866
Mesembrius (Mesembrius) tarsata Bigot, 1883
Mesembrius (Vadonimyia) discophora Seguy, 1951
Mesembrius africanus Verrall, 1898
Mesembrius caffer Loew, 1858
Mesembrius capensis Macquart, 1842
Mesembrius chapini Curran, 1939
Mesembrius contractus Hippa, 1985
Mesembrius ctenifer Hull, 1941
Mesembrius cyanipennis Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius discophorus Seguy, 1951
Mesembrius excavatus Hull, 1941
Mesembrius ingratus Loew, 1858
Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860
Mesembrius maculifer Hull, 1941
Mesembrius madagascariensis Keiser, 1971
Mesembrius minor Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius morio Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius nigriceps Curran, 1927
Mesembrius perforatus Speiser, 1913
Mesembrius platytarsis Curran, 1929
Mesembrius regulus Hull, 1937
Mesembrius rex Curran, 1927
Mesembrius senegalensis Macquart, 1842
Mesembrius simplicipes Curran, 1929
Mesembrius strigilatus Bezzi, 1912
Mesembrius tarsatus Bigot, 1883
Mesembrius tortuosus Hippa, 1985
Milesia afra Doesburg, 1955
Milesia arnoldi Malloch, 1932
Milesia bequaerti Doesburg, 1955
Milesia crabroniformis Fabricius, 1775
Milesia overlaeti Doesburg, 1955
Milesia prolixa Hippa, 1990
Milesia pulchra Williston, 1892
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Monoceromyia superba
Myathropa florea Linnaeus, 1758
Myathropa usta Wollaston, 1858
Myolepta africana Thompson, 1974
Myolepta carthaginiensis Reemer & Hauser, 2005
Myolepta circularis Hull, 1941
Myolepta nausicaa Hull, 1937
Myolepta problematica Thompson, 1968
Myolepta similis Thompson, 1974
Myolepta triangularis Thompson, 1974
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoasciella) interrupta Meigen, 1822
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Neoascia clausseni Hauser & Kas..., 1998
Ornidia major Curran, 1930
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Orthonevra bouazzai Kassebeer, 1999
Orthonevra splendens (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Riponnensia splendens Meigen, 1822
Palpada aemula Williston, 1891
Palpada agrorum Fabricius, 1787
Palpada albifrons Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada claudia Curran, 1930
Palpada distinguenda Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada elegans Blanchard, 1852
Palpada expicta Walker, 1860
Palpada familiaris Walker, 1860
Palpada florea Hull, 1925
Palpada furcata Wiedemann, 1819
Palpada meigenii Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada mexicana Macquart, 1847
Palpada pusilla Macquart, 1842
Palpada rufiventris Macquart, 1846
Palpada scutellaris Fabricius, 1805
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Pelecocera nigrifacies Abreu, 1924
Phytomia aurigera Bezzi, 1915
Phytomia bezzii Curran, 1927
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 fusca Hull, 1941
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Phytomia kroeberi Bezzi, 1912
Phytomia natalensis Macquart, 1850
Phytomia neavei Bezzi, 1915
Phytomia noctilio Speiser, 1924
Phytomia poensis Bezzi, 1912
Phytomia pubipennis Bezzi, 1915
Phytomia serena Curran, 1927
Phytomia varians Curran, 1927
Pipiza aurantipes Bigot, 1857
Pipiza bellula Williston, 1891
Pipiza obscura Macquart, 1834
Pipiza quadrimaculata Panzer, 1804Four-Spotted Pipiza
Pipizella thapsiana Kassebeer, 1995
Pipizella virens Fabricius, 1805
Polybiomyia bergrothi Williston, 1892
Polybiomyia pedicellata Williston, 1887
Quichuana communis Ricarte & Ro..., 2012
Quichuana fasciata Sack, 1941
Quichuana inbio Ricarte & Ma..., 2012
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia cnephaeoptera Speiser, 1915
Rhingia coerulea Bezzi, 1912
Rhingia congensis Curran, 1939
Rhingia cuthbertsoni Curran, 1939
Rhingia cyanoprora Speiser, 1910
Rhingia fuscipes Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia lutea Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Rhingia nigra Macquart, 1845
Rhingia orthoneurina Speiser, 1910
Rhingia pellucens Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia pulcherrima Bezzi, 1908
Rhingia pycnosoma Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia saskana Szilady, 1942
Rhingia semicaerulea Austen, 1893
Rhingia trivittata Curran, 1929
Rhingia varipennis Curran, 1931
Senaspis apophysata Bezzi, 1915
Senaspis cuprea Macquart, 1842
Senaspis cupreus Macquart, 1842
Senaspis dentipes Macquart, 1842
Senaspis dibapha Walker, 1849
Senaspis elliottii Austen, 1909
Senaspis flaviceps Macquart, 1850
Senaspis griseifacies Bezzi, 1908
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Senaspis livida Bezzi, 1912
Senaspis melanthysana Speiser, 1913
Senaspis nigrita Bigot, 1859
Senaspis pennata Herve-Bazin, 1914
Senaspis rufonasuta Bigot, 1891
Senaspis umbrifera Walker, 1849
Senaspis xanthorrhoea Bezzi, 1912
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) bifasciata Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) lata Coquillett, 1907White-Spotted Pond Fly
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Simoides crassipes Fabricius, 1805
Simoides descendens Becker, 1909
Simoides expletus Loew, 1858
Simoides flavipila Hull, 1964
Simoides notatus Bigot, 1885
Simoides villipes Loew, 1858
Sphegina bridwelli Cole, 1924
Sphegina lobata Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Spheginobaccha dexioides Hull, 1944
Spheginobaccha dubia Thompson, 1974
Spheginobaccha guttula Dirickx, 1995
Spheginobaccha perialla Thompson, 1974
Spheginobaccha rotundiceps Loew, 1858
Spheginobaccha ruginosa Dirickx, 1995
Spheginobaccha stuckenbergi Thompson & H..., 2015
Sphiximorpha subsessilis Illiger, 1807
Spilomyia digitata Rondani, 1865
Spilomyia diophthalma Linnaeus, 1758
Spilomyia fusca Loew, 1864Bald-Faced Hornet Fly
Spilomyia maroccana Kuznetzov, 1997
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Sterphus coeruleus Rondani, 1863
Syritta albopilosa Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta angulata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta austeni Bezzi, 1915
Syritta barbata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta breva Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta bulbulus Speiser, 1913
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Syritta caboverdensis Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta carbonaria Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta cerca Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta congoensis Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta decora Walker, 1849
Syritta dentata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta dilatata Keiser, 1971
Syritta divergata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta fusca Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta hirta Curran, 1939
Syritta hova Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta incrassata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta lanipes Bezzi, 1921
Syritta latitarsata Macquart, 1842
Syritta leona Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta leucopleura Bigot, 1859
Syritta londti Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta longiseta Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta lyneborgi van Steenis, 2010
Syritta minuta Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta montana Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta natalensis Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta nigrifemorata Macquart, 1842
Syritta ochracea
Syritta orientalis Macquart, 1842Desert starvine
Syritta pilosa Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syritta rufa Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta senegalensis Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta similis Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858
Syritta stuckenbergi Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta subtilis Becker, 1903
Syritta tomentosa Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta unicolor Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta vitripennis Bigot, 1885
Syritta vockerothi Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syrittosyrphus opacea Hull, 1944
Temnostoma alternans Loew, 1864Wasp-Like Falsehorn
Temnostoma balyras Walker, 1849Yellow-Haired Falsehorn
Temnostoma excentrica Harris, 1862
Temnostoma vespiforme Linnaeus, 1758
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Triglyphus escalerai Gil Collado, 1929
Tropidia dicentria (Speiser, 1913)⇒ Tropidia longa Walker, 1849
Tropidia fasciata Meigen, 1822
Tropidia flavipicta Bigot, 1859
Tropidia incerta Keiser, 1971
Tropidia longa Walker, 1849
Tropidia namorana Keiser, 1971
Valdiviomyia ruficauda Shannon, 1927
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella inflata Fabricius, 1794
Volucella liquida Erichson, 1841
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) ejuncida Say, 1824
Xylota (Ameroxylota) florum Fabricius, 1805
Xylota (Ameroxylota) flukei Curran, 1941
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xylota (Xylota) quadrimaculata Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Xylota artemita (Hull, 1943)⇒ Xylota quadrimaculata Loew, 1866
Xylota hancocki Curran, 1927
Xylota heinrichi Hippa, 1986
Xylota mimica Hull, 1941
Xylota neavei Hippa, 1978
Xylota perarmata Hippa, 1985
Xylota planiformis Hull, 1941
Xylota puella Becker, 1921
Xylota satyrus Keiser, 1971
Xylota setosa Keiser, 1971
Xylota uluguruensis Hippa, 1978
Xylota vulcana Hippa, 1978

Subnodes of Eristalinae with occurrences in Africa
TribeBrachyopini
Williston, 1885
9
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCalliceratini
Lohse, 1969
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCerioidini
Wahlgren, 1909
4
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEristaliini
13
164
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEristalini
Newman, 1834
5
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEumerini
2
140
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMerodontini
Edwards, 1915
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMilesiini
Rondani, 1845
16
107
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePipizini
Williston, 1882
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhingiini
Meigen, 1822
3
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSpheginobacchini
Thompson, 1972
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeVolucellini
Newman, 1834
5
46
Genera
Species

Taxom



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