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Checklist for Subfamily Eristalinae Newman, 1834
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2293
12732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
97
1684
8435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
73
1185
5071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
6
143
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
97
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
80
336
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
44
201
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
44 Genera with 201 Species
#ABCDEGHKMNOPRSTVX
Austalis Thompson & V..., 184910SpeciesTaxom
Austrocheilosia Thompson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Austrophilus Thompson, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Axona Walker, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1954Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies34SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1926Leafwalkers9SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1883Blacklets9SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1900Bumble Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphipelta Bigot, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Deineches Walker, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Dissoptera Edwards, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18429SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1849Rat-tailed maggots14SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 185715SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Hemilampra Macquart, 19267SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Kertesziomyia Shiraki, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Malometasternum Shannon, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Neoplesia1SpeciesTaxom
Odyneromyia Shannon & Au..., 19554SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1887Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprosopa Macquart, 19267SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseuderistalis Shiraki, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 184731SpeciesTaxom
Pterocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Solenaspis Osten Sacken, 18496SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18425SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Triglyphus Loew, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19264SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
201 Species
Austalis conjucta Ferguson, 1926
Austalis conjuncta Ferguson, 1926
Austalis copiosa Walker, 1852
Austalis muscoides Walker, 1858
Austalis pulchella Macquart, 1846
Austalis resoluta Walker, 1858
Austalis resolutus Walker, 1858
Austalis roederi Bergroth, 1894
Austalis smaradgi Walker, 1849
Austalis smaragdi Walker, 1849
Austrocheilosia australis Macquart, 1850
Austrophilus terraereginae Ferguson, 1926
Axona chalcopyga Wiedemann, 1830
Axona kershawi Ferguson, 1926
Brachyopa bicolor Fallen, 1817
Brachyopa insensilis Collin, 1939
Ceriana (Ceriana) apicalis Ferguson, 1926
Ceriana (Ceriana) australis Macquart, 1850
Ceriana (Ceriana) brunnea Hull, 1944
Ceriana (Ceriana) euphara Riek, 1954
Ceriana (Ceriana) lypra Riek, 1954
Ceriana (Ceriana) mellivora Shannon, 1927
Ceriana (Ceriana) oceanica Hull, 1944
Ceriana (Ceriana) optata Riek, 1954
Ceriana (Ceriana) opuntiae Ferguson, 1926
Ceriana (Ceriana) ornata Saunders, 1845Honey fly
Ceriana (Ceriana) platypus Ferguson, 1926
Ceriana (Ceriana) reiki Goot, 1964
Ceriana (Ceriana) rieki Goot, 1964
Ceriana (Ceriana) saundersi Shannon, 1925
Ceriana (Ceriana) sphenotoma Riek, 1954
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) ablepta Riek, 1954
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) atacta Riek, 1954
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) doddi Ferguson, 1926
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) euchroma Riek, 1954
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) macleayi Ferguson, 1926
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) mastersi Ferguson, 1926
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) procapna Riek, 1954
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) subarmata Curran, 1926
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) tolmera Riek, 1954
Ceriana (Polybiomyia) ablepta Riek, 1954
Ceriana (Polybiomyia) smaragdina Walker, 1858
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) alaplicata Hardy, 1945
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) brevicapa Saunders, 1845
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) breviscapa Saunders, 1845
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) phya Riek, 1954
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus (Hardyimyia) elongatus Hardy, 1921
Chalcosyrphus (Neploneura) pleuralis Kertesz, 1901
Chalcosyrphus (Neploneura) victoriensis Ferguson, 1926
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) eunotus Loew, 1873
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Chalcosyrphus dubius Shannon, 1926
Cheilosia (Convocheila) bergenstammi Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) latifrons Zetterstedt, 1843Hoverfly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) ruffipes (Preyssler, 1793)⇒ Cheilosia soror Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vernalis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia australis Macquart, 1850
Cheilosia bardus (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia albitarsis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia laevis Bigot, 1883
Chrysogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Criorhina floccosa Meigen, 1822
Criorhina tricolor Coquillett, 1900
Cyphipelta rufocyanea Walker, 1835
Deineches fulva Ferguson, 1926
Deineches hackeri Ferguson, 1926
Deineches nudiventris Macquart, 1846
Dissoptera heterothrix Meijere, 1908
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus Scopoli, 1763Common Lagoon Fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) arvorum Fabricius, 1787Syrphid fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aurulans Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) hervebazini Klocker, 1924
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) punctulatus Macquart, 1847Native Drone Fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) suavissimus Walker, 1858
Eristalinus cupreus Macquart, 1842
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) calida Walker, 1849
Eristalis (Eristalis) dubia Macquart, 1834White bryony
Eristalis (Eristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis conjunctus (Ferguson, 1926)⇒ Austalis conjuncta Ferguson, 1926
Eristalis kershawi (Ferguson, 1926)⇒ Axona kershawi Ferguson, 1926
Eristalis pulchella (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Austalis pulchella Macquart, 1846
Eristalis smaradgi (Walker, 1849)⇒ Austalis smaradgi Walker, 1849
Eumerus argyrogaster Ferguson, 1926
Eumerus aurifrons Wiedemann, 1824Syrphid fly
Eumerus figurans Walker, 1859Arizona milkweed
Eumerus fulvicornis (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Eumerus macquarti Ferguson, 1926
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus latipes Macquart, 1846
Eumerus macquarti Ferguson, 1926
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus peltatus Meijere, 1908
Eumerus rieki Paramonov, 1957
Eumerus simplex Ferguson, 1926
Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Eumerus superbus Shannon, 1927
Eumerus tuberculatus Rondani, 1857Lesser bulb fly
Graptomyza antipoda Shannon, 1927
Graptomyza doddi Ferguson, 1926
Graptomyza flavicollis Ferguson, 1926
Graptomyza maculipennis Meijere, 1908
Graptomyza plumifer Ferguson, 1926
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) oxycanus Walker, 1852
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemilampra analis Macquart, 1850
Hemilampra australis Macquart, 1850
Hemilampra dichoptica Thompson, 2003
Hemilampra rectinervis Meijere, 1908
Hemilampra rufanosus Curran, 1926
Hemilampra rufonasus Curran, 1926
Hemilampra rufonosus Curran, 1926
Kertesziomyia conducta Walker, 1858
Kertesziomyia fulgens Macquart, 1850
Mallota cimbiciformis Fallen, 1817
Malometasternum rufocaudata Ferguson, 1926
Malometasternum rufocaudatum Ferguson, 1926
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Mesembrius (Mesembrius) ruficauda Bigot, 1883
Mesembrius bengalensis Wiedemann, 1819
Mesembrius hilaris Walker, 1849
Milesia citrogramma Hippa, 1990
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Neoplesia analis Macquart, 1850
Odyneromyia illucens Ferguson, 1926
Odyneromyia iridescens Ferguson, 1926
Odyneromyia spadix Hardy, 1921
Odyneromyia transparens Paramonov, 1955
Orthonevra pulchella Williston, 1887
Orthoprosopa (Orthoprosopa) binotata (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Orthoprosopa grisea Walker, 1835
Orthoprosopa (Orthoprosopa) grisea Walker, 1835
Orthoprosopa (Orthoprosopa) nigra (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Orthoprosopa grisea Walker, 1835
Orthoprosopa (Orthoprosopa) torpidus Walker, 1857
Orthoprosopa (Paratropidia) multicolor Ferguson, 1926
Pipiza fasciata Meigen, 1822
Pipiza noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758
Pipizella viduata Linnaeus, 1758
Pseuderistalis (Pseuderistalis) conducta (Walker, 1858)⇒ Kertesziomyia conducta Walker, 1858
Psilota aislinnae Young, 2020
Psilota alexanderi Young, 2020
Psilota auricauda Curran, 1926
Psilota auripila Young & Steenis, 2020
Psilota australis Macquart, 1850
Psilota azurea Thompson & Y..., 0
Psilota basalis Walker, 1858
Psilota bicolor Young, 2020
Psilota brunnipennis Young, 2020
Psilota coerulea Macquart, 1846
Psilota cuprea Macquart, 1850
Psilota cupreus Macquart, 1850
Psilota cyanea (Hill, 1921)⇒ Psilota victoria Curran, 1925
Psilota decessum Hutton, 1901
Psilota erythrogaster Curran, 1926
Psilota femoralis Schiner, 1868
Psilota hirta Klocker, 1924
Psilota nigripila Young, 2020
Psilota nitida Macquart, 1850
Psilota pollinosa Young & Steenis, 2020
Psilota purpurea Thompson & Y..., 0
Psilota queenslandica Klocker, 1924
Psilota rubicunda
Psilota rubra Klocker, 1924
Psilota rubriventris Bigot, 1885
Psilota shannoni Goot, 1964
Psilota solata Young & Steenis, 2020
Psilota spinifemur Young, 2020
Psilota tristis Klocker, 1924
Psilota victoria Curran, 1925
Psilota viridis Macquart, 1847
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chalcopyga Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Sericomyia superbiens Müller, 1776Arctophila
Solenaspis conjuncta Ferguson, 1926
Solenaspis copiosa Walker, 1852
Solenaspis muscoides Walker, 1858
Solenaspis pulchella Macquart, 1846
Solenaspis roederi Bergroth, 1894
Solenaspis smaradgi Walker, 1849
Syritta hackeri Klocker, 1924Syrphid fly
Syritta luteinervis (De Meijere, 1908)⇒ Syritta oceanica Macquart, 1855
Syritta maritima Hull, 1944
Syritta oceanica Macquart, 1855Desert starvine
Syritta orientalis Macquart, 1842Desert starvine
Trichopsomyia formiciphila Downes, Skev..., 2017
Trichopsomyia lucida Meigen, 1822
Triglyphus fulvicornis Bigot, 1884
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xylota argoi Shannon, 1926Beach suncup
Xylota flavitarsis Macquart, 1846
Xylota illucens (Ferguson, 1926)⇒ Odyneromyia illucens Ferguson, 1926
Xylota victoriensis (Ferguson, 1926)⇒ Chalcosyrphus victoriensis Ferguson, 1926

Subnodes of Eristalinae with occurrences in Australia
TribeBrachyopini
Williston, 1885
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCerioidini
Wahlgren, 1909
1
30
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEristaliini
7
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEristalini
Newman, 1834
6
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEumerini
3
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMerodontini
Edwards, 1915
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMilesiini
Rondani, 1845
9
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePipizini
Williston, 1882
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhingiini
Meigen, 1822
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeVolucellini
Newman, 1834
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
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Eristalinae at dyntaxa.se
Eristalinae at itis.gov