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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
699
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
493
1567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
65
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
44
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
37
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
19
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
19 Genera with 84 Species
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1815
Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Chasmomma Bezzi, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 184215SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1939Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 191310SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18836SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1915Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18838SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 19159SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1929Snouted Hoverflies9SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Simoides Loew, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 19039SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19782SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
84 Species
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Chasmomma nigrum Curran, 1927
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) barclayi Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) fuscicornis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) plurivittatus Macquart, 1855
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dubiosus Curran, 1939
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dulcis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) gymnops Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eristalinus lineifacies Curran, 1939
Eristalinus mendax Curran, 1927
Eristalinus smaragdinus Macquart, 1842
Eristalis apis Curran, 1939
Eumerus connexus Hull, 1964
Eumerus cribratus Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus erythrocerus Loew, 1858
Eumerus feae Bezzi, 1912
Eumerus nigrocoeruleus Hull, 1964
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus obtusiceps Hull, 1964
Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus serratus Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus triangularis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Graptomyza breviscutum Curran, 1929
Graptomyza nigra Bezzi, 1915
Graptomyza nigricavum Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Graptomyza suavissima Karsch, 1888
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Mallota aperta Bezzi, 1912
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Merodon nasicus Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius africanus Verrall, 1898
Mesembrius caffer Loew, 1858
Mesembrius capensis Macquart, 1842
Mesembrius cyanipennis Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860
Mesembrius minor Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius strigilatus Bezzi, 1912
Mesembrius tarsatus Bigot, 1883
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
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 incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Phytomia natalensis Macquart, 1850
Phytomia neavei Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia cuthbertsoni Curran, 1939
Rhingia cyanoprora Speiser, 1910
Rhingia fuscipes Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910
Rhingia orthoneurina Speiser, 1910
Rhingia pulcherrima Bezzi, 1908
Rhingia pycnosoma Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia trivittata Curran, 1929
Senaspis dentipes Macquart, 1842
Senaspis dibapha Walker, 1849
Senaspis elliottii Austen, 1909
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Senaspis xanthorrhoea Bezzi, 1912
Simoides descendens Becker, 1909
Simoides villipes Loew, 1858
Syritta angulata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta breva Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta carbonaria Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta hova Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta longiseta Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858
Syritta subtilis Becker, 1903
Xylota perarmata Hippa, 1985
Xylota vulcana Hippa, 1978

Subnodes of Eristalinae with occurrences in Kenya
TribeBrachyopini
Williston, 1885
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCerioidini
Wahlgren, 1909
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEristaliini
5
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEristalini
Newman, 1834
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEumerini
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMilesiini
Rondani, 1845
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhingiini
Meigen, 1822
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeVolucellini
Newman, 1834
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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