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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
164
771
1056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
697
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
115
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
26
95
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
18
67
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
20
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
17
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
16
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nairobi
8 Genera with 16 Species
Eristalinus Rondani, 19397SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1915Snouted Hoverflies2SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Simoides Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nairobi
16 Species
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) barclayi Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) gymnops Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eristalinus lineifacies Curran, 1939
Graptomyza nigricavum Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Rhingia fuscipes Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia pycnosoma Bezzi, 1915
Simoides villipes Loew, 1858
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf

Subnodes of Eristalinae with occurrences in Nairobi
TribeEristaliini
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEristalini
Newman, 1834
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMilesiini
Rondani, 1845
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeRhingiini
Meigen, 1822
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeVolucellini
Newman, 1834
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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