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Checklist for Subfamily Eristalinae Newman, 1834
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
687
11472
52844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
682
11445
52791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
651
11312
52466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
8936
44750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1584
6428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
1186
4772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
58
761
2374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
113
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
83
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
76
295
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
45
180
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
45 Genera with 180 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRSTVX
Arctophila Schiner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Caliprobola Rondani, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 2016Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1873Leafwalkers3SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1822Blacklets11SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1804Bumble Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Deineches Walker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 178111SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1849Rat-tailed maggots7SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 191223SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18056SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Lejogaster Rondani, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Melanogaster Rondani, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1993Narcissus bulb fly47SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Myathropa Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1979Mucksuckers3SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprosopa Macquart, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Palumbia Rondani, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pelecocera Meigen, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 18054SpeciesTaxom
Pocota Le Peletier ..., 20171SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Pterocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1758Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Riponnesia Maibach-Goel..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Solenaspis Osten Sacken, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1997Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 2000Hornet Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18575SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17614SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18662SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
180 Species
Arctophila bequaerti (Herve-Bazin, 1913)⇒ Sericomyia bequaerti Herve-Bazin, 1913
Brachyopa quadrimaculosa Thompson, 1981
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) chrysites Egger, 1859
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) valgus Panzer, 1798
Caliprobola aurea Sack, 1910
Ceriana (Ceriana) mellivora Shannon, 1927
Ceriana (Ceriana) platypus Ferguson, 1926
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) mastersi Ferguson, 1926
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) brevicapa Saunders, 1845
Ceriana conopsoides Linnaeus, 1758
Ceriana euprosopa Loew, 1869
Ceriana garibaldii Rondani, 1860
Ceriana glaebosa Steenis & Ri..., 2016
Ceriana media Steenis & Ri..., 2016
Ceriana skevingtoni Steenis & Ri..., 2016
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus (Hardyimyia) elongatus Hardy, 1921
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotodes) eunotus Loew, 1873
Cheilosia (Convocheila) gigantea Zetterstedt, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) laticornis Rondani, 1857
Cheilosia (Convocheila) latifacies (Loew, 1857)⇒ Cheilosia laticornis Rondani, 1857
Cheilosia (Convocheila) melanopa Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) ruffipes (Preyssler, 1793)⇒ Cheilosia soror Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) scutellata Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) sulcifrons Kaplan, 1981
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vicina Zetterstedt, 1849
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia rufipes (Williston, 1882)⇒ Cheilosia ruralis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia ruralis Meigen, 1822
Chrysogaster viduata (Walker, 1851)⇒ Pipizella viduata Linnaeus, 1758
Criorhina ranunculi Panzer, 1804Large Bear Hoverfly
Deineches fulva Ferguson, 1926
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) aegyptius Walker, 1849
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus Scopoli, 1763Common Lagoon Fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aenus Scopoli, 1763
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquilineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eristalinus nili Rondani, 1850
Eristalinus quinguelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) alpina Panzer, 1798
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis aegyptius (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalinus taeniops Wiedemann, 1818
Eumerus ahmadii Barkalov-Gha..., 2005
Eumerus amoenus Loew, 1848
Eumerus angustifrons Loew, 1848
Eumerus basalis Loew, 1848
Eumerus binominatus Herve-Bazin, 1923
Eumerus cistanchei Efflatoun, 1926
Eumerus coeruleus Becker, 1913
Eumerus efflatouni Curran, 1938
Eumerus falsus Becker, 1922
Eumerus jacobsoni Becker, 1913
Eumerus narcissi Smith, 1928Hover fly
Eumerus palaestinensis Stackelberg, 1949
Eumerus pallidifrons Becker, 1921
Eumerus persarum Stackelberg, 1961
Eumerus persicus Stackelberg, 1949
Eumerus punctifrons Loew, 1857
Eumerus rubescens Villeneuve, 1912
Eumerus rusticus Sack, 1932
Eumerus sogdianus Stackelberg, 1952
Eumerus tadzhicorum Stackelberg, 1949
Eumerus tricolor Fabricius, 1798
Eumerus tuberculatus Rondani, 1857Lesser bulb fly
Eumerus vestitus Bezzi, 1912
Helophilus (Helophilus) fasciatus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) parallelus (Harris, 1776)⇒ Heringia heringi Zetterstedt, 1843
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Heringia (Heringia) heringi Zetterstedt, 1843
Lejogaster spelendida Meigen, 1822
Mallota cimbiciformis Fallen, 1817
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Mallota fuciformis Fabricius, 1794
Mallota zarudniana Stackelberg, 1950
Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Merodon aberrans Egger, 1860
Merodon altinosus Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon anathema (Paramonov, 1927)⇒ Merodon velox Loew, 1869
Merodon ankylogaster Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon armipes Rondani, 1843
Merodon aureotibia Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon aureus Fabricius, 1805
Merodon auronitens Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon avidus Rossi, 1790
Merodon brevis Paramonov, 1925
Merodon caucasica Paramonov, 1927
Merodon caudatus Sack, 1913
Merodon clavipes Fabricius, 1781
Merodon crassicornis Sack, 1913
Merodon cupreus Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon fulcratus Becker, 1913
Merodon hamifer Sack, 1913
Merodon hayati Hurkmans, 1997
Merodon hikmeti Hurkmans & H..., 1997
Merodon hirsutus Sack, 1913
Merodon hypochrysos Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon isperensis Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon kaloceras Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon kaloceros Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon lucasi Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon marginicornis Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon mixtum Vujić, Rade..., 2019
Merodon murinus Sack, 1913
Merodon nanus Sack, 1931
Merodon nitidifrons Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon oidipous Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon ottomanus Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon persicus Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon pruni Rossi, 1790
Merodon quadrinotata Sack, 1931
Merodon satdagensis Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon schachti Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon serrulatus Wiedemann, 1822
Merodon spinitarsis Paramonov, 1929
Merodon syriacus Paramonov, 1929
Merodon taniniensis Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon telmateia Hurkmans, 1987
Merodon testaceus Sack, 1913
Merodon vandergooti Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon velox Loew, 1869
Merodon warnckei Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon xanthipous Hurkmans, 1993
Mesembrius peregrinus Loew, 1846
Milesia crabroniformis Fabricius, 1775
Myathropa florea Linnaeus, 1758
Myolepta trojana Reemer & Hauser, 2005
Neoascia (Neoascia) annexa Muller, 1776
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Neoascia subannexa Claussen, 1997
Orthonevra frontalis Loew, 1843
Orthonevra nobilis Fallen, 1817
Orthonevra regale Violovitsh, 1979
Orthoprosopa (Orthoprosopa) grisea Walker, 1835
Palumbia (Palumbia) eristaloides Portschinsky, 1887
Parhelophilus laetus Loew, 1963Common Bog Fly
Pelecocera latifrons Loew, 1856
Pelecocera persiana Kuznetzov, 1989
Pipizella bayburtica Claussen & H..., 1997
Pipizella caucasica Skufjin, 1976
Pipizella viduata Linnaeus, 1758
Pipizella virens Fabricius, 1805
Pocota hyrcanica Gilasian, Vu..., 2017
Psilota rubra Klocker, 1924
Psilota shannoni Goot, 1964
Rhingia rostrata Linnaeus, 1758
Riponnesia longicornis Loew, 1843
Sericomyia volucellina Portschinsky, 1881
Solenaspis copiosa Walker, 1852
Solenaspis pulchella Macquart, 1846
Sphegina alaoglui Hayat, 1997
Sphiximorpha ziegleri Gilasian, Vu..., 2017
Spilomyia graciosa Violovitsh, 1985
Spilomyia saltuum Fabricius, 1794
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Spilomyia triangulata van Steenis, 2000
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta latitarsata Macquart, 1842
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syritta subtilis Becker, 1903
Syritta vittata Portschinsky, 1857
Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Tropidia scita Harris, 1780
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella inflata Fabricius, 1794
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xylota angustiventris Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow

Subnodes of Eristalinae with occurrences in Near East
TribeBrachyopini
Williston, 1885
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCerioidini
Wahlgren, 1909
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChrysogasterini
Shannon, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEristaliini
9
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEristalini
Newman, 1834
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEumerini
3
72
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMilesiini
Rondani, 1845
13
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePipizini
Williston, 1882
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhingiini
Meigen, 1822
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeVolucellini
Newman, 1834
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Eristalinae at dyntaxa.se
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