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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
429
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
316
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
40
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
22
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
18
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
12
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
12 Genera with 24 Species
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1913Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chasmomma Bezzi, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1910Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 20056SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
24 Species
Ceriana pulchra Herve-Bazin, 1913
Chasmomma femoratum Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) vicarians Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus binominatus Herve-Bazin, 1923
Eumerus maculipennis (Bezzi, 1915)⇒ Eumerus binominatus Herve-Bazin, 1923
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913
Graptomyza aurea Bezzi, 1915
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Mesembrius strigilatus Bezzi, 1912
Milesia prolixa Hippa, 1990
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Rhingia cyanoprora Speiser, 1910
Senaspis dentipes Macquart, 1842
Syritta austeni Bezzi, 1915
Syritta hirta Curran, 1939
Syritta leona Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta longiseta Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858
Syritta tomentosa Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Tropidia longa Walker, 1849

Subnodes of Eristalinae with occurrences in Nigeria
TribeCerioidini
Wahlgren, 1909
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEristaliini
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEristalini
Newman, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeEumerini
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMilesiini
Rondani, 1845
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhingiini
Meigen, 1822
1
1
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