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Checklist for Subfamily Eristalinae Newman, 1834
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
470
14136
82559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
116
1967
11891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
88
1408
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
69
1034
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
145
762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
110
637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
94
539
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
53
309
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
53 Genera with 309 Species
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Azpeytia Walker, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Calcaretropidia1SpeciesTaxom
Callicera Panzer, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1904Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies21SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1915Leafwalkers8SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1915Blacklets23SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18229SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1923Bumble Flies12SpeciesTaxom
Endoiasimyia Bigot, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 184620SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1923Rat-tailed maggots20SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 195821SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 20035SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 183010SpeciesTaxom
Hadromyia Williston, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18427SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Kertesziomyia Shiraki, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Lathyrophthalmus Mik, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Lejogaster Rondani, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Lycastris Walker, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18306SpeciesTaxom
Matsumyia Shiraki, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1790Narcissus bulb fly3SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 192315SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Myathropa Rondani, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 2006Mucksuckers3SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Palumbia Rondani, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Pararctophila Herve-Bazin, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Pelecocera Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18195SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Pseuderistalis Shiraki, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudovolucella Shiraki, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1968Snouted Hoverflies9SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17765SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1913Pufftails13SpeciesTaxom
Spheginobaccha De Meijere, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1758Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18579SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1758Falsehorn Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 03SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 176112SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 198516SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
309 Species
Azpeytia bifascia Brunetti, 1907
Blera fallax Linnaeus, 1758Pine hoverfly
Blera himalaya Thompson, 2000
Brachyopa ferruginea Fallen, 1817
Brachyopa testacea Fallen, 1817
Calcaretropidia triangulifera Keiser, 1958
Callicera christiani Ghorpade, 1982
Callicera nitens Coe, 1964
Callicera robusta Coe, 1964
Ceriana brevis Brunetti, 1923
Ceriana brunettii Shannon, 1927
Ceriana compacta Brunetti, 1907
Ceriana crux Brunetti, 1915
Ceriana dimidiatipennis Brunetti, 1923
Ceriana eumenioides Saunders, 1842
Ceriana fenestrata Brunetti, 1923
Ceriana flavipennis Meijere, 1908
Ceriana fruhstorferi Meijere, 1908
Ceriana fulvescens Brunetti, 1915
Ceriana himalayensis Meijere, 1908
Ceriana javana Wiedemann, 1824
Ceriana media Steenis & Ri..., 2016
Ceriana multipunctata Hull, 1941
Ceriana obscura Brunetti, 1907
Ceriana ornatifrons Brunetti, 1915
Ceriana patricia Brunetti, 1923
Ceriana polistoides Brunetti, 1923
Ceriana tredecimpunctata Brunetti, 1923
Ceriana triangulifera Brunetti, 1913
Ceriana trinotata Meijere, 1904
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) valgus Gmelin, 1790
Chalcosyrphus annulatus Brunetti, 1913
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Chalcosyrphus dimidiata Brunetti, 1923
Chalcosyrphus discolor Shiraki, 1968
Chalcosyrphus nepalensis Hippa, 1978
Chalcosyrphus ornata Brunetti, 1915
Cheilosia (Convocheila) albitarsis Meigen, 1822Buttercup Blacklet
Cheilosia (Convocheila) flavipes (Panzer, 1798)⇒ Cheilosia bergenstammi Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) gigantea Zetterstedt, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) longula Zetterstedt, 1838
Cheilosia (Convocheila) melanopa Zetterstedt, 1843
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pagana Meigen, 1822Hover fly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) pubera (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Cheilosia antiqua Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia (Convocheila) uviformis Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vernalis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vicina Zetterstedt, 1849
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia akela Violovitsh, 1973
Cheilosia apicalis Brunetti, 1913
Cheilosia bardus (Harris, 1780)⇒ Cheilosia albitarsis Meigen, 1822
Cheilosia flavissima Becker, 1894
Cheilosia himalayensis Brunetti, 1915
Cheilosia hirticincta Brunetti, 1915
Cheilosia kalatopensis Nayar, 1968
Cheilosia nigroaenea Brunetti, 1915
Cheilosia pilifacies Peck, 1971
Cheilosia pilipes Bigot, 1884
Cheilosia plumbiventris Brunetti, 1915
Chrysogaster aerosa (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster aerosa Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster basalis Loew, 1857
Chrysogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster incisa (Loew, 1843)⇒ Orthonevra incisa Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster insignis (Loew, 1843)⇒ Orthonevra insignis Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster longicornis (Loew, 1843)⇒ Orthonevra longicornis Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster parumplicata Loew, 1840
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Chrysogaster tarsata (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Lejogaster tarsata Meigen, 1822
Criorhina asilica Fallen, 1816Pale-banded Bear Hoverfly
Criorhina bomboides Hull, 1944
Criorhina excavata Curran, 1929
Criorhina imitator Brunetti, 1915
Criorhina interrupta Brunetti, 1923
Criorhina pallidipes Curran, 1929
Criorhina pallipilosa Hull, 1944
Criorhina rubropilosa Hull, 1950
Criorhina simioides Brunetti, 1908
Criorhina spinitarsis Curran, 1929
Criorhina tripilosa Coe, 1964
Criorhina vivida Brunetti, 1923
Endoiasimyia indiana Bigot, 1882
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) paria Bigot, 1880
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) parius Bigot, 1880
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus Scopoli, 1763Common Lagoon Fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) arvorum Fabricius, 1787Syrphid fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aurulans Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) haileyburyi Nayar, 1968
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) invirgulatus Keiser, 1958
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) obliquus Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquestriatus Fabricius, 1794
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tarsalis Macquart, 1855
Eristalinus lalitai Nayar, 1968
Eristalinus lucilia Meijere, 1911
Eristalinus multifarius Walker, 1852
Eristalinus polychromata Brunetti, 1923
Eristalinus quadristriatus Macquart, 1846
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) anthophorina Fallen, 1817Orange-Spotted Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cerealis Fabricius, 1805Banded-backed flower fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794Bog hoverfly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) obscura Loew, 1866
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) oestracea Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis agrorum Wiedemann, 1830
Eristalis albibasis Bigot, 1880
Eristalis angustimarginalis Brunetii, 1923
Eristalis brevifacies Coe, 1964
Eristalis curvipes Schiner, 1868
Eristalis himalayensis Brunetti, 1908
Eristalis intricarioides Brunetti, 1923
Eristalis suturalis Brunetti, 1923
Eumerus aeneithorax Brunetti, 1915
Eumerus albifrons Walker, 1852
Eumerus ammophilus Paramonov, 1926
Eumerus argentipes Walker, 1861
Eumerus aurifrons Wiedemann, 1824Syrphid fly
Eumerus coeruleifrons Keiser, 1958
Eumerus figurans Walker, 1859Arizona milkweed
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Eumerus halictoides Brunetti, 1915
Eumerus kashmerensis Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Eumerus nepalensis Brunetti, 1908
Eumerus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Eumerus perpensus Brunetti, 1917
Eumerus perplexus Brunetti, 1917
Eumerus pulcherrimus Brunetti, 1915
Eumerus pulverulentus Brunetti, 1923
Eumerus reichardti Stackelberg, 1952
Eumerus rufoscutellatus Brunetti, 1913
Eumerus sexvittatus Brunetti, 1915
Eumerus singhalensis Keiser, 1958
Eumerus sita Keiser, 1958
Ferdinandea cuprea Scopoli, 1763Common Copperback
Ferdinandea isabella Hull, 1942
Ferdinandea longifacies Coe, 1964
Ferdinandea montana Hull, 1942
Ferdinandea nepalensis Claussen & W..., 2003
Graptomyza angustimarginata Brunetti, 1923
Graptomyza brevirostris Weidemann, 1820
Graptomyza coomani Seguy, 1948
Graptomyza flavonotata Brunetti, 1917
Graptomyza hardyi Greene, 1949
Graptomyza longirostris Weidemann, 1820
Graptomyza nigripes Brunetti, 1913
Graptomyza sexnotata Brunetti, 1908
Graptomyza tinctovittata Brunetti, 1915
Graptomyza ventralis Wiedemann, 1830
Hadromyia (Chrysosomidia) crawfordi Shannon, 1916
Helophilus (Helophilus) affinis Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) lapponicus Wahlberg, 1844
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Helophilus curvigaster (Macquart, 1842)⇒ Mallota curvigaster Macquart, 1842
Heringia (Neocnemodon) larusi Vujic, 1999
Heringia cyaneus Brunetti, 1915
Kertesziomyia aenous Brunetti, 1907
Kertesziomyia conducta Walker, 1858
Kertesziomyia cyanea Brunetti, 1913
Kertesziomyia fascipennis Thompson, 1975
Lejogaster (Liogaster) tarsata Meigen, 1822
Lycastris albipes Walker, 1857
Lycastris austeni Brunetti, 1923
Lycastris flavohirta Brunetti, 1907
Lycastris glossata Bigot, 1892
Lycastris griseipennis Coe, 1964
Mallota curvigaster Macquart, 1842
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Mallota orientalis Wiedemann, 1824
Mallota rufipes Brunetti, 1913
Mallota varicolor Walker, 1856
Mallota vilis Wiedemann, 1830
Matsumyia dentata Brunetti, 1908
Merodon albifasciatus Macquart, 1842
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Merodon pruni Rossi, 1790
Mesembrius (Mesembrius) indianus Bigot, 1882
Mesembrius bengalensis Wiedemann, 1819
Mesembrius brunetti Sodhi & Singh, 1991
Mesembrius quadrivittatus Wiedemann, 1819
Mesembrius sharpi Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Mesembrius tuberculatus Brunetti, 1907
Milesia balteata Kertesz, 1901
Milesia brunetti Herve-Bazin, 1923
Milesia brunneonigra Hippa, 1990
Milesia caesarea Hippa, 1990
Milesia cinnamomea Hippa, 1990
Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Milesia ferruginosa Brunetti, 1913
Milesia illustris Hippa, 1990
Milesia mima Hippa, 1990
Milesia reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1824
Milesia semifulva Meijere, 1904
Milesia sexmaculata Brunetti, 1915
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Milesia variegata Brunetti, 1908
Milesia verticalis Brunetti, 1923
Myolepta graciliventris Wiegmann, 1986
Myolepta himalayana Brunetti, 1915
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoascia) tenur Harris, 1780
Neoascia (Neoasciella) meticulosa Scopoli, 1763
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Orthonevra aenethorax Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Orthonevra indica Brunetti, 1915
Orthonevra karnaliensis Weipert, 2006
Palpada interrupta Fabricius, 1805
Palumbia fasciatus Macquart, 1834
Palumbia rufa Herve-Bazin, 1922
Pararctophila bengalensis Kohli, Kapoo..., 1988
Pararctophila oberthuri Herve-Bazin, 1914
Pelecocera scaevoides Fallen, 1817
Phytomia (Dolichomerus) crassa Fabricius, 1787
Phytomia (Phytomia) errans Fabricius, 1787
Phytomia aesymnus Walker, 1849
Phytomia argyrocephala Macquart, 1842
Phytomia chrysopyga Wiedemann, 1819
Pipiza noctiluca Linnaeus, 1758
Pipiza quadrimaculata Panzer, 1804Four-Spotted Pipiza
Pipizella rufocincta (Brunetti, 1908)⇒ Paragus rufocincta Brunetti, 1908
Pipizella viduata Linnaeus, 1758
Pipizella virens Fabricius, 1805
Pseudovolucella eristaloides Brunetti, 1913
Pseudovolucella hingstoni Coe, 1964
Rhingia austriaca Meigen, 1830
Rhingia binotata Brunetti, 1908
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Rhingia cincta Meijere, 1904
Rhingia creutzburgi Claussen & W..., 2003
Rhingia longifacies Claussen & W..., 2003
Rhingia semicinerea Brunetti, 1923
Rhingia sexmaculata Brunetti, 1913
Rhingia siwalikensis Nayar, 1968
Sericomyia bombiformis Fallen, 1810
Sericomyia himalayensis Brunetti, 1907
Sericomyia lappona Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia nigra Portschinsky, 1873Browse milkvetch
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Sphegina (Asiosphegina) sibirica Stackelberg, 1953
Sphegina (Sphegina) clunipes Fallen, 1816
Sphegina asciiformis Brunetti, 1915
Sphegina bispinosa Brunetti, 1915
Sphegina carinata Hippa, Van S..., 2015
Sphegina guptai Mutin, 1998
Sphegina hamulata Steenis, Hip..., 2018
Sphegina hansoni Thompson, 1966
Sphegina kumaoniensis Mutin, 1998
Sphegina radula Hippa, Van S..., 2015
Sphegina setosa Steenis, Hip..., 2018
Sphegina tricoloripes Brunetti, 1915
Sphegina tristriata Brunetti, 1913
Spheginobaccha chillcotti Thompson, 1974
Spilomyia diophthalma Linnaeus, 1758
Syritta christiani Sodhi & Singh, 1991
Syritta indica Wiedemann, 1824
Syritta orientalis Macquart, 1842Desert starvine
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syritta proximata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta rufifacies (Bigot, 1884)⇒ Syritta indica Wiedemann, 1824
Syritta stylata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta triangulifera (Keiser, 1958)⇒ Calcaretropidia triangulifera Keiser, 1958
Syritta vittata Portschinsky, 1857
Temnostoma nigrimanus Brunetti, 1915
Temnostoma vespiforme Linnaeus, 1758
Trichopsomyia flavitarsis Meigen, 1822
Tropidia bambusifolia
Tropidia curculigoides Lindl., 1828
Tropidia septemnervis
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella discolor Brunetti, 1908
Volucella flavoscutella Sack, 1928
Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758
Volucella lividiventris Brunetti, 1908
Volucella peleterii Macquart, 1834
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Volucella ruficauda Brunetti, 1907
Volucella trifasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Volucella ursina Meijere, 1904
Volucella varipila Coe, 1964
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) florum Fabricius, 1805
Xylota (Ameroxylota) jakutorum Bagatshanova, 1980
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xylota atroparva Hippa, 1974
Xylota auronitens Brunetti, 1908
Xylota bistriata Brunetti, 1915
Xylota carbonaria Brunetti, 1923
Xylota coquilletti Herve-Bazin, 1914
Xylota cupreiventris Brunetti, 1923
Xylota cuprina (Bigot, 1885)⇒ Xylota coquilletti Herve-Bazin, 1914
Xylota discolor (Hippa, 1985)⇒ Chalcosyrphus discolor Shiraki, 1968
Xylota dives Brunetti, 1908
Xylota makiana Shiraki, 1930
Xylota nursei Brunetti, 1923
Xylota penicillata Brunetti, 1923
Xylota plumipes Hippa, 1985

Subnodes of Eristalinae with occurrences in South Asia
TribeBrachyopini
Williston, 1885
7
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCalliceratini
Lohse, 1969
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCerioidini
Wahlgren, 1909
2
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEristaliini
10
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEristalini
Newman, 1834
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEumerini
2
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMerodontini
Edwards, 1915
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMilesiini
Rondani, 1845
14
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePipizini
Williston, 1882
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhingiini
Meigen, 1822
5
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSpheginobacchini
Thompson, 1972
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeVolucellini
Newman, 1834
2
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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