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Checklist for Tribe Eumerini
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
1111
3790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
816
2447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
594
1639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
93
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
64
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
58
212
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
31
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeEumerini
2
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
2 Genera with 20 Species
Eumerus Meigen, 193818SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
20 Species
Eumerus albifacies Keiser, 1971
Eumerus bidentatus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus cilaosiacus Kassebeer, 2000
Eumerus discimanus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus macropygus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus malagasius Keiser, 1971
Eumerus nigroapicalis Keiser, 1971
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus platycheiroides Keiser, 1971
Eumerus ruficornis Meigen, 1822
Eumerus rufipes Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus sakarahaensis Keiser, 1971
Eumerus signatus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Eumerus subcaeruleus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus toamasinaensis Keiser, 1971
Eumerus tridentatus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus varipennis Curran, 1938
Merodon clavipes Fabricius, 1781
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly


Links, sources and further information
Eumerini at itis.gov