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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
336
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
223
1795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
19
65
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
9
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
9
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
4 Genera with 5 Species
Asarkina Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
5 Species
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eumerus aquilius Walker, 1849
Eumerus mucidus Bezzi, 1921
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Afrotropical
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)
Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Syrphidae at artfakta.se
Syrphidae at dyntaxa.se
Syrphidae at gbif.org
Syrphidae at irmng.org
Syrphidae at itis.gov
Syrphidae at marinespecies.org