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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
305
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
273
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
155
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
22
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
15
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
12
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
12 Genera with 14 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1875
Stripetails0SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1815
Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
14 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eumerus breijeri Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus villeneuvei Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Serratoparagus) pusillus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus capricorni Stuckenberg, 1954
Phytomia natalensis Macquart, 1850
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Botswana
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
4
5
Genera
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