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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
496
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
354
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
39
254
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
25
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
22
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
18
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
18 Genera with 36 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1941Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cerioides Becker, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1908Snouted Hoverflies4SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 20058SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
36 Species
Allobaccha bequaerti Curran, 1929
Allobaccha flavibasis Enderlein, 1938
Allobaccha velox Hull, 1938
Asarkina liberia Curran, 1938
Ceriana delicatula Hull, 1941
Cerioides delicatula (Hull, 1941)⇒ Ceriana delicatula Hull, 1941
Eumerus dolichocerus Speiser, 1915
Eumerus feae Bezzi, 1912
Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus pipizoides Speiser, 1915
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Melanostoma babyssola Speiser, 1924
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Mesembrius regulus Hull, 1937
Microdon erythros Bezzi, 1908
Microdon liberiensis Curran, 1929
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Paragus apicalis Kassebeer, 1998
Paragus paulyi Kassebeer, 2000
Pipiza quadrimaculata Panzer, 1804Four-Spotted Pipiza
Rhingia cnephaeoptera Speiser, 1915
Rhingia cyanoprora Speiser, 1910
Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910
Rhingia pulcherrima Bezzi, 1908
Senaspis dentipes Macquart, 1842
Senaspis dibapha Walker, 1849
Senaspis melanthysana Speiser, 1913
Syritta breva Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Syritta leona Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta longiseta Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta ochracea
Syritta similis Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta tomentosa Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta unicolor Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Tropidia longa Walker, 1849

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
11
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
5
8
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