Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 630
8507
21838 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 628
8495
21797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 600
8347
21509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 384
6839
18665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 100
1210
3469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 76
925
2782 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 56
566
1127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Aschiza
Becher, 1882
| 4
91
248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
69
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Syrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly | 59
167 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Cape
59 Genera with 167 Species #ABCEGHILMNPRSTX
| Allobaccha Curran, 1915 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842 | Stripetails | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Asarkina Macquart, 1824 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Baccha Fabricius, 1822 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Betasyrphus Matsumura, 1964 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Blera Billberg, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceriana Rafinesque, 1944 | Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948 | Leafwalkers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cheilosia Meigen, 1922 | Blacklets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysogaster Meigen, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysotoxum Meigen, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Criorhina Meigen, 1849 | Bumble Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enica Macquart, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epistrophe Walker, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858 | Hover Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eristalinus Rondani, 1830 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Eristalis Latreille, 1964 | Rat-tailed maggots | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eumerus Meigen, 1966 | | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graptomyza Weidemann, 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hammerschmidtia Schummel, 2019 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helophilus Meigen, 1863 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heringia Rondani, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischiodon Sack, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Lathyrophthalmus Mik, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mallota Meigen, 1805 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megatrigon Johnson, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanostoma Schiner, 1964 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Meliscaeva Frey, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Merodon Meigen, 1915 | Narcissus bulb fly | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Meromacrus Rondani, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesembrius Rondani, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microdon Meigen, 1899 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Neoascia Williston, 1925 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paragus Latreille, 1817 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | Paramixogaster Brunetti, 1923 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1917 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pelloloma Vockeroth, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 1830 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 1843 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pseudomicrodon Hull, 1937 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhingia Scopoli, 1823 | Snouted Hoverflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | Senaspis Macquart, 1850 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sericomyia Meigen, 1849 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Simoides Loew, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1944 | Globetails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphegina Meigen, 1863 | Pufftails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spheginobaccha De Meijere, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Spilomyia Meigen, 1864 | Hornet Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syritta Le Peletier ..., 1885 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | Syrittosyrphus Hull, 1944 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphus Fabricius, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1862 | Falsehorn Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | Toxomerus Macquart, 1855 | Calligrapher Flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopsomyia Williston, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylota Meigen, 1866 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape
167 Species | Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Allobaccha claripennis Loew, 1858 | | | Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938 | | | Allobaccha grahami Bezzi, 1915 | | | Allobaccha helva Bezzi, 1915 | | | Allograpta (Allograpta) calopoides Curran, 1938 | | | Allograpta (Allograpta) calopus Loew, 1858 | | | Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842 | | | Allograpta (Allograpta) nasuta Macquart, 1842 | | | Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781 | | | Asarkina africana Bezzi, 1908 | | | Asarkina albifacies Bezzi, 1915 | | | Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858 | | | Asarkina rostrata Wiedemann, 1824 | | | Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822) | ⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775 | | Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824 | | | Betasyrphus eutaeniatus Bezzi, 1915 | | | Betasyrphus hirticeps Loew, 1858 | | | Betasyrphus inflaticornis Bezzi, 1915 | | | Betasyrphus intersectus Wiedemann, 1824 | | | Betasyrphus saundersi Goot, 1964 | | | Blera badia Walker, 1849 | Common Wood Fly | | Blera nigra Williston, 1887 | | | Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) minuta Hull, 1944 | | | Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869 | | | Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) curvaria Curran, 1941 | Yellow-Haltered Forest Fly | | Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) inarmatus Hunter, 1897 | | | Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) libo Walker, 1849 | Long-Haired Forest Fly | | Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948 | | | Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763 | | | Cheilosia latrans Walker, 1849 | | | Cheilosia pontiaca Shannon, 1922 | | | Chrysogaster africana Hull, 1944 | | | Chrysogaster poecilops Bezzi, 1915 | | | Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842 | Mountain melonleaf | | Criorhina nigriventris Walton, 1911 | Bare-Cheeked Bumble Fly | | Criorhina verbosa Walker, 1849 | | | Enica longirostris Wiedemann, 1819 | | | Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882 | Black-Horned Smoothtail | | Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823 | | | Episyrphus petilis Vockeroth, 1973 | | | Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858 | | | Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818 | Band-eyed drone fly | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858 | | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) gymnops Bezzi, 1915 | | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) melanops Karsch, 1887 | | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) modestus Wiedemann, 1818 | | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910 | | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867 | | | Eristalinus eclarus Curran, 1939 | | | Eristalinus mirus Curran, 1939 | | | Eristalinus nigricans Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) cryptarum Fabricius, 1794 | Bog hoverfly | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830) | ⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830 | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Drone Fly | | Eristalis aesepus (Walker, 1849) | ⇒ Eristalinus quinquestriatus Fabricius, 1794 | | Eristalis japonicus Goot, 1964 | | | Eumerus argenteus Walker, 1852 | | | Eumerus armipes Bezzi, 1915 | | | Eumerus assimilis Doesburg, 1955 | | | Eumerus atrovarius Speiser, 1913 | | | Eumerus axinecerus Speiser, 1910 | | | Eumerus breijeri Doesburg, 1955 | | | Eumerus capensis Curran, 1938 | | | Eumerus compactus Doesburg, 1966 | | | Eumerus erythrocerus Loew, 1858 | | | Eumerus feae Bezzi, 1912 | | | Eumerus imitatus Doesburg, 1955 | | | Eumerus lugens Wiedemann, 1930 | | | Eumerus lunatus Fabricius, 1794 | | | Eumerus metatarsalis Doesburg, 1955 | | | Eumerus montanum Grković, Ra..., 2017 | | | Eumerus niger Doesburg, 1955 | | | Eumerus nodosus Hull, 1964 | | | Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805 | Onion bulb fly | | Eumerus pipizoides Speiser, 1915 | | | Eumerus pumilio Hull, 1964 | | | Eumerus rubidus Hull, 1964 | | | Eumerus sexfasciatus Johnson, 1898 | | | Eumerus spinifer Doesburg, 1955 | | | Eumerus stackelbergi Peck, 1971 | | | Eumerus triangularis Herve-Bazin, 1913 | | | Eumerus tumidipes Doesburg, 1966 | | | Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794 | Vagrant Hoverfly | | Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860 | | | Graptomyza summa Whittington, 1992 | | | Hammerschmidtia sedmani Vockeroth, M..., 2019 | | | Helophilus (Helophilus) groenlandicus Fabricius, 1780 | | | Helophilus (Helophilus) lapponicus Wahlberg, 1844 | | | Helophilus (Helophilus) obscurus Loew, 1863 | Copper mallow | | Heringia salax Loew, 1866 | | | Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819 | | | Mallota pachymera (Bezzi, 1915) | ⇒ Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819 | | Mallota posticata Fabricius, 1805 | Hairy-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly | | Megatrigon argenteus Walker, 1852..., 2016 | | | Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842 | | | Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858 | | | Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850 | | Melanostoma violaceum Hull, 1964 | | | Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843 | American Thintail Fly | | Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944 | | | Merodon melanocerus Bezzi, 1915 | | | Merodon nasicus Bezzi, 1915 | | | Meromacrus pachypus Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860 | | | Microdon (Microdon) cothurnatus Bigot, 1883 | | | Microdon acantholepidis Speiser, 1913 | | | Microdon albicomatus Novak, 1977 | Merten's saxifrage | | Microdon apis Speiser, 1913 | | | Microdon brevicornis Loew, 1858 | | | Microdon captum Speiser, 1913 | | | Microdon cremastogastri Speiser, 1913 | | | Microdon inermis (Loew, 1858) | ⇒ Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899 | | Microdon punctulatus Wiedemann, 1824 | | | Microdon testaceus Walker, 1857 | | | Microdon wainwrighti Curran, 1938 | | | Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899 | | | Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775 | | | Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925 | | | Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842 | | | Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822 | Western bog yellowcress | | Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858 | | | Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) marshalli Bezzi, 1915 | | | Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964 | | | Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) punctatus (Hull, 1949) | ⇒ Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838 | | Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817 | | | Pelloloma nigrifacies Vockeroth, 1973 | | | Phytomia bulligera Austen, 1909 | | | Phytomia erratica Bezzi, 1912 | | | Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823 | Meadow Sedgesitter | | Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843 | | | Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858 | | | Rhingia lutea Bezzi, 1915 | | | Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910 | | | Rhingia nasica Say, 1823 | American Snout Fly | | Sericomyia (Sericomyia) bifasciata Williston, 1887 | Beach clustervine | | Sericomyia (Sericomyia) chrysotoxoides Macquart, 1842 | Mountain melonleaf | | Sericomyia (Sericomyia) lata Coquillett, 1907 | White-Spotted Pond Fly | | Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Simoides notatus Bigot, 1885 | | | Simoides villipes Loew, 1858 | | | Sphaerophoria quadrituberculata Bezzi, 1915 | | | Sphaerophoria retrocurva Hull, 1944 | | | Sphegina lobata Loew, 1863 | Copper mallow | | Spheginobaccha dexioides Hull, 1944 | | | Spilomyia fusca Loew, 1864 | Bald-Faced Hornet Fly | | Syritta angulata Lyneborg & B..., 2005 | | | Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849 | | | Syritta dentata Lyneborg & B..., 2005 | | | Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842 | Mountain melonleaf | | Syritta fusca Lyneborg & B..., 2005 | | | Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858 | | | Syritta stuckenbergi Lyneborg & B..., 2005 | | | Syritta vitripennis Bigot, 1885 | | | Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Flower Fly | | Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875 | Hairy-eyed flower fly | | Temnostoma alternans Loew, 1864 | Wasp-Like Falsehorn | | Temnostoma balyras Walker, 1849 | Yellow-Haired Falsehorn | | Temnostoma excentrica Harris, 1862 | | | Trichopsomyia apisaon Walker, 1849 | Largeflower milkweed | | Xylota (Ameroxylota) florum Fabricius, 1805 | | | Xylota (Ameroxylota) flukei Curran, 1941 | | | Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown-Toed Forest Fly | | Xylota (Xylota) quadrimaculata Loew, 1866 | Scarlet globemallow |
Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Cape
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Links, sources and further information Syrphidae at artfakta.se
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