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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
113
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
99
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
20
50
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
8 Genera with 9 Species
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Enica Macquart, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Simoides Loew, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
9 Species
Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus intersectus Wiedemann, 1824
Enica longirostris Wiedemann, 1819
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Mallota pachymera (Bezzi, 1915)⇒ Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Simoides notatus Bigot, 1885
Xylota (Ameroxylota) florum Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
2
3
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