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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
864
3837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
666
2828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
46
460
1882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
61
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
39
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
28
154
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
28 Genera with 154 Species
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Afrosyrphus Curran, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 18308SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1927Stripetails3SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1927Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies11SpeciesTaxom
Chasmomma Bezzi, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 191418SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1912Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 191313SpeciesTaxom
Exallandra Vockeroth, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 19129SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19544SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 192713SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1929Snouted Hoverflies9SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 200516SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
154 Species
Afrosyrphus varipes Curran, 1927
Allobaccha brevis Karsch, 1887
Allobaccha claripennis Loew, 1858
Allobaccha dacipennis Speiser, 1924
Allobaccha euryptera Bezzi, 1908
Allobaccha inversa Curran, 1929
Allobaccha marginata Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha nitidithorax Curran, 1929
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopoides Curran, 1938
Allograpta (Allograpta) hypoxantha Bezzi, 1923
Allograpta (Allograpta) varipes Curran, 1927
Asarkina albifacies Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina amoena Austen, 1909
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Asarkina gemmata Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina medjensis Curran, 1927
Asarkina minor Bezzi, 1915
Betasyrphus claripennis Loew, 1858
Betasyrphus eutaeniatus Bezzi, 1915
Betasyrphus inflaticornis Bezzi, 1915
Betasyrphus luci Curran, 1938
Betasyrphus saundersi Goot, 1964
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) marginalis Bezzi, 1915
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) neavei Bezzi, 1915
Ceriana aurata Curran, 1927
Ceriana bequaerti Curran, 1938
Ceriana bezzii Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ceriana congolensis Bezzi, 1908
Ceriana maculipennis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ceriana pulchra Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ceriana rufifrons Curran, 1927
Ceriana speiseri Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ceriana varipes Curran, 1927
Chasmomma laterale Curran, 1939
Chasmomma nigrum Curran, 1927
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) fuscicornis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dulcis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) flaveolus Bigot, 1880
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) melanops Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) punctulatus Macquart, 1847Native Drone Fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) trizonatus Bigot, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) vicarians Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus ampyx Speiser, 1924
Eristalinus caudatus Doesburg, 1955
Eristalinus euthorax Herve-Bazin, 1914
Eristalinus lineifacies Curran, 1939
Eristalinus mendax Curran, 1927
Eristalinus monozonus Herve-Bazin, 1914
Eristalinus smaragdinus Macquart, 1842
Eristalinus surcoufi Herve-Bazin, 1914
Eristalis apis Curran, 1939
Eristalis plumipes Bezzi, 1912
Eumerus bequaerti Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus compactus Doesburg, 1966
Eumerus feae Bezzi, 1912
Eumerus integer Bezzi, 1921
Eumerus jacobi Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus quadrimaculatus Macquart, 1855
Eumerus rubiginosus Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus rufipes Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus scaber Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus serratus Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus triangularis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus villeneuvei Herve-Bazin, 1913
Exallandra cinctifacies Speiser, 1910
Graptomyza aurea Bezzi, 1915
Graptomyza breviscutum Curran, 1929
Graptomyza lutea Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza nigricavum Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Lejops katonae Bezzi, 1921
Lejops nasutus Curran, 1929
Mallota aperta Bezzi, 1912
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Mallota extrema Loew, 1858
Melanostoma infuscatum Becker, 1909
Melanostoma pyrophaenoides Speiser, 1910
Melanostoma subbituberculatum Kassebeer, 2000
Mesembrius capensis Macquart, 1842
Mesembrius chapini Curran, 1939
Mesembrius cyanipennis Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius ingratus Loew, 1858
Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860
Mesembrius minor Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius nigriceps Curran, 1927
Mesembrius senegalensis Macquart, 1842
Mesembrius strigilatus Bezzi, 1912
Microdon aureomagnificus Hull, 1944
Microdon brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microdon inermis (Loew, 1858)⇒ Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899
Microdon luteiventris Bezzi, 1915
Microdon tarsalis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899
Milesia afra Doesburg, 1955
Milesia bequaerti Doesburg, 1955
Milesia overlaeti Doesburg, 1955
Myolepta africana Thompson, 1974
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) gracilis Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Paragus capricorni Stuckenberg, 1954
Phytomia aurigera Bezzi, 1915
Phytomia bezzii Curran, 1927
Phytomia bullata Loew, 1858
Phytomia bulligera Austen, 1909
Phytomia erratica Bezzi, 1912
Phytomia fronto Loew, 1858
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Phytomia kroeberi Bezzi, 1912
Phytomia natalensis Macquart, 1850
Phytomia noctilio Speiser, 1924
Phytomia pubipennis Bezzi, 1915
Phytomia serena Curran, 1927
Phytomia varians Curran, 1927
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia congensis Curran, 1939
Rhingia cyanoprora Speiser, 1910
Rhingia lutea Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910
Rhingia pellucens Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia pulcherrima Bezzi, 1908
Rhingia pycnosoma Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia trivittata Curran, 1929
Senaspis dentipes Macquart, 1842
Senaspis dibapha Walker, 1849
Senaspis elliottii Austen, 1909
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Senaspis pennata Herve-Bazin, 1914
Syritta barbata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta breva Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta bulbulus Speiser, 1913
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Syritta cerca Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta congoensis Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta incrassata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta leona Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta longiseta Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta minuta Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta montana Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta nigrifemorata Macquart, 1842
Syritta similis Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta tomentosa Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta unicolor Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta vockerothi Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syrphus congolensis Herve-Bazin, 1914
Xanthandrus (Afroxanthandrus) longipilus Kassebeer, 2000
Xanthandrus congensis Curran, 1938
Xylota hancocki Curran, 1927

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Congo
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
16
113
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
11
35
Genera
Species

Taxom



Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)
Syrphidae (Latreille 1802)


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Syrphidae at artfakta.se
Syrphidae at dyntaxa.se
Syrphidae at gbif.org
Syrphidae at irmng.org
Syrphidae at itis.gov
Syrphidae at marinespecies.org