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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
631
1268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
524
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
41
298
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
42
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
40
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
34
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
34 Genera with 102 Species
#ABCEGHIMNPRS
Allobaccha Curran, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails4SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18245SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1815
Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Enica Macquart, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18308SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 196623SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1915Narcissus bulb fly2SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18998SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18176SpeciesTaxom
Paramixogaster Brunetti, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelloloma Vockeroth, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18303SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1910Snouted Hoverflies3SpeciesTaxom
Simoides Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1944Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Spheginobaccha De Meijere, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 20057SpeciesTaxom
Syrittosyrphus Hull, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
102 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
Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus eutaeniatus Bezzi, 1915
Betasyrphus hirticeps Loew, 1858
Betasyrphus intersectus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus saundersi Goot, 1964
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chrysogaster africana Hull, 1944
Chrysogaster poecilops Bezzi, 1915
Enica longirostris Wiedemann, 1819
Episyrphus petilis Vockeroth, 1973
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) gymnops Bezzi, 1915
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) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
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 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, 1805Onion 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 tumidipes Doesburg, 1966
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Graptomyza summa Whittington, 1992
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944
Merodon melanocerus Bezzi, 1915
Meromacrus pachypus Wiedemann, 1830
Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860
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 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) 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
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia lutea Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910
Simoides villipes Loew, 1858
Sphaerophoria quadrituberculata Bezzi, 1915
Sphaerophoria retrocurva Hull, 1944
Spheginobaccha dexioides Hull, 1944
Syritta angulata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta fusca Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858
Syritta stuckenbergi Lyneborg & B..., 2005

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Eastern Cape
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
20
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
11
35
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