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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1378
1721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1197
1542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
51
264
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
38
202
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
25
119
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
27
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
24
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
21
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Garden Route
21 Genera with 23 Species
#ABEGIMPST
Allobaccha Curran, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1875
Stripetails0SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Enica Macquart, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1915Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Garden Route
23 Species
Allobaccha claripennis Loew, 1858
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Betasyrphus intersectus Wiedemann, 1824
Enica longirostris Wiedemann, 1819
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) melanops Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) modestus Wiedemann, 1818
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus tumidipes Doesburg, 1966
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842
Merodon melanocerus Bezzi, 1915
Meromacrus pachypus Wiedemann, 1830
Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860
Microdon wainwrighti Curran, 1938
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Garden Route
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
10
9
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