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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
289
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
207
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
26
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
22
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
18
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
18 Genera with 46 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19397SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 19153SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1893Snouted Hoverflies2SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 20054SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1798Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
46 Species
Allobaccha conifrons Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha grahami Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha marginata Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha praeusta Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha sinuata Brunetti, 1929
Asarkina gemmata Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina minor Bezzi, 1915
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chrysogaster laevigata Bezzi, 1915Spotted Tussock Moth
Chrysogaster spiloptera Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) plurivittatus Macquart, 1855
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dulcis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) flaveolus Bigot, 1880
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) trizonatus Bigot, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) xanthopus Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus eclarus Curran, 1939
Eumerus aurifrons Wiedemann, 1824Syrphid fly
Eumerus feae Bezzi, 1912
Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus scaber Bezzi, 1915
Graptomyza aurea Bezzi, 1915
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Graptomyza xanthopoda Bezzi, 1915
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842
Mesembrius capensis Macquart, 1842
Mesembrius cyanipennis Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius strigilatus Bezzi, 1912
Microdon brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) marshalli Bezzi, 1915
Phytomia bulligera Austen, 1909
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Phytomia pubipennis Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia pycnosoma Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia semicaerulea Austen, 1893
Senaspis dentipes Macquart, 1842
Senaspis dibapha Walker, 1849
Syritta breva Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta leona Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Toxomerus floralis Fabricius, 1798

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Ghana
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
11
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
6
12
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