Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 625
10660
39198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 622
10652
39182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 597
10495
38766 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 380
8377
33824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 93
1111
3790 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 73
816
2447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 56
594
1639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Aschiza
Becher, 1882
| 4
93
327 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
64
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Syrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly | 58
212 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Indian Ocean islands
58 Genera with 212 Species #ABCDEGHIMNOPSTVX
| Afromicrodon Thompson, 1971 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Allobaccha Curran, 2010 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1971 | Stripetails | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Asarkina Macquart, 1971 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Betasyrphus Matsumura, 1971 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymyia Williston, 1822 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calcaretropidia | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Caliprobola Rondani, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratophya Wiedemann, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceriana Rafinesque, 1971 | Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869 | Leafwalkers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheilosia Meigen, 1894 | Blacklets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysogaster Meigen, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysotoxum Meigen, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Criorhina Meigen, 1804 | Bumble Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Didaea | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epistrophe Walker, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858 | Hover Flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eristalinus Rondani, 1951 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Eristalis Latreille, 1758 | Rat-tailed maggots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eumerus Meigen, 1938 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 2000 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Graptomyza Weidemann, 1957 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Helophilus Meigen, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ischiodon Sack, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mallota Meigen, 1941 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Megodon Keiser, 1971 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Melangyna Verrall, 1843 | Large hover fly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanostoma Schiner, 1941 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Meligramma Frey, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meliscaeva Frey, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Merodon Meigen, 1794 | Narcissus bulb fly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesembrius Rondani, 1985 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Microdon Meigen, 1941 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Myolepta Newman, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoascia Williston, 1925 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragus Latreille, 1999 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 1830 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pipizella Rondani, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 1842 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Polybiomyia Shannon, 1925 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Scaeva Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Scutelligera Spix, 1824 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Senaspis Macquart, 1859 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758 | Globetails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphegina Meigen, 1924 | Pufftails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spheginobaccha De Meijere, 2015 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syritta Le Peletier ..., 1842 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphus Fabricius, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1758 | Falsehorn Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Toxomerus Macquart, 1850 | Calligrapher Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tropidia Meigen, 1971 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Velocimyia Hull, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Volucella Geoffroy, 1761 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthogramma Schiner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylota Meigen, 1971 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Indian Ocean islands
212 Species | Afromicrodon johannae van Doesburg, 1957 | | | Afromicrodon madecassa Keiser, 1971 | | | Afromicrodon stuckenbergi Keiser, 1971 | | | Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Allobaccha claripennis Loew, 1858 | | | Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938 | | | Allobaccha fumosa Dirickx, 2010 | | | Allobaccha madecassa Dirickx, 2010 | | | Allobaccha nigroscutata Enderlein, 1938 | | | Allobaccha obscura Dirickx, 2010 | | | Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Allobaccha similis Dirickx, 2010 | | | Allobaccha subflava Dirickx, 2010 | | | Allograpta (Allograpta) borbonica Kassebeer, 2000 | | | Allograpta (Allograpta) hypoxantha Bezzi, 1923 | | | Allograpta (Allograpta) nasuta Macquart, 1842 | | | Allograpta (Allograpta) rufifacies Keiser, 1971 | | | Allograpta (Allograpta) tenella Keiser, 1971 | | | Asarkina angustofasciata Keiser, 1971 | | | Asarkina clara Hull, 1941 | | | Asarkina fulva Hull, 1941 | | | Asarkina grapta Hull, 1941 | | | Asarkina macropyga Keiser, 1971 | | | Asarkina madecassa Keiser, 1971 | | | Asarkina nigrolata Hull, 1941 | | | Asarkina permixta Keiser, 1971 | | | Asarkina silvicola Keiser, 1971 | | | Asarkina tenebricosa Keiser, 1971 | | | Betasyrphus serarius Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Betasyrphus stuckenbergi Keiser, 1971 | | | Brachymyia floccosa Meigen, 1822 | | | Calcaretropidia androyensis Keiser, 1971 | | | Calcaretropidia flavipicta Bigot, 1859 | | | Calcaretropidia madagascariensis Keiser, 1971 | | | Calcaretropidia pandani Keiser, 1971 | | | Calcaretropidia tanalaorum Keiser, 1971 | | | Caliprobola speciosa Rossi, 1790 | | | Ceratophya madecassa (Keiser, 1971) | ⇒ Afromicrodon madecassa Keiser, 1971 | | Ceriana africana Hull, 1944 | | | Ceriana conopsoides Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Ceriana madecassa Keiser, 1971 | | | Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869 | | | Cheilosia (Convocheila) albipila Meigen, 1838 | | | Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894 | | | Chrysogaster ocularia Herve-Bazin, 1914 | | | Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776 | | | Criorhina ranunculi Panzer, 1804 | Large Bear Hoverfly | | Didaea fasciata Macquart, 1834 | | | Epistrophe (Epistrophe) eligans Harris, 1780 | | | Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882 | Black-Horned Smoothtail | | Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776 | Marmalade Fly | | Episyrphus circularis Hull, 1941 | | | Episyrphus flavibasis Keiser, 1971 | | | Episyrphus insularis Kassebeer, 2000 | | | Episyrphus stuckenbergi Doesburg, 1957 | | | Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858 | | | Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758 | Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing | | Eristalinus (Eristalodes) sexvittatus Bigot, 1859 | | | Eristalinus (Eristalodes) seychellarum Bezzi, 1915 | | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) amoenus Macquart, 1850 | | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) arvorum Fabricius, 1787 | Syrphid fly | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) astrops Hull, 1941 | | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) nitidiventris Macquart, 1842 | | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) splendens Le Guillou, 1842 | | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867 | | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) trizonatus Bigot, 1858 | | | Eristalinus abdominalis Herve-Bazin, 1914 | | | Eristalinus cressoni Hull, 1941 | | | Eristalinus cupreus Macquart, 1842 | | | Eristalinus exophthalmus Keiser, 1971 | | | Eristalinus madagascariensis Herve-Bazin, 1914 | | | Eristalinus seyrigi Seguy, 1951 | | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758 | European Drone Fly | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763 | | | Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Drone Fly | | Eumerus albifacies Keiser, 1971 | | | Eumerus bidentatus Keiser, 1971 | | | Eumerus cilaosiacus Kassebeer, 2000 | | | Eumerus discimanus Keiser, 1971 | | | Eumerus macropygus Keiser, 1971 | | | Eumerus malagasius Keiser, 1971 | | | Eumerus nigroapicalis Keiser, 1971 | | | Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805 | Onion bulb fly | | Eumerus platycheiroides Keiser, 1971 | | | Eumerus ruficornis Meigen, 1822 | | | Eumerus rufipes Herve-Bazin, 1913 | | | Eumerus sakarahaensis Keiser, 1971 | | | Eumerus signatus Keiser, 1971 | | | Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817 | Hover fly | | Eumerus subcaeruleus Keiser, 1971 | | | Eumerus toamasinaensis Keiser, 1971 | | | Eumerus tridentatus Keiser, 1971 | | | Eumerus varipennis Curran, 1938 | | | Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794 | Vagrant Hoverfly | | Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) curtus Hine, 1922 | | | Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830 | American Hover Fly | | Eupeodes ohmi Kassebeer, 2000 | | | Graptomyza amplicavum Whittington, 1992 | | | Graptomyza clarala Whittington, 1992 | | | Graptomyza hova Keiser, 1971 | | | Graptomyza pallidinotata Whittington, 1992 | | | Graptomyza robusticornis Doesburg, 1957 | | | Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805 | | | Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Mallota hirsuta Hull, 1941 | | | Mallota meromacrimima Hull, 1941 | | | Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794 | | | Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843) | ⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843 | | Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842 | | | Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858 | | | Melanostoma diffusum Hull, 1941 | | | Melanostoma incurvum Dirickx, 2001 | | | Melanostoma keiseri Dirickx, 2001 | | | Melanostoma matilei Dirickx, 2001 | | | Melanostoma ochraceum Dirickx, 2001 | | | Melanostoma perinetense Dirickx, 2001 | | | Melanostoma satyriphilum Hull, 1941 | | | Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850 | | Melanostoma subbituberculatum Kassebeer, 2000 | | | Melanostoma sylvarum Hull, 1941 | | | Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843 | | | Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843 | American Thintail Fly | | Merodon clavipes Fabricius, 1781 | | | Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794 | Greater Bulb-Fly | | Mesembrius (Vadonimyia) discophora Seguy, 1951 | | | Mesembrius contractus Hippa, 1985 | | | Mesembrius ctenifer Hull, 1941 | | | Mesembrius discophorus Seguy, 1951 | | | Mesembrius excavatus Hull, 1941 | | | Mesembrius maculifer Hull, 1941 | | | Mesembrius madagascariensis Keiser, 1971 | | | Mesembrius platytarsis Curran, 1929 | | | Mesembrius simplicipes Curran, 1929 | | | Mesembrius tortuosus Hippa, 1985 | | | Microdon ampefyanus Keiser, 1971 | | | Microdon behara Seguy, 1951 | | | Microdon berobaka Reemer, 2015 | | | Microdon caeruleomaculatus Keiser, 1971 | | | Microdon clatratus Keiser, 1971 | | | Microdon elisabethae Keiser, 1971 | | | Microdon fenestrellatus Keiser, 1971 | | | Microdon flavifacies Keiser, 1971 | | | Microdon hova Herve-Bazin, 1913 | | | Microdon ifanadiana Reemer, 2015 | | | Microdon irwini Reemer, 2015 | | | Microdon kavitahaius Keiser, 1971 | | | Microdon malagasicus Keiser, 1971 | | | Microdon mutabilis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Microdon nubecula Keiser, 1971 | | | Microdon planitarsus Keiser, 1971 | | | Microdon ranavalonae Keiser, 1971 | | | Microdon sava Reemer, 2015 | | | Microdon silvester Keiser, 1971 | | | Microdon tsara Keiser, 1971 | | | Microdon vulpicolor Hull, 1941 | | | Myolepta circularis Hull, 1941 | | | Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775 | | | Neoascia (Neoasciella) interrupta Meigen, 1822 | | | Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925 | | | Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775 | Syrphid fly | | Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842 | | | Paragus (Serratoparagus) pusillus Stuckenberg, 1954 | | | Paragus boyesi Kassebeer, 1999 | | | Paragus tsimbazazensis Kassebeer, 1999 | | | Phytomia erratica Bezzi, 1912 | | | Phytomia fusca Hull, 1941 | | | Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Pipizella virens Fabricius, 1805 | | | Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822 | | | Platycheirus fenestrata Macquart, 1842 | | | Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Senaspis apophysata Bezzi, 1915 | | | Senaspis cuprea Macquart, 1842 | | | Senaspis cupreus Macquart, 1842 | | | Senaspis flaviceps Macquart, 1850 | | | Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871 | | | Senaspis nigrita Bigot, 1859 | | | Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758 | Hover Fly | | Sphegina bridwelli Cole, 1924 | | | Spheginobaccha guttula Dirickx, 1995 | | | Spheginobaccha ruginosa Dirickx, 1995 | | | Spheginobaccha stuckenbergi Thompson & H..., 2015 | | | Syritta decora Walker, 1849 | | | Syritta dilatata Keiser, 1971 | | | Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842 | Mountain melonleaf | | Syritta hova Lyneborg & B..., 2005 | | | Syritta leucopleura Bigot, 1859 | | | Syritta nigrifemorata Macquart, 1842 | | | Syritta orientalis Macquart, 1842 | Desert starvine | | Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875 | Hairy-eyed flower fly | | Temnostoma vespiforme Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823 | Eastern Calligrapher | | Toxomerus virgulatus Macquart, 1850 | | | Tropidia fasciata Meigen, 1822 | | | Tropidia incerta Keiser, 1971 | | | Tropidia longa Walker, 1849 | | | Tropidia namorana Keiser, 1971 | | | Velocimyia velox (Hull, 1937) | ⇒ Eristalinus abdominalis Herve-Bazin, 1914 | | Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758 | Bumble Bee Hover Fly | | Volucella inanis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Volucella inflata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758 | Pellucid Hoverfly | | Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761 | Belted Hoverfly | | Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776 | | | Xylota (Ameroxylota) ejuncida Say, 1824 | | | Xylota mimica Hull, 1941 | | | Xylota planiformis Hull, 1941 | | | Xylota satyrus Keiser, 1971 | | | Xylota setosa Keiser, 1971 | |
Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
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