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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
2741
5008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
2406
4556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
308
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
288
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
30
168
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
33
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
33
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
27
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Limpopo
27 Genera with 45 Species
#ABCEGILMPRS
Allobaccha Curran, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1815
Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lathyrophthalmus Mik, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18302SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosyrphus Malloch, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1910Snouted Hoverflies3SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1944Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18586SpeciesTaxom
Syrittosyrphus Hull, 19441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limpopo
45 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha claripennis Loew, 1858
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Allobaccha helva Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha ichneumonea Bezzi, 1915
Allograpta (Allograpta) nasuta Macquart, 1842
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina africana Bezzi, 1908
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eristalinus eclarus Curran, 1939
Eumerus erythrocerus Loew, 1858
Eumerus triangularis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus unicolor Loew, 1858
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Meromacrus pachypus Wiedemann, 1830
Mesembrius caffer Loew, 1858
Mesembrius capensis Macquart, 1842
Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860
Microdon brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microdon testaceus Walker, 1857
Milesia arnoldi Malloch, 1932
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) marshalli Bezzi, 1915
Phytomia erratica Bezzi, 1912
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia lutea Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910
Senaspis elliottii Austen, 1909
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Sphaerophoria retrocurva Hull, 1944
Syritta angulata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta leucopleura Bigot, 1859
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858
Syrittosyrphus opacea Hull, 1944

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Limpopo
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
16
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
9
15
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