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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
8318
30598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
557
8313
30590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
8181
30271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6695
26862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
774
2467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
585
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
49
422
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
68
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
44
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
38
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
38 Genera with 153 Species
#ABCEGHIMNOPSTVX
Afromicrodon Thompson, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 201010SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1971Stripetails3SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 197110SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Calcaretropidia5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophya Wiedemann, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1971Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1957Hover Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 195110SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 193815SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 19575SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Megodon Keiser, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 194110SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 198510SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 194120SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18303SpeciesTaxom
Polybiomyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Scutelligera Spix, 1824
0SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18596SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1924Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Spheginobaccha De Meijere, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18424SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Velocimyia Hull, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19714SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
153 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) hypoxantha Bezzi, 1923
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
Calcaretropidia androyensis Keiser, 1971
Calcaretropidia flavipicta Bigot, 1859
Calcaretropidia madagascariensis Keiser, 1971
Calcaretropidia pandani Keiser, 1971
Calcaretropidia tanalaorum Keiser, 1971
Ceratophya madecassa (Keiser, 1971)⇒ Afromicrodon madecassa Keiser, 1971
Ceriana africana Hull, 1944
Ceriana madecassa Keiser, 1971
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chrysogaster ocularia Herve-Bazin, 1914
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Episyrphus circularis Hull, 1941
Episyrphus flavibasis Keiser, 1971
Episyrphus insularis Kassebeer, 2000
Episyrphus stuckenbergi Doesburg, 1957
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) sexvittatus Bigot, 1859
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) astrops Hull, 1941
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
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) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common 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 platycheiroides Keiser, 1971
Eumerus rufipes Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus sakarahaensis Keiser, 1971
Eumerus signatus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus subcaeruleus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus toamasinaensis Keiser, 1971
Eumerus tridentatus Keiser, 1971
Eumerus varipennis Curran, 1938
Graptomyza amplicavum Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza clarala Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza hova Keiser, 1971
Graptomyza pallidinotata Whittington, 1992
Graptomyza robusticornis Doesburg, 1957
Helophilus (Helophilus) trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Mallota hirsuta Hull, 1941
Mallota meromacrimima Hull, 1941
Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Melanostoma diffusum Hull, 1941
Melanostoma incurvum Dirickx, 2001
Melanostoma keiseri Dirickx, 2001
Melanostoma ochraceum Dirickx, 2001
Melanostoma perinetense Dirickx, 2001
Melanostoma satyriphilum Hull, 1941
Melanostoma subbituberculatum Kassebeer, 2000
Melanostoma sylvarum Hull, 1941
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 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
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid 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
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, 1758Hover Fly
Sphegina bridwelli Cole, 1924
Spheginobaccha guttula Dirickx, 1995
Spheginobaccha ruginosa Dirickx, 1995
Spheginobaccha stuckenbergi Thompson & H..., 2015
Syritta dilatata Keiser, 1971
Syritta hova Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta leucopleura Bigot, 1859
Syritta orientalis Macquart, 1842Desert starvine
Tropidia incerta Keiser, 1971
Tropidia longa Walker, 1849
Tropidia namorana Keiser, 1971
Velocimyia velox (Hull, 1937)⇒ Eristalinus abdominalis Herve-Bazin, 1914
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xylota mimica Hull, 1941
Xylota planiformis Hull, 1941
Xylota satyrus Keiser, 1971
Xylota setosa Keiser, 1971

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Madagascar
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
23
82
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
4
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
9
46
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