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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Makhanda (Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
229
1256
1792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
229
1256
1792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
219
1242
1781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
1090
1648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
41
216
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
197
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
23
106
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
27
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
27
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
23
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
23 Genera with 44 Species
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Allobaccha Curran, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails3SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1815
Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Enica Macquart, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19649SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Paramixogaster Brunetti, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1915Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18583SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Makhanda (Grahamstown)
44 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha claripennis Loew, 1858
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Allobaccha helva Bezzi, 1915
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopoides Curran, 1938
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopus Loew, 1858
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus eutaeniatus Bezzi, 1915
Betasyrphus hirticeps Loew, 1858
Betasyrphus intersectus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus saundersi Goot, 1964
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Enica longirostris Wiedemann, 1819
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) modestus Wiedemann, 1818
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eristalinus eclarus Curran, 1939
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus armipes Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus assimilis Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus axinecerus Speiser, 1910
Eumerus breijeri Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus compactus Doesburg, 1966
Eumerus lunatus Fabricius, 1794
Eumerus metatarsalis Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus pumilio Hull, 1964
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Microdon wainwrighti Curran, 1938
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) punctatus (Hull, 1949)⇒ Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Sphaerophoria quadrituberculata Bezzi, 1915
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Makhanda (Grahamstown)
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
10
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
10
22
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