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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
367
3203
5874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
366
3200
5869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
3109
5725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
2687
5114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
53
383
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
303
536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
29
185
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
30
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
30
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
25
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mpumalanga
25 Genera with 51 Species
#ABCEGIMPRS
Allobaccha Curran, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1875
Stripetails0SpeciesTaxom
Amphoterus Bezzi, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1815
Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18586SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1944Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Myiacerapis Hull, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18055SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1915Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 20056SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mpumalanga
51 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha claripennis Loew, 1858
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Allobaccha helva Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina africana Bezzi, 1908
Asarkina albifacies Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Asarkina hulleyi Munro, 1924
Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) gymnops Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) melanops Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) modestus Wiedemann, 1818
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Eristalinus eclarus Curran, 1939
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus axinecerus Speiser, 1910
Eumerus lunatus Fabricius, 1794
Eumerus niger Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus pipizoides Speiser, 1915
Eumerus unicolor Loew, 1858
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Merodon apimimus Hull, 1944
Meromacrus pachypus Wiedemann, 1830
Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860
Microdon inermis (Loew, 1858)⇒ Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899
Microdon pallidus Bezzi, 1915
Microdon punctulatus Wiedemann, 1824
Microdon tarsalis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Microdon testaceus Walker, 1857
Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) dolichocerus Bezzi, 1915
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus capricorni Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus serratus Fabricius, 1805
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Rhingia lutea Bezzi, 1915
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta leona Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858
Syritta stuckenbergi Lyneborg & B..., 2005

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Mpumalanga
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
14
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
8
18
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