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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Msunduzi (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
228
932
1194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
228
932
1194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
901
1162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
812
1072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
324
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
58
285
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
43
205
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
50
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
36
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
31
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Msunduzi
31 Genera with 48 Species
#ABCEGIMOPRSX
Allobaccha Curran, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails3SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1815
Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18589SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1944Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1822Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Paramixogaster Brunetti, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrodon Hull, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1931Snouted Hoverflies4SpeciesTaxom
Simoides Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18583SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Msunduzi
48 Species
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopoides Curran, 1938
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopus Loew, 1858
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Asarkina (Achoanus) fiorii Bezzi, 1903
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Brachyopa bicolor Fallen, 1817
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chrysogaster africana Hull, 1944
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) melanops Karsch, 1887
Eumerus armipes Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus axinecerus Speiser, 1910
Eumerus compactus Doesburg, 1966
Eumerus erythrocerus Loew, 1858
Eumerus niger Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus stackelbergi Peck, 1971
Eumerus unicolor Loew, 1858
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Graptomyza nigra Bezzi, 1915
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944
Meromacrus pachypus Wiedemann, 1830
Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860
Microdon brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microdon testaceus Walker, 1857
Orthonevra splendens (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Riponnensia splendens Meigen, 1822
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) marshalli Bezzi, 1915
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia lutea Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910
Rhingia varipennis Curran, 1931
Simoides villipes Loew, 1858
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta natalensis Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Msunduzi
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
18
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
10
16
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