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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
438
828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
356
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
29
220
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
39
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
27
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
23
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
23 Genera with 38 Species
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Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18676SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lathyrophthalmus Mik, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 19152SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrodon Hull, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1858Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Simoides Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18585SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
38 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Betasyrphus inflaticornis Bezzi, 1915
Betasyrphus intersectus Wiedemann, 1824
Brachyopa bicolor Fallen, 1817
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) barclayi Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eumerus breijeri Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus triangularis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus unicolor Loew, 1858
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Graptomyza vittigera (Bigot, 1884)⇒ Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Mesembrius caffer Loew, 1858
Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860
Mesembrius strigilatus Bezzi, 1912
Microdon brevicornis Loew, 1858
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Phytomia neavei Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Simoides villipes Loew, 1858
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta leucopleura Bigot, 1859
Syritta londti Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Natal
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
15
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
6
9
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