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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Nelson Mandela Bay (Eastern Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
572
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
572
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
562
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
522
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
78
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
24
71
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
15
35
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nelson Mandela Bay
9 Genera with 12 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1915Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nelson Mandela Bay
12 Species
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina albifacies Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus pumilio Hull, 1964
Eumerus rubidus Hull, 1964
Merodon melanocerus Bezzi, 1915
Phytomia erratica Bezzi, 1912
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Nelson Mandela Bay
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
3
3
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