Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
566
1730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 51
429
1102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 40
316
767 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Aschiza
Becher, 1882
| 4
40
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
22
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Syrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly | 18
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
18 Genera with 30 Species | Allobaccha Curran, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1858 | Stripetails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asarkina Macquart, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceriana Rafinesque, 1913 | Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmomma Bezzi, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eristalinus Rondani, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eumerus Meigen, 1913 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Graptomyza Weidemann, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ischiodon Sack, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mallota Meigen, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanostoma Schiner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesembrius Rondani, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milesia Latreille, 1998 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paragus Latreille, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhingia Scopoli, 1910 | Snouted Hoverflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Senaspis Macquart, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syritta Le Peletier ..., 2005 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tropidia Meigen, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
30 Species | Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Allograpta (Allograpta) calopus Loew, 1858 | | | Asarkina minor Bezzi, 1915 | | | Ceriana pulchra Herve-Bazin, 1913 | | | Chasmomma femoratum Bezzi, 1915 | | | Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818 | Band-eyed drone fly | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781 | | | Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) vicarians Bezzi, 1915 | | | Eumerus binominatus Herve-Bazin, 1923 | | | Eumerus maculipennis (Bezzi, 1915) | ⇒ Eumerus binominatus Herve-Bazin, 1923 | | Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805 | Onion bulb fly | | Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913 | | | Graptomyza aurea Bezzi, 1915 | | | Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883 | | | Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819 | | | Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858 | | | Mesembrius strigilatus Bezzi, 1912 | | | Milesia prolixa Hippa, 1990 | | | Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998) | ⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990 | | Paragus apicalis Kassebeer, 1998 | | | Rhingia cyanoprora Speiser, 1910 | | | Senaspis dentipes Macquart, 1842 | | | Syritta austeni Bezzi, 1915 | | | Syritta hirta Curran, 1939 | | | Syritta leona Lyneborg & B..., 2005 | | | Syritta longiseta Lyneborg & B..., 2005 | | | Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858 | | | Syritta tomentosa Lyneborg & B..., 2005 | | | Tropidia longa Walker, 1849 | |
Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Nigeria
 | | 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
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