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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region North Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
387
8356
31453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
103
1503
5703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
81
1099
3947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
62
730
2147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
83
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
66
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
59
182
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
59 Genera with 182 Species
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Asarkina Macquart, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1804Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1822Blacklets6SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Dolichogyna Macquart, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19499SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1848Rat-tailed maggots4SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 191226SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Lejops Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1794Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 20046SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1909Narcissus bulb fly24SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Myathropa Rondani, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Notiocheilosia Thompson, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1999Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19898SpeciesTaxom
Pelecocera Meigen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18826SpeciesTaxom
Pterocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophaena Schiner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Riponnensia Maibach, Goe..., 1994
0SpeciesTaxom
Salpingogaster Schiner, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Simoides Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails7SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1964Hornet Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Sterphus Philippi, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17582SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1863Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Triglyphus Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Valdiviomyia Vockeroth, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17613SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
182 Species
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Brachyopa tabarkensis Kassebeer, 2002
Brachyopa tristis Kassebeer, 2001
Brachypalpus (Crioprora) valgus Panzer, 1798
Ceriana conopsoides Linnaeus, 1758
Ceriana subsessilis Illiger, 1807
Ceriana vespiformis Latreille, 1804
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Cheilosia (Convocheila) mutabilis Fallen, 1817
Cheilosia (Convocheila) paralobi Malski, 1962
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Cheilosia parva (Kassebeer, 1998)⇒ Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Cheilosia rodgersii Wainwright, 1911
Cheilosia ruralis Meigen, 1822
Chrysogaster lindbergi Kassebeer, 1999
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum continum Bezzi, 1915
Chrysotoxum intermedium (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Chrysotoxum elegans Loew, 1841
Chrysotoxum triarcuatum Macquart, 1839
Chrysotoxum volaticum Seguy, 1961
Copestylum scutellatum Macquart, 1842
Dolichogyna chilensis Walker, 1836
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalinus (Eristalinus) sepulchralis Linnaeus, 1758Syrphid Metallic Fly Wing
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) fuscicornis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Helophilina) taeniaticeps Becker, 1922
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus Scopoli, 1763Common Lagoon Fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus aeruginosus Collin, 1949
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) convexifacies Macquart, 1850
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis violaceus Macquart, 1848
Eumerus afrarius Seguy, 1961
Eumerus amoenus Loew, 1848
Eumerus barbarus Coquebert, 1804
Eumerus caballeroi Gil Collado, 1929
Eumerus caboverdensis Barkemeyer, 2002
Eumerus canariensis Baez, 1982
Eumerus clavatus Becker, 1923
Eumerus compertus Villeneuve, 1924
Eumerus dubius Baez, 1982
Eumerus etnensis Van Der Goot, 1964
Eumerus hispidus Smit, Aguiar..., 2004
Eumerus interruptus Becker, 1907
Eumerus latitarsis Macquart, 1839
Eumerus longicornis Loew, 1855
Eumerus nivariae Baez, 1982
Eumerus pupurariae Baez, 1982
Eumerus purpureus Macquart, 1839
Eumerus sabulonum Fallen, 1817
Eumerus santosabreui Baez, 1982
Eumerus schachti Claussen, 1989
Eumerus strigatus Fallen, 1817Hover fly
Eumerus subornatus Claussen, 1989
Eumerus sudanus Curran, 1938
Eumerus terminalis Santos Abreu, 1924
Eumerus triangularis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus vestitus Bezzi, 1912
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) nuba Wiedemann, 1830
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Heringia (Neocnemodon) adpropinquans Becker, 1908
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Ischiodon feae Bezzi, 1912
Lejops (Polydontomyia) curvipes Wiedemann, 1830
Mallota dusmeti Andreu, 1926
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Mallota usta Wollaston, 1858
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Melanostoma incompletum Becker, 1908
Melanostoma mellina Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma octonotatus Bigot, 1884
Melanostoma wollastoni Wakeham-Daws..., 2004
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Merodon arrasus Becker, 1921
Merodon aureus Fabricius, 1805
Merodon auripilus Meigen, 1830
Merodon bequaerti Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon biarcuata Curran, 1939
Merodon chalybeus (Wiedemann, 1822)⇒ Merodon aureus Fabricius, 1805
Merodon clavipes Fabricius, 1781
Merodon eques Fabricius, 1805
Merodon escalerai Gil Collado, 1929
Merodon festae Bezzi, 1924
Merodon flaviventris Sack, 1932
Merodon hurkmansi Marcos-Garci..., 2007
Merodon maroccanus Gil Collado, 1929
Merodon melota Seguy, 1941
Merodon obscuritarsis Strobl, 1909
Merodon pumilus (Macquart, 1849)⇒ Merodon aureus Fabricius, 1805
Merodon rufus (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Merodon submetallicus Rondani, 1857
Merodon setosus Fabricius, 1794
Merodon sophron Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon stukei Hauser & Hur..., 1997
Merodon submetallicus Rondani, 1857
Merodon tangerensis Hurkmans, 1993
Merodon trizona Szilady, 1940
Merodon unicolor (Strobl, 1909)⇒ Merodon aureus Fabricius, 1805
Microdon analis (Macquart, 1842)⇒ Microdon anax Thompson, 1976
Microdon anax Thompson, 1976
Microdon sudanus Curran, 1923
Milesia crabroniformis Fabricius, 1775
Myathropa florea Linnaeus, 1758
Myathropa usta Wollaston, 1858
Myolepta carthaginiensis Reemer & Hauser, 2005
Myolepta nausicaa Hull, 1937
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Neoascia clausseni Hauser & Kas..., 1998
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) funebris Macquart, 1834White bryony
Ocyptamus filiola Shannon, 1927
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Orthonevra bouazzai Kassebeer, 1999
Palpada distinguenda Wiedemann, 1830
Palpada elegans Blanchard, 1852
Palpada meigenii Wiedemann, 1830
Paragus (Pandasyophthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) coadunatus Rondani, 1847
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) constrictus Simic, 1986
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) cinctus Schiner & Egger, 1853
Paragus (Paragus) quadrifasciatus (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964
Paragus (Paragus) strigatus Meigen, 1822
Paragus atlasi Claussen, 1989
Pelecocera nigrifacies Abreu, 1924
Pipiza aurantipes Bigot, 1857
Pipiza obscura Macquart, 1834
Pipizella thapsiana Kassebeer, 1995
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) albimanus Fabricius, 1781Pale-footed Hoverfly
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus atlasi Kassebeer, 1998
Platycheirus fenestrata Macquart, 1842
Platycheirus marokkanus Kassebeer, 1998
Platycheirus parvus Williston, 1882
Pyrophaena rosarum (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Platycheirus rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Scaeva albomaculata Macquart, 1842
Scaeva melanostoma (Macquart, 1842)⇒ Epistrophe melanostoma Zetterstedt, 1843
Scaeva occidentalis Shannon, 1927
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva selenitica Meigen, 1822
Simoides expletus Loew, 1858
Sphaerophoria menthastri (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones, 1917
Sphaerophoria nigra Frey, 1945
Sphaerophoria philantha Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria rueppelli Wiedemann, 1830
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Weidemann, 1820
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Sphiximorpha subsessilis Illiger, 1807
Spilomyia digitata Rondani, 1865
Spilomyia diophthalma Linnaeus, 1758
Spilomyia maroccana Kuznetzov, 1997
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Sterphus coeruleus Rondani, 1863
Syritta caboverdensis Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Toxomerus vertebratus Rondani, 1863
Triglyphus escalerai Gil Collado, 1929
Valdiviomyia ruficauda Shannon, 1927
Volucella liquida Erichson, 1841
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Volucella zonaria Poda, 1761Belted Hoverfly
Xanthandrus (Xanthandrus) azorensis Frey, 1945
Xanthandrus (Xanthandrus) comtus Harris, 1780
Xanthandrus babyssa Walker, 1849
Xanthogramma evanescens Becker, 1913
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly
Xylota puella Becker, 1921

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in North Africa
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
38
119
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
20
60
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Links, sources and further information
Syrphidae at artfakta.se
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Syrphidae at itis.gov
Syrphidae at marinespecies.org