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Checklist for Family Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 (Drone flies)
and region Northern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
317
2422
5011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
316
2415
4984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
301
2376
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
1978
4391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
305
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
268
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
24
102
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
21
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
18
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Cape
18 Genera with 29 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1815
Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Enica Macquart, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 195510SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Megatrigon Johnson, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Cape
29 Species
Allobaccha claripennis Loew, 1858
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Asarkina africana Bezzi, 1908
Betasyrphus intersectus Wiedemann, 1824
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Enica longirostris Wiedemann, 1819
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) modestus Wiedemann, 1818
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eumerus armipes Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus axinecerus Speiser, 1910
Eumerus capensis Curran, 1938
Eumerus erythrocerus Loew, 1858
Eumerus feae Bezzi, 1912
Eumerus nodosus Hull, 1964
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus pumilio Hull, 1964
Eumerus rubidus Hull, 1964
Eumerus spinifer Doesburg, 1955
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Megatrigon argenteus Walker, 1852..., 2016
Meromacrus pachypus Wiedemann, 1830
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) punctatus (Hull, 1949)⇒ Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Northern Cape
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
9
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
7
8
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