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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
335
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
45
270
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
36
180
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
14
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
10
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
7 Genera with 14 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 20053SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
14 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha punctum Bigot, 1884
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) flaveolus Bigot, 1880
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) splendens Le Guillou, 1842
Eristalinus smaragdinus Macquart, 1842
Mesembrius (Mesembrius) tarsata Bigot, 1883
Mesembrius senegalensis Macquart, 1842
Mesembrius tarsatus Bigot, 1883
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta leucopleura Bigot, 1859
Syritta senegalensis Lyneborg & B..., 2005

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Senegal
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
1
2
Genus
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