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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
338
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
288
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
31
207
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
12
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
12
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
12 Genera with 18 Species
Asarkina Macquart, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1845Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18302SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1893Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 20052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
18 Species
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina gemmata Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina salviae Fabricius, 1787
Ceriana hopei Saunders, 1845
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Eumerus binominatus Herve-Bazin, 1923
Eumerus maculipennis (Bezzi, 1915)⇒ Eumerus binominatus Herve-Bazin, 1923
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Graptomyza varia Walker, 1849
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Paragus) latecinctus (Bigot, 1884)⇒ Paragus borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Phytomia bulligera Austen, 1909
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Rhingia semicaerulea Austen, 1893
Senaspis umbrifera Walker, 1849
Syritta austeni Bezzi, 1915
Syritta leona Lyneborg & B..., 2005

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
10
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
2
5
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