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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
237
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
37
201
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
25
118
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
21
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
16
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
14
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
14 Genera with 11 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1913Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Metadon Reemer, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1915Snouted Hoverflies2SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 20052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
11 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Asarkina liberia Curran, 1938
Ceriana pulchra Herve-Bazin, 1913
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Microdon inermis (Loew, 1858)⇒ Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899
Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia fuscipes Bezzi, 1915
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta leona Lyneborg & B..., 2005

Subnodes of Syrphidae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicrodontinae
Rondani, 1845
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
5
3
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