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Checklist for Subfamily Syrphinae Latreille, 1802
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
127
3884
28408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
98
3054
20697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
76
2097
11896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
256
1805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
145
1200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
129
982
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
33
278
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
33 Genera with 278 Species
#ABCDEILMOPSTX
Afrosyrphus Curran, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 193835SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1877Stripetails18SpeciesTaxom
Argentinomyia Lynch Arribá..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 197126SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 197111SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 19617SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 20008SpeciesTaxom
Exallandra Vockeroth, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Leucopodella Hull, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly2SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 200429SpeciesTaxom
Meligramma Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 194114SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 200138SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelloloma Vockeroth, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18829SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Pyrophaena Schiner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Salpingogaster Schiner, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails12SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18228SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1850Calligrapher Flies13SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 19385SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 17762SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
278 Species
Afrosyrphus varipes Curran, 1927
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha angustivertex Enderlein, 1938
Allobaccha bequaerti Curran, 1929
Allobaccha brevis Karsch, 1887
Allobaccha chalybea Hull, 1964
Allobaccha claripennis Loew, 1858
Allobaccha conifrons Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Allobaccha dacipennis Speiser, 1924
Allobaccha eclara Curran, 1938
Allobaccha euryptera Bezzi, 1908
Allobaccha flavibasis Enderlein, 1938
Allobaccha fumosa Dirickx, 2010
Allobaccha grahami Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha helva Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha ichneumonea Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha inversa Curran, 1929
Allobaccha liberia Curran, 1929
Allobaccha madecassa Dirickx, 2010
Allobaccha marginata Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha neavei Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha nigroscutata Enderlein, 1938
Allobaccha nitidithorax Curran, 1929
Allobaccha obscura Dirickx, 2010
Allobaccha pedunculata Bigot, 1858
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha praeusta Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha punctum Bigot, 1884
Allobaccha serena Szilady, 1942
Allobaccha similis Dirickx, 2010
Allobaccha sinuata Brunetti, 1929
Allobaccha subflava Dirickx, 2010
Allobaccha velox Hull, 1938
Allobaccha wainwrighti Curran, 1938
Allograpta (Allograpta) borbonica Kassebeer, 2000
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopoides Curran, 1938
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopus Loew, 1858
Allograpta (Allograpta) exotica Wiedemann, 1830Syrphid fly
Allograpta (Allograpta) falcata Fluke, 1942
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Allograpta (Allograpta) hypoxantha Bezzi, 1923
Allograpta (Allograpta) nasuta Macquart, 1842
Allograpta (Allograpta) neotropica Curran, 1936
Allograpta (Allograpta) nummularia Bezzi, 1920
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Allograpta (Allograpta) phaeoptera Bezzi, 1920
Allograpta (Allograpta) rediviva Bezzi, 1915
Allograpta (Allograpta) rufifacies Keiser, 1971
Allograpta (Allograpta) tenella Keiser, 1971
Allograpta (Allograpta) varipes Curran, 1927
Allograpta (Fazia) hians Enderlein, 1938
Allograpta (Fazia) micrura Osten Sacken, 1877
Argentinomyia crenulatus Williston, 1891
Asarkina (Achoanus) fiorii Bezzi, 1903
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina africana Bezzi, 1908
Asarkina albifacies Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina amoena Austen, 1909
Asarkina angustata Becker, 1909
Asarkina angustofasciata Keiser, 1971
Asarkina clara Hull, 1941
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Asarkina fulva Hull, 1941
Asarkina gemmata Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina grapta Hull, 1941
Asarkina hirsuticeps Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina hulleyi Munro, 1924
Asarkina liberia Curran, 1938
Asarkina macropyga Keiser, 1971
Asarkina madecassa Keiser, 1971
Asarkina medjensis Curran, 1927
Asarkina minor Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina nigrolata Hull, 1941
Asarkina permixta Keiser, 1971
Asarkina punctifrons Austen, 1909
Asarkina rostrata Wiedemann, 1824
Asarkina salviae Fabricius, 1787
Asarkina silvicola Keiser, 1971
Asarkina tenebricosa Keiser, 1971
Baccha chalybea (Hull, 1964)⇒ Allobaccha chalybea Hull, 1964
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus cinereomaculatus Hull, 1937
Betasyrphus claripennis Loew, 1858
Betasyrphus eutaeniatus Bezzi, 1915
Betasyrphus hirticeps Loew, 1858
Betasyrphus inflaticornis Bezzi, 1915
Betasyrphus intersectus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus luci Curran, 1938
Betasyrphus saundersi Goot, 1964
Betasyrphus serarius Wiedemann, 1830
Betasyrphus stuckenbergi Keiser, 1971
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Chrysotoxum continum Bezzi, 1915
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Chrysotoxum intermedium (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Chrysotoxum elegans Loew, 1841
Chrysotoxum triarcuatum Macquart, 1839
Chrysotoxum volaticum Seguy, 1961
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Fallen, 1817
Dasysyrphus lotus Williston, 1887
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) eligans Harris, 1780
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Episyrphus circularis Hull, 1941
Episyrphus flavibasis Keiser, 1971
Episyrphus insularis Kassebeer, 2000
Episyrphus nigromarginatus Vockeroth, 1973
Episyrphus petilis Vockeroth, 1973
Episyrphus stuckenbergi Doesburg, 1957
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) luniger Meigen, 1822
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) curtus Hine, 1922
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) nuba Wiedemann, 1830
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes hakiensis Matsumura, 1917
Eupeodes ohmi Kassebeer, 2000
Exallandra cinctifacies Speiser, 1910
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Ischiodon feae Bezzi, 1912
Leucopodella balboa Hull, 1947
Leucopodella incompta Austen, 1893
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma aenoscutum Hull, 1964
Melanostoma alticola Speiser, 1910
Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842
Melanostoma babyssola Speiser, 1924
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Melanostoma diffusum Hull, 1941
Melanostoma flavipleurum Hull, 1964
Melanostoma floripeta Speiser, 1910
Melanostoma gymnocera Bigot, 1891
Melanostoma incompletum Becker, 1908
Melanostoma incurvum Dirickx, 2001
Melanostoma infuscatum Becker, 1909
Melanostoma keiseri Dirickx, 2001
Melanostoma matilei Dirickx, 2001
Melanostoma mellina Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma ochraceum Dirickx, 2001
Melanostoma octonotatus Bigot, 1884
Melanostoma perinetense Dirickx, 2001
Melanostoma pyrophaenoides Speiser, 1910
Melanostoma satyriphilum Hull, 1941
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Melanostoma simplex Doesburg, 1955
Melanostoma subbituberculatum Kassebeer, 2000
Melanostoma sulphuripes Hull, 1964
Melanostoma sylvarum Hull, 1941
Melanostoma trochanteratum Hull, 1964
Melanostoma violaceum Hull, 1964
Melanostoma wollastoni Wakeham-Daws..., 2004
Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Ocyptamus (Hybobathus) lineatus Macquart, 1846
Ocyptamus (Mimocalla) tristani Zumbado, 2000
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) antiphates Walker, 1849
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) dimidiatus Fabricius, 1781Richard's macromitrium moss
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) funebris Macquart, 1834White bryony
Ocyptamus (Ocyptamus) gastrostactus Wiedemann, 1830
Ocyptamus (Orphnabaccha) coeruleus Williston, 1891
Ocyptamus arabella Hull, 1947
Ocyptamus callidus Hine, 1914
Ocyptamus filiola Shannon, 1927
Ocyptamus hyalipennis Curran, 1930
Ocyptamus luctuosus Bigot, 1884
Ocyptamus pandora Hull, 1942
Ocyptamus zenillia Curran, 1941Dubious Tiger Moth
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyophthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822
Paragus (Pandasyophthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) basilewskyi Doesburg, 1955
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) chalybeatus Hull, 1964
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) coadunatus Rondani, 1847
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) constrictus Simic, 1986
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) dolichocerus Bezzi, 1915
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) gracilis Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) marshalli Bezzi, 1915
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) naso Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) nasutus Bezzi, 1915
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) nigrocoeruleus Hull, 1949
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) punctatus (Hull, 1949)⇒ Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) cinctus Schiner & Egger, 1853
Paragus (Paragus) latecinctus (Bigot, 1884)⇒ Paragus borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Paragus) punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paragus (Paragus) quadrifasciatus (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964
Paragus (Paragus) strigatus Meigen, 1822
Paragus (Serratoparagus) pusillus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus apicalis Kassebeer, 1998
Paragus atlasi Claussen, 1989
Paragus auritus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus boyesi Kassebeer, 1999
Paragus capricorni Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus cooksoni Whittington, 1998
Paragus fasciatus Coquillett, 1898
Paragus manensis Kassebeer, 1999
Paragus paulyi Kassebeer, 2000
Paragus serratus Fabricius, 1805
Paragus stuckenbergi Thompson, 1992
Paragus tonkouiensis Kassebeer, 1999
Paragus tsimbazazensis Kassebeer, 1999
Paragus zuqualensis Kassebeer, 2001
Pelloloma freidbergi Kassebeer, 2000
Pelloloma nigrifacies Vockeroth, 1973
Pelloloma winkleri Kassebeer, 2000
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) albimanus Fabricius, 1781Pale-footed Hoverfly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Platycheirus atlasi Kassebeer, 1998
Platycheirus fenestrata Macquart, 1842
Platycheirus marokkanus Kassebeer, 1998
Platycheirus parvus Williston, 1882
Pseudodoros clavatus Fabricius, 1794
Pseudodoros nigricollis Becker, 1903
Pseudodoros psyllidivorus Seguy, 1953
Pyrophaena rosarum (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Platycheirus rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Salpingogaster (Salpingogaster) cothurnata Bigot, 1884
Salpingogaster nigra Schiner, 1868
Salpingogaster pygophora Schiner, 1868
Scaeva albomaculata Macquart, 1842
Scaeva melanostoma (Macquart, 1842)⇒ Epistrophe melanostoma Zetterstedt, 1843
Scaeva occidentalis Shannon, 1927
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scaeva selenitica Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria beattiei Doesburg & D..., 1977Loveridge's Hoverfly
Sphaerophoria bifasciata Macquart, 1850
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Sphaerophoria menthastri (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Sphaerophoria interrupta Jones, 1917
Sphaerophoria nigra Frey, 1945
Sphaerophoria philantha Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria philanthus Meigen, 1822
Sphaerophoria quadrituberculata Bezzi, 1915
Sphaerophoria retrocurva Hull, 1944
Sphaerophoria rueppelli Wiedemann, 1830
Sphaerophoria rueppellii Weidemann, 1820
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus cinereomaculatus (Hull, 1937)⇒ Betasyrphus cinereomaculatus Hull, 1937
Syrphus congolensis Herve-Bazin, 1914
Syrphus notogramma Bezzi, 1908
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus schultzianus Bezzi, 1908
Syrphus shorae Fluke, 1950
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Toxomerus dispar Fabricius, 1794
Toxomerus flaviplurus Hall, 1927
Toxomerus floralis Fabricius, 1798
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus lacrymosus Bigot, 1884
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus pictus Macquart, 1842
Toxomerus politus Say, 1823Maize Calligrapher
Toxomerus pulchellus Macquart, 1846
Toxomerus saphiridiceps Bigot, 1884
Toxomerus teliger Fluke, 1953
Toxomerus vertebratus Rondani, 1863
Toxomerus virgulatus Macquart, 1850
Xanthandrus (Afroxanthandrus) longipilus Kassebeer, 2000
Xanthandrus (Xanthandrus) azorensis Frey, 1945
Xanthandrus (Xanthandrus) comtus Harris, 1780
Xanthandrus babyssa Walker, 1849
Xanthandrus congensis Curran, 1938
Xanthogramma evanescens Becker, 1913
Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776

Subnodes of Syrphinae with occurrences in Africa
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
7
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParagini
Glumac, 1961
1
38
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
24
177
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeToxomerini
Enderlein, 1938
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom



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