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Checklist for Subfamily Syrphinae Latreille, 1802
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
1210
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
76
925
2782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
566
1127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
91
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
69
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
59
167
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
19
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
19 Genera with 47 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails4SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18245SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18177SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelloloma Vockeroth, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18432SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1944Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
47 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha claripennis Loew, 1858
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Allobaccha grahami Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha helva Bezzi, 1915
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopoides Curran, 1938
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopus Loew, 1858
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Allograpta (Allograpta) nasuta Macquart, 1842
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina africana Bezzi, 1908
Asarkina albifacies Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Asarkina rostrata Wiedemann, 1824
Baccha sphegina (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775
Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus eutaeniatus Bezzi, 1915
Betasyrphus hirticeps Loew, 1858
Betasyrphus inflaticornis Bezzi, 1915
Betasyrphus intersectus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus saundersi Goot, 1964
Chrysotoxum flavifrons Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Epistrophe emarginata Say, 1823
Episyrphus petilis Vockeroth, 1973
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Melanostoma violaceum Hull, 1964
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) marshalli Bezzi, 1915
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) punctatus (Hull, 1949)⇒ Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Pelloloma nigrifacies Vockeroth, 1973
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Sphaerophoria quadrituberculata Bezzi, 1915
Sphaerophoria retrocurva Hull, 1944
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly

Subnodes of Syrphinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParagini
Glumac, 1961
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
14
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeToxomerini
Enderlein, 1938
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Syrphinae at artfakta.se
Syrphinae at dyntaxa.se
Syrphinae at itis.gov