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Checklist for Subfamily Syrphinae Latreille, 1802
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
1111
3790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
816
2447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
594
1639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
93
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
64
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
58
212
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
20
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
20 Genera with 69 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 201010SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1971Stripetails5SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 197110SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1843Large hover fly2SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 194112SpeciesTaxom
Meligramma Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1850Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
69 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha claripennis Loew, 1858
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Allobaccha fumosa Dirickx, 2010
Allobaccha madecassa Dirickx, 2010
Allobaccha nigroscutata Enderlein, 1938
Allobaccha obscura Dirickx, 2010
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha similis Dirickx, 2010
Allobaccha subflava Dirickx, 2010
Allograpta (Allograpta) borbonica Kassebeer, 2000
Allograpta (Allograpta) hypoxantha Bezzi, 1923
Allograpta (Allograpta) nasuta Macquart, 1842
Allograpta (Allograpta) rufifacies Keiser, 1971
Allograpta (Allograpta) tenella Keiser, 1971
Asarkina angustofasciata Keiser, 1971
Asarkina clara Hull, 1941
Asarkina fulva Hull, 1941
Asarkina grapta Hull, 1941
Asarkina macropyga Keiser, 1971
Asarkina madecassa Keiser, 1971
Asarkina nigrolata Hull, 1941
Asarkina permixta Keiser, 1971
Asarkina silvicola Keiser, 1971
Asarkina tenebricosa Keiser, 1971
Betasyrphus serarius Wiedemann, 1830
Betasyrphus stuckenbergi Keiser, 1971
Chrysotoxum cautum Harris, 1776
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) eligans Harris, 1780
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Episyrphus circularis Hull, 1941
Episyrphus flavibasis Keiser, 1971
Episyrphus insularis Kassebeer, 2000
Episyrphus stuckenbergi Doesburg, 1957
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes (Lapposyrphus) curtus Hine, 1922
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eupeodes ohmi Kassebeer, 2000
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Melangyna (Melangyna) umbellatarum Fabricius, 1794
Melangyna (Meligramma) triangulifera (Zetterstedt, 1843)⇒ Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Melanostoma diffusum Hull, 1941
Melanostoma incurvum Dirickx, 2001
Melanostoma keiseri Dirickx, 2001
Melanostoma matilei Dirickx, 2001
Melanostoma ochraceum Dirickx, 2001
Melanostoma perinetense Dirickx, 2001
Melanostoma satyriphilum Hull, 1941
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Melanostoma subbituberculatum Kassebeer, 2000
Melanostoma sylvarum Hull, 1941
Meligramma triangulifera Zetterstedt, 1843
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Serratoparagus) pusillus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus boyesi Kassebeer, 1999
Paragus tsimbazazensis Kassebeer, 1999
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) clypeatus Meigen, 1822
Platycheirus fenestrata Macquart, 1842
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus virgulatus Macquart, 1850
Xanthogramma pedissequum Harris, 1776

Subnodes of Syrphinae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
TribeBacchini
Bigot, 1883
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeParagini
Glumac, 1961
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
16
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeToxomerini
Enderlein, 1938
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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