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Checklist for Tribe Syrphini Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
202
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
147
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
22
87
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
11
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
4 Genera with 6 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
6 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Asarkina rostrata Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus intersectus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus saundersi Goot, 1964
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830


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