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Checklist for Tribe Syrphini Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
and region Nairobi (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
164
771
1056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
697
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
115
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
26
95
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
18
67
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
20
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
17
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
16
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nairobi
6 Genera with 8 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1923Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nairobi
8 Species
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopus Loew, 1858
Allograpta (Allograpta) hypoxantha Bezzi, 1923
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina africana Bezzi, 1908
Chrysotoxum continum Bezzi, 1915
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830


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