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Checklist for Tribe Syrphini Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1588
7081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1044
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
139
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
89
420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
75
323
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySyrphinae
Latreille, 1802
22
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSyrphini
Smith & Vockeroth, 1980
17
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
17 Genera with 53 Species
Afrosyrphus Curran, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 191510SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1915Stripetails5SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 182411SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 19647SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Exallandra Vockeroth, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelloloma Vockeroth, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1944Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18753SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
53 Species
Afrosyrphus varipes Curran, 1927
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha chalybea Hull, 1964
Allobaccha claripennis Loew, 1858
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Allobaccha grahami Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha helva Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha ichneumonea Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha neavei Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha praeusta Bezzi, 1915
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopoides Curran, 1938
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopus Loew, 1858
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Allograpta (Allograpta) nasuta Macquart, 1842
Allograpta (Allograpta) rediviva Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina (Achoanus) fiorii Bezzi, 1903
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina africana Bezzi, 1908
Asarkina albifacies Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Asarkina gemmata Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina hulleyi Munro, 1924
Asarkina liberia Curran, 1938
Asarkina medjensis Curran, 1927
Asarkina minor Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina rostrata Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus claripennis Loew, 1858
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 nigromarginatus Vockeroth, 1973
Episyrphus petilis Vockeroth, 1973
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Eupeodes hakiensis Matsumura, 1917
Exallandra cinctifacies Speiser, 1910
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Ocyptamus zenillia Curran, 1941Dubious Tiger Moth
Pelloloma nigrifacies Vockeroth, 1973
Sphaerophoria quadrituberculata Bezzi, 1915
Sphaerophoria retrocurva Hull, 1944
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus schultzianus Bezzi, 1908
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly


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