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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
305
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
273
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
155
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
22
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
15
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
2 Families width 25 Species
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies14SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
15 Genera with 25 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1875
Stripetails0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1815
Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19938SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
25 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Cephalops (Cephalops) obtusus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops obstipus Hardy, 1964
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eudorylas swanengi Foldvari, 2003
Eumerus breijeri Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus villeneuvei Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Serratoparagus) pusillus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus capricorni Stuckenberg, 1954
Phytomia natalensis Macquart, 1850
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Tomosvaryella africana Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella botswanae De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella brachybasis De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella forchhammeri De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella oligoseta De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella propria Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella singularis De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella spinigera De Meyer, 1993

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Botswana
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
12
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Syrphoidea at artfakta.se
Syrphoidea at dyntaxa.se
Syrphoidea at marinespecies.org