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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Kakamega Forest (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
415
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
415
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
59
405
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
402
934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
14
62
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
61
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
7
44
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
33
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
20
55
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kakamega Forest
1 Family width 55 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies55SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kakamega Forest
20 Genera with 55 Species
Afrosyrphus Curran, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails3SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19096SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19277SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1939Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17945SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 19153SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1929Snouted Hoverflies4SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 20052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kakamega Forest
55 Species
Afrosyrphus varipes Curran, 1927
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha praeusta Bezzi, 1915
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopoides Curran, 1938
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopus Loew, 1858
Allograpta (Allograpta) nasuta Macquart, 1842
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina africana Bezzi, 1908
Asarkina albifacies Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Asarkina medjensis Curran, 1927
Asarkina punctifrons Austen, 1909
Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus hirticeps Loew, 1858
Betasyrphus inflaticornis Bezzi, 1915
Betasyrphus saundersi Goot, 1964
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) fuscicornis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dubiosus Curran, 1939
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus mendax Curran, 1927
Eristalis apis Curran, 1939
Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913
Graptomyza breviscutum Curran, 1929
Graptomyza nigra Bezzi, 1915
Graptomyza suavissima Karsch, 1888
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Mallota aperta Bezzi, 1912
Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Melanostoma gymnocera Bigot, 1891
Melanostoma infuscatum Becker, 1909
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Mesembrius caffer Loew, 1858
Mesembrius tarsatus Bigot, 1883
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Paragus stuckenbergi Thompson, 1992
Phytomia bulligera Austen, 1909
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Phytomia neavei Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia cyanoprora Speiser, 1910
Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910
Rhingia trivittata Curran, 1929
Senaspis dibapha Walker, 1849
Syritta angulata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta breva Lyneborg & B..., 2005

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Kakamega Forest
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
20
55
Genera
Species

Taxom



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