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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
998
2437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
787
1875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
54
526
1161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
89
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
59
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
2 Families width 185 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies147SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies38SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
59 Genera with 185 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTWX
Allobaccha Curran, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails4SpeciesTaxom
Amphoterus Bezzi, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 182410SpeciesTaxom
Beckerias Aczel, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1913Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chasmomma Bezzi, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 184213SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1912Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 185813SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 195522SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lathyrophthalmus Mik, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Megatrigon Johnson, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1915Narcissus bulb fly2SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18838SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Mixogaster Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Orthonerva
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1822Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 180510SpeciesTaxom
Paramixogaster Brunetti, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 19154SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrodon Hull, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1931Snouted Hoverflies5SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Simoides Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1944Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Spheginobaccha De Meijere, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 188515SpeciesTaxom
Syrittosyrphus Hull, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 195012SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1850Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Wittella Hardy, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
185 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha claripennis Loew, 1858
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Allobaccha helva 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
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 minor Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina rostrata Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus hirticeps Loew, 1858
Betasyrphus inflaticornis Bezzi, 1915
Betasyrphus intersectus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus saundersi Goot, 1964
Brachyopa bicolor Fallen, 1817
Cephalops (Cephalops) candidulus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Cephalops) quasilubuti Hardy, 1962
Cephalops (Cephalops) zululandicus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
Ceriana brunneipennis Loew, 1858
Ceriana pulchra Herve-Bazin, 1913
Chalarus spurius Fallen, 1816
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Chrysogaster africana Hull, 1944
Chrysogaster poecilops Bezzi, 1915
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Dorilas (Dorilas) stenopsis (Hardy, 1959)⇒ Microcephalops stenopsis Hardy, 1959
Dorilas (Eudorylas) natalensis (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas natalensis Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) pusillus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas pusillus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) sinuosus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas sinuosus Hardy, 1949
Episyrphus petilis Vockeroth, 1973
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) barclayi Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) plurivittatus Macquart, 1855
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) melanops Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) modestus Wiedemann, 1818
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) trizonatus Bigot, 1858
Eristalinus eclarus Curran, 1939
Eristalinus smaragdinus Macquart, 1842
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eristalis plumipes Bezzi, 1912
Eudorylas abdominalis Loew, 1858
Eudorylas aculeatus Loew, 1858
Eudorylas amanii Foldvari, 2003
Eudorylas diversus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas evanidus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas excisus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas galeatus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas ghesquierei Hardy, 1950
Eudorylas mutillatus Loew, 1858
Eudorylas pondolandi Foldvari, 2003
Eudorylas semiopacus Lamb, 1922
Eudorylas sinuosus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas umbrinus Loew, 1858
Eumerus argyropsis Bezzi, 1908
Eumerus armipes Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus astropilops Hull, 1964
Eumerus aurifrons Wiedemann, 1824Syrphid fly
Eumerus axinecerus Speiser, 1910
Eumerus breijeri Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus compactus Doesburg, 1966
Eumerus erythrocerus Loew, 1858
Eumerus hypopygialis Doesburg, 1966
Eumerus integer Bezzi, 1921
Eumerus maculipennis (Bezzi, 1915)⇒ Eumerus binominatus Herve-Bazin, 1923
Eumerus merodonoides Stackelberg, 1964
Eumerus niger Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus pumilio Hull, 1964
Eumerus serratus Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus spinifer Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus stackelbergi Peck, 1971
Eumerus triangularis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus unicolor Loew, 1858
Eumerus vansoni Doesburg, 1955
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Graptomyza nigra Bezzi, 1915
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Graptomyza vittigera (Bigot, 1884)⇒ Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Mallota aenigma Bezzi, 1912
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Melanostoma annulipes Macquart, 1842
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva auricollis Meigen, 1822
Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944
Merodon planifacies Bezzi, 1915
Meromacrus pachypus Wiedemann, 1830
Mesembrius caffer Loew, 1858
Mesembrius capensis Macquart, 1842
Mesembrius cyanipennis Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius ingratus Loew, 1858
Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860
Mesembrius senegalensis Macquart, 1842
Mesembrius strigilatus Bezzi, 1912
Mesembrius tarsatus Bigot, 1883
Microcephalops brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microdon brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microdon inermis (Loew, 1858)⇒ Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899
Microdon pallidus Bezzi, 1915
Microdon rugosus Bezzi, 1915
Microdon testaceus Walker, 1857
Microdon willistoni Mik, 1899
Mixogaster anthermus Walker, 1849
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Ocyptamus zenillia Curran, 1941Dubious Tiger Moth
Ornidia obesa Fabricius, 1775Syrphid fly
Orthonevra splendens (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Riponnensia splendens Meigen, 1822
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) dolichocerus Bezzi, 1915
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) marshalli Bezzi, 1915
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) punctatus (Hull, 1949)⇒ Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Serratoparagus) pusillus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus capricorni Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus serratus Fabricius, 1805
Phytomia bulligera Austen, 1909
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Phytomia kroeberi Bezzi, 1912
Phytomia neavei Bezzi, 1915
Pipunculus nanus Skevington, 1998
Pipunculus quasilubuti (Hardy, 1962)⇒ Cephalops quasilubuti Hardy, 1962
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia coerulea Bezzi, 1912
Rhingia lutea Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910
Rhingia varipennis Curran, 1931
Senaspis dentipes Macquart, 1842
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Simoides villipes Loew, 1858
Sphaerophoria retrocurva Hull, 1944
Spheginobaccha dexioides Hull, 1944
Syritta angulata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Syritta dentata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta divergata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta leucopleura Bigot, 1859
Syritta londti Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta longiseta Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta natalensis Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta nigrifemorata Macquart, 1842
Syritta rufa Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858
Syritta stuckenbergi Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta vitripennis Bigot, 1885
Syrittosyrphus opacea Hull, 1944
Tomosvaryella africana Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella apicalis Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella botswanae De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella congoana Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella gibbosa Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella montana De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella propria Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella spinigera De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella subafricana De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella subvirescens Loew, 1872
Tomosvaryella tecta De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella tridens Hardy, 1950
Toxomerus floralis Fabricius, 1798
Toxomerus virgulatus Macquart, 1850
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
10
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
49
147
Genera
Species

Taxom



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