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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
560
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
462
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
222
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
24
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
20
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
2 Families width 38 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies31SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
20 Genera with 38 Species
Allobaccha Curran, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails2SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1913Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19549SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 19034SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19934SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
38 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopus Loew, 1858
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Cephalops (Cephalops) obtusus Hardy, 1949
Ceriana (Ceriana) brunnea Hull, 1944
Ceriana pulchra Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ceriana ugandana Kertesz, 1913
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Clistoabdominalis lomholdti Foldvari, 2003
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus nigricans Wiedemann, 1830
Eudorylas flexus Hardy, 1949
Eumerus breijeri Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus lunatus Fabricius, 1794
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Meromacrus brunneus Hull, 1942
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) nigrocoeruleus Hull, 1949
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) punctatus (Hull, 1949)⇒ Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) tibialis Fallen, 1817
Paragus (Paragus) punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paragus (Serratoparagus) pusillus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus capricorni Stuckenberg, 1954
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta latitarsata Macquart, 1842
Syritta subtilis Becker, 1903
Tomosvaryella africana Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella brachybasis De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella oligoseta De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella singularis De Meyer, 1993

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Namibia
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
15
31
Genera
Species

Taxom



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