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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
793
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
617
1451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
449
1039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
57
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
45
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
2 Families width 95 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies85SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
45 Genera with 95 Species
#ABCDEGHIMNPRSTX
Allobaccha Curran, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Alloneura Rondani, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Calcaretropidia1SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1915Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1894Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18227SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotoxum Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Citrogramma Vockeroth, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dideopsis Matsumura, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Eosphaerophoria Frey, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1893Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18469SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1868Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19587SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Indascia Keiser, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18245SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 1989
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19586SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19544SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pseuderistalis Shiraki, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrodon Hull, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhinobaccha Meijere, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1869Globetails2SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 19582SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 03SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
95 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) pulchrifrons Austen, 1893
Allobaccha amphithoe Walker, 1849
Allobaccha fallax Austen, 1893
Allobaccha oldroydi Ghorpade, 1994
Allobaccha triangulifera Austen, 1893
Alloneura caesia Hagen, 1860
Alloneura centralis Hagen, 1860
Alloneura tenax Hagen, 1860
Asarkina (Asarkina) porcina Coquillett, 1898
Asarkina ayyari Ghorpade, 1994
Asarkina belli Ghorpade, 1994
Asarkina pitamara Ghorpade, 1994
Betasyrphus fletcheri Ghorpade, 1994
Calcaretropidia triangulifera Keiser, 1958
Cephalops magnimembrus De Meyer, 1992
Ceriana ornatifrons Brunetti, 1915
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Cheilosia (Convocheila) hypena Becker, 1894
Chrysogaster aerosa (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster aerosa Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster basalis Loew, 1857
Chrysogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster incisa (Loew, 1843)⇒ Orthonevra incisa Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster insignis (Loew, 1843)⇒ Orthonevra insignis Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster longicornis (Loew, 1843)⇒ Orthonevra longicornis Loew, 1843
Chrysogaster tarsata (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Lejogaster tarsata Meigen, 1822
Chrysotoxum baphyrus Walker, 1849
Citrogramma henryi Ghorpade, 1994
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Dasysyrphus orsua Walker, 1852
Dideopsis aegrota Fabricius, 1805
Eosphaerophoria dentiscutellata Keiser, 1958
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) viridaureus Wiedemann, 1824
Episyrphus nubilipennis Austen, 1893
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) paria Bigot, 1880
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) parius Bigot, 1880
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) arvorum Fabricius, 1787Syrphid fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) invirgulatus Keiser, 1958
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) megacephalus Rossi, 1794
Eristalinus lucilia Meijere, 1911
Eristalinus multifarius Walker, 1852
Eristalinus quadristriatus Macquart, 1846
Eristalis curvipes Schiner, 1868
Eudorylas angustipennis Kertesz, 1903
Eudorylas beckeri Kertesz, 1903
Eudorylas biroi Kertesz, 1903
Eumerus argentipes Walker, 1861
Eumerus aurifrons Wiedemann, 1824Syrphid fly
Eumerus coeruleifrons Keiser, 1958
Eumerus figurans Walker, 1859Arizona milkweed
Eumerus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Eumerus singhalensis Keiser, 1958
Eumerus sita Keiser, 1958
Graptomyza brevirostris Weidemann, 1820
Graptomyza coomani Seguy, 1948
Helophilus curvigaster (Macquart, 1842)⇒ Mallota curvigaster Macquart, 1842
Indascia gracilis Keiser, 1958
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Mallota curvigaster Macquart, 1842
Mallota vilis Wiedemann, 1830
Melanostoma apicale Bigot, 1884
Melanostoma ceylonense Meijere, 1911
Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Melanostoma univittatum (Wiedemann, 1824)⇒ Melanostoma apicale Bigot, 1884
Meliscaeva ceylonica Keiser, 1958
Meliscaeva monticola Meijere, 1914
Microdon elisabeth Keiser, 1958
Microdon fulvopubescens Brunetti, 1923
Microdon hermetia Curran, 1936
Microdon lanka Keiser, 1958
Microdon montis Keiser, 1958
Microdon taprobanicus Keiser, 1958
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Paragus (Serratoparagus) crenulatus Thompson, 1869
Paragus auritus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus rufocincta Brunetti, 1908
Paragus yerburiensis Stuckenberg, 1954
Phytomia (Phytomia) errans Fabricius, 1787
Pipizella rufocincta (Brunetti, 1908)⇒ Paragus rufocincta Brunetti, 1908
Rhinobaccha gracilis Meijere, 1908
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Sphaerophoria indiana Bigot, 1884
Sphaerophoria macrogaster Thomson, 1869
Syritta proximata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta triangulifera (Keiser, 1958)⇒ Calcaretropidia triangulifera Keiser, 1958
Tomosvaryella aeneiventris Kertesz, 1903
Tomosvaryella singalensis Kertesz, 1903
Tropidia bambusifolia
Tropidia curculigoides Lindl., 1828
Tropidia septemnervis
Xanthandrus ceylonicus Keiser, 1958
Xanthogramma eoa Violovitsh, 1975
Xylota atroparva Hippa, 1974
Xylota carbonaria Brunetti, 1923

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
39
85
Genera
Species

Taxom



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