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Checklist for Superfamily Syrphoidea Latreille, 1802
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
826
2194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
651
1728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
48
461
1165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
45
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
28
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
2 Families width 90 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies76SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
28 Genera with 90 Species
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Allobaccha Curran, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1920Stripetails4SpeciesTaxom
Archimicrodon Hull, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1921Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 184210SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 20037SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18834SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lyneborgimyia Doczkal & Pape, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18506SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1915Snouted Hoverflies7SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18856SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19782SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
90 Species
Allobaccha neavei Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha serena Szilady, 1942
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopoides Curran, 1938
Allograpta (Allograpta) hypoxantha Bezzi, 1923
Allograpta (Allograpta) nummularia Bezzi, 1920
Allograpta (Allograpta) phaeoptera Bezzi, 1920
Asarkina (Achoanus) fiorii Bezzi, 1903
Asarkina albifacies Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina amoena Austen, 1909
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824
Cephalops (Beckerias) hemistilbus Hardy, 1961
Cephalops (Cephalops) obtusus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
Ceriana ammophilina Speiser, 1910
Ceriana caffra Loew, 1853
Ceriana katoniana Bezzi, 1921
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Chrysogaster apicalis Bezzi, 1920
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) barclayi Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) fuscicornis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) gymnops Bezzi, 1915
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) myiatropinus Speiser, 1910
Eristalinus mirus Curran, 1939
Eristalinus quadrizona Szilady, 1942
Eristalinus quinquezona Szilady, 1942
Eristalinus smaragdinus Macquart, 1842
Eudorylas abdominalis Loew, 1858
Eudorylas africanus Lindner, 1956
Eudorylas amanii Foldvari, 2003
Eudorylas katonae Kertesz, 1907
Eudorylas megacanthus Hardy, 1961
Eudorylas scharffi Foldvari, 2003
Eudorylas tanzaniensis Foldvari, 2003
Eumerus speiseri Hull, 1964
Eumerus tumidipes Doesburg, 1966
Graptomyza perforata Doesburg, 1960
Graptomyza quadrifaria Szilady, 1942
Graptomyza suavissima Karsch, 1888
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Lyneborgimyia magnifica Doczkal & Pape, 2009
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Melanostoma infuscatum Becker, 1909
Melanostoma pyrophaenoides Speiser, 1910
Mesembrius africanus Verrall, 1898
Mesembrius caffer Loew, 1858
Mesembrius morio Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius perforatus Speiser, 1913
Mesembrius strigilatus Bezzi, 1912
Microcephalops angustifacies Hardy, 1949
Microcephalops brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microcephalops stenopsis Hardy, 1959
Microdon pallidus Bezzi, 1915
Microdon rugosus Bezzi, 1915
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) naso Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) nasutus Bezzi, 1915
Phytomia aurigera Bezzi, 1915
Phytomia bullata Loew, 1858
Phytomia erratica Bezzi, 1912
Phytomia fronto Loew, 1858
Phytomia kroeberi Bezzi, 1912
Phytomia natalensis Macquart, 1850
Pseudodoros nigricollis Becker, 1903
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia cuthbertsoni Curran, 1939
Rhingia cyanoprora Speiser, 1910
Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910
Rhingia orthoneurina Speiser, 1910
Rhingia pellucens Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia pycnosoma Bezzi, 1915
Senaspis elliottii Austen, 1909
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Senaspis nigrita Bigot, 1859
Syritta albopilosa Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta barbata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta carbonaria Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta divergata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta longiseta Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta vitripennis Bigot, 1885
Xylota heinrichi Hippa, 1986
Xylota uluguruensis Hippa, 1978

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
24
76
Genera
Species

Taxom



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