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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
655
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
44
445
1025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
61
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
43
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
2 Families width 143 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies125SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
43 Genera with 143 Species
#ABCEGHIMNPRST
Allobaccha Curran, 18308SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18246SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Brachyopa Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1956Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1763Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 188715SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1912Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 195514SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Exallandra Vockeroth, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Hovaxylota
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1939Narcissus bulb fly3SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Myolepta Newman, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 199811SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 19155SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Pogonosyrphus Malloch, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1931Snouted Hoverflies7SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Simoides Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18588SpeciesTaxom
Syrittosyrphus Hull, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
143 Species
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) sapphirina Wiedemann, 1830
Allobaccha brevis Karsch, 1887
Allobaccha claripennis Loew, 1858
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Allobaccha dacipennis Speiser, 1924
Allobaccha helva Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha ichneumonea Bezzi, 1915
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina africana Bezzi, 1908
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Asarkina gemmata Bezzi, 1915
Asarkina punctifrons Austen, 1909
Asarkina rostrata Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus adligatus Wiedemann, 1824
Betasyrphus hirticeps Loew, 1858
Betasyrphus saundersi Goot, 1964
Brachyopa bicolor Fallen, 1817
Cephalops (Cephalops) abditus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Cephalops) obtusus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Cephalops) pallidipleura Curran, 1929
Cephalops (Semicephalops) navus Hardy, 1952
Cephalops kalimus Hardy, 1962
Cephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) neavei Bezzi, 1915
Ceriana bezzii Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ceriana brunneipennis Loew, 1858
Ceriana dilatipes Brunetti, 1929
Ceriana dirickxi Thompson, 2013
Ceriana pulchra Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ceriana speiseri Herve-Bazin, 1913
Ceriana swierstrai Doesburg, 1955
Ceriana ugandana Kertesz, 1913
Ceriana unipunctata Doesburg, 1956
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Cheilosia aenea Scopoli, 1763
Chrysogaster laevigata Bezzi, 1915Spotted Tussock Moth
Chrysogaster poecilops Bezzi, 1915
Episyrphus petilis Vockeroth, 1973
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) fuscicornis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aequalis Adams, 1905
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dissimilis Adams, 1905
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dubiosus Curran, 1939
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) dulcis Karsch, 1887
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) euzonus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) longicornis Adams, 1905
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 macrops Karsch, 1887
Eristalis plumipes Bezzi, 1912
Eudorylas abdominalis Loew, 1858
Eudorylas excisus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas flexus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas setiformis Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas wittei Hardy, 1950
Eumerus assimilis Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus astropilops Hull, 1964
Eumerus axinecerus Speiser, 1910
Eumerus breijeri Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus erythrocerus Loew, 1858
Eumerus nodosus Hull, 1964
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus pipizoides Speiser, 1915
Eumerus rubiginosus Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus serratus Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus stackelbergi Peck, 1971
Eumerus triangularis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus vansoni Doesburg, 1955
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Exallandra cinctifacies Speiser, 1910
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Graptomyza suavissima Karsch, 1888
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Mallota aenigma Bezzi, 1912
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Mallota extrema Loew, 1858
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Melanostoma gymnocera Bigot, 1891
Melanostoma infuscatum Becker, 1909
Merodon cuthbertsoni Curran, 1939
Merodon planifacies Bezzi, 1915
Merodon stevensoni Curran, 1939
Meromacrus pachypus Wiedemann, 1830
Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860
Mesembrius senegalensis Macquart, 1842
Microcephalops rufopictus Hardy, 1962
Microcephalops stenopsis Hardy, 1959
Microdon brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microdon wainwrighti Curran, 1938
Milesia arnoldi Malloch, 1932
Myolepta triangularis Thompson, 1974
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) dolichocerus Bezzi, 1915
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) marshalli Bezzi, 1915
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) naso Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) punctatus (Hull, 1949)⇒ Paragus punctulatus Zetterstedt, 1838
Paragus (Serratoparagus) pusillus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus capricorni Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus cooksoni Whittington, 1998
Phytomia bulligera Austen, 1909
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Phytomia kroeberi Bezzi, 1912
Phytomia natalensis Macquart, 1850
Phytomia neavei Bezzi, 1915
Pipunculus (Eudorylas) mutillatus (Loew, 1857)⇒ Eudorylas mutillatus Loew, 1858
Pipunculus glabrum (Adams, 1905)⇒ Tomosvaryella subvirescens Loew, 1872
Pipunculus nanus Skevington, 1998
Pipunculus rufopictus (Hardy, 1962)⇒ Microcephalops rufopictus Hardy, 1962
Pogonosyrphus arnoldi (Malloch, 1932)⇒ Milesia arnoldi Malloch, 1932
Pseudodoros nigricollis Becker, 1903
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia cuthbertsoni Curran, 1939
Rhingia fuscipes Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910
Rhingia pellucens Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia trivittata Curran, 1929
Rhingia varipennis Curran, 1931
Senaspis dentipes Macquart, 1842
Senaspis dibapha Walker, 1849
Senaspis elliottii Austen, 1909
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Simoides villipes Loew, 1858
Syritta angulata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta austeni Bezzi, 1915
Syritta bulbus Walker, 1849
Syritta divergata Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta fasciata Wiedemann, 1830
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta natalensis Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858
Tomosvaryella subvirescens Loew, 1872

Subnodes of Syrphoidea with occurrences in Zimbabwe
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly, Hoverflies, Hoverfly, Rat-tailed Maggots, Syrphid flies
38
125
Genera
Species

Taxom



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