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    PICTURE DATABASE AFROTrOPICAL sYRPHIDAE

    Below, we list the genera of Afrotropical Syrphidae. Per genus we list all the currently known species of the genus; for species names with an asterisk you can find pictures of the species by clicking on the species name. RMCA holds the copyright on all species. In case you want to use any of the pictures, please contact Kurt Jordaens in advance.

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    Afromicrodon

    Afrostoma

    Afrosyrphus
    Allobaccha

    Allograpta
    Amphoterus
    Anasimyia

    Archimicrodon

    Asarkina (Achoanus)

    Asarkina (Asarkina)
    Betasyrphus
    Calcaretropidia

    Ceratrichomyia
    Ceriana
    Chasmomma
    Chrysogaster
    Chrysotoxum
    Episyrphus
    Eristalinus (Eristalinus)
    Eristalinus (Eristalodes)

    Eristalinus (Helophilina)

    Eristalinus (Merodonoides)
    Eristalinus (Oreristalis)
    Eristalis

    Eumerus
    Eupeodes
    Exallandra
    Graptomyza
    Ischiodon

    Loveridgeana
    Lyneoborgmyia

    Mallota

    Megatrigon
    Melanostoma
    Merodon
    Meromacroides

    Mesembrius (Mesembrius)

    Mesembrius (Vadonimyia)

    Metadon
    Microdon (Megodon)

    Microdon (Microdon)

    Microdon (Myiacerapis)

    Microdon erythros species group

    Microdon tarsalis species group
    Milesia
    Monoceromyia
    Myolepta
    Ornidia

    Orthonevra

    Paragus (Afroparagus)

    Paragus (Pandasyophthalmus)
    Paragus (Paragus)

    Paragus (Serratoparagus)

    Paramixogaster
    Pelloloma
    Phytomia

    Polybiomyia
    Pseudodoros
    Ptilobactrum
    Rhingia (Eorhingia)

    Rhingia (Ringia)
    Senaspis
    Simoides
    Sphaerophoria
    Spheginobaccha
    Sphiximorpha
    Syritta
    Syrittosyrphus
    Tropidia
    Xanthandrus

    Xylota

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    Unplaced species

    Afrotropical diptera
    pollinator information network

    Kurt Jordaens

    kurt.jordaens [at] africamuseum.be

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    Royal Museum for Central Africa

    Dept. of Biology - Entomology

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    B-3080 Tervuren

    Belgium

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