''Eristalinus barclayi'' is a species of

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

hoverfly Hover flies, also called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while ...

found in

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

. At long it is a fairly large hoverfly species. It resembles the widespread ''

Eristalinus taeniops ''Eristalinus taeniops'' is a species of hoverfly, also known as the band-eyed drone fly. Distribution This species is present in part of Europe (Albania, Balearic Islands, Bulgaria, the Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canaria ...

'' in its striped eyes but differs in having a strongly marked striped thorax.

References

Diptera of Africa Eristalini Insects described in 1915 {{Eristalini-stub