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Checklist for Family Acroceridae Leach, 1815 (Hunch-back flies)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
748
1915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
581
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
215
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nemestrinoidea
Macquart, 1834
2
9
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcroceridae
Leach, 1815
Hunch-back flies, Hunchback-flies, Small-headed flies
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
6 Genera with 11 Species
Acrocera Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Africaterphis Schlinger, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Ogcodes Latreille, 18122SpeciesTaxom
Psilodera Gray, 18305SpeciesTaxom
Sabroskya Schlinger, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyllis Erichson, 18052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
11 Species
Acrocera fasciata Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Africaterphis gertschi Schlinger, 1960
Ogcodes (Ogcodes) caffer Loew, 1858
Ogcodes (Ogcodes) varius Latreille, 1812
Psilodera affinis Westwood, 1848
Psilodera bipunctata Wiedemann, 1819
Psilodera capensis (Gray, 1832)⇒ Psilodera bipunctata Wiedemann, 1819
Psilodera contigua (Brunetti, 1926)⇒ Psilodera fasciata Wiedemann, 1819
Psilodera valida Wiedemann, 1830
Thyllis colei Schlinger, 1960
Thyllis crassa Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Acroceridae with occurrences in Western Cape
SubfamilyAcrocerinae
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhilopotinae
Schlinger, 2003
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Acroceridae (Leach 1815)
Acroceridae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Acroceridae at artfakta.se
Acroceridae at dyntaxa.se
Acroceridae at gbif.org
Acroceridae at irmng.org
Acroceridae at itis.gov