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Checklist for Subfamily Anthracinae Latreille, 1804
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
429
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
88
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
5
69
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
23
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAnthracinae
Latreille, 1804
12
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
12 Genera with 42 Species
Anthrax Scopoli, 1832Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 196415SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Litorhina Bowden, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Marleyimyia Hesse, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyanthrax Francois, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Petrorossia Bezzi, 19217SpeciesTaxom
Spogostylum Macquart, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 19672SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
42 Species
Anthrax hemimelas Speiser, 1910
Anthrax sticticus Klug, 1832
Exhyalanthrax beckerianus Bezzi, 1924
Exhyalanthrax flammiger Walker, 1849
Exhyalanthrax occidabruptus Bowden, 1964
Exhyalanthrax transitus Bowden, 1964
Exoprosopa aurulans Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa biguttata Macquart, 1834
Exoprosopa glossops Greathead, 2001
Exoprosopa latifrons Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa leucopepla Bowden, 1964
Exoprosopa lunulata Bowden, 1964
Exoprosopa nephoneura (Hesse, 1950)⇒ Heteralonia katonae Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa pelurga Bowden, 1964
Exoprosopa punctifrons Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa pusilla Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa referta Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa robertii Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa tricolor Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa villaeformis Bezzi, 1912
Exoprosopa virgata Bowden, 1964
Heteralonia (Homolonia) megerlei Meigen, 1820
Heteralonia nigerrima Bezzi, 1924
Heteralonia oculata Macquart, 1840
Ligyra merope Wiedemann, 1824
Ligyra niveifrons Bezzi, 1914
Ligyra paris Bezzi, 1923
Litorhina corticeus Bezzi, 1924
Pachyanthrax nomadorum Greathead, 1970
Petrorossia albula Zaitzev, 1962
Petrorossia caucasica Zaitzev, 1962
Petrorossia cognata Walker, 1849
Petrorossia deducta Bowden, 1964
Petrorossia flavicans Bowden, 1964
Petrorossia phthinoxantha Bowden, 1964
Petrorossia tropicalis Bezzi, 1921
Spogostylum fracidum Bowden, 1964
Spogostylum princeps Bezzi, 1924
Spogostylum subanthrax Bezzi, 1924
Thyridanthrax perspicillaris Loew, 1869
Villa sexfasciata Wiedemann, 1821
Villa venus Greathead, 1967

Subnodes of Anthracinae with occurrences in Nigeria
TribeAnthracini
Latreille, 1804
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeExoprosopini
Becker, 1913
6
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeVillini
Hull, 1973
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeXeramoebini
Hull, 1973
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Anthracinae at artfakta.se
Anthracinae at dyntaxa.se
Anthracinae at itis.gov