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Checklist for Section Aschiza Becher, 1882
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
1111
3790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
816
2447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
594
1639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
93
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
4 Families width 327 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies68SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies31SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies16SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies212SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Aschiza with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SuperfamilyPhoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
26
68
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPlatypezoidea
Fallen, 1815
1
3
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySyrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
64
243
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aschiza at marinespecies.org