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Checklist for Section Aschiza Becher, 1882
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
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
316
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
40
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
4 Families width 51 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies30SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies15SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies5SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae (Fallen, 1815)Flat footed flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
40 Genera with 51 Species
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Allobaccha Curran, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1858Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Auxanommatidia Borgmeier, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1913Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chasmomma Bezzi, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Gymnoptera Lioy, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lindneromyia Kessel, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Microselia Schmitz, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Pericyclocera Schmitz, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Plesioclythia Kessel & Mag..., 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Plethysmochaeta Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Psyllomyia Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptochomyia Silvestri, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1910Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchomicropteron Annandale, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 20056SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Veranophora Disney, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
51 Species
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopus Loew, 1858
Asarkina minor Bezzi, 1915
Auxanommatidia medleri (Disney, 1981)⇒ Veranophora medleri Disney, 1981
Cephalops (Cephalops) obtusus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops albivillosus Hardy, 1949
Ceriana pulchra Herve-Bazin, 1913
Chasmomma femoratum Bezzi, 1915
Chonocephalus heymonsi Stobbe, 1913
Diplonevra armipes Brues, 1919
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) vicarians Bezzi, 1915
Eudorylas aemulus Hardy, 1949
Eumerus binominatus Herve-Bazin, 1923
Eumerus maculipennis (Bezzi, 1915)⇒ Eumerus binominatus Herve-Bazin, 1923
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913
Graptomyza aurea Bezzi, 1915
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Gymnoptera simplex Brues, 1905
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Lindneromyia hendricksoni Kessel & Clo..., 1970
Mallota dasyops Wiedemann, 1819
Megaselia diptychogastra Schmitz, 1940
Megaselia termitomyca Disney, 1989
Megaselia zariaensis Disney, 1989
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Mesembrius strigilatus Bezzi, 1912
Microcephalops brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microselia deemingi Disney, 1983
Milesia prolixa Hippa, 1990
Milesia tachina (Yang & Cheng, 1998)⇒ Milesia cretosa Hippa, 1990
Paragus apicalis Kassebeer, 1998
Pericyclocera diptychogastra Schmitz, 1940
Ptochomyia afra Silvestri, 1920
Puliciphora ibadanensis Disney, 2002
Puliciphora nigeriae Disney, 2002
Puliciphora parvulunarum Disney, 2002
Puliciphora russellsmithi Disney, 2002
Rhingia cyanoprora Speiser, 1910
Senaspis dentipes Macquart, 1842
Syritta austeni Bezzi, 1915
Syritta hirta Curran, 1939
Syritta leona Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta longiseta Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858
Syritta tomentosa Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Tomosvaryella tridens Hardy, 1950
Tropidia longa Walker, 1849
Veranophora medleri Disney, 1981

Subnodes of Aschiza with occurrences in Nigeria
SuperfamilyPhoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
16
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPlatypezoidea
Fallen, 1815
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySyrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
22
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aschiza at marinespecies.org