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Checklist for Section Aschiza Becher, 1882
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
728
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
658
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
298
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
56
262
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
42
189
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
37
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pietermaritzburg
4 Families width 64 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies42SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies18SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae (Fallen, 1815)Flat footed flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pietermaritzburg
37 Genera with 64 Species
#ABCEGIMPRST
Allobaccha Curran, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1842Stripetails3SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 2000Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Betasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1815
Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 18587SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18588SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1944Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Meromacrus Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Paramixogaster Brunetti, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Plesioclythia Kessel & Mag..., 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrodon Hull, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1931Snouted Hoverflies4SpeciesTaxom
Simoides Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Symmetricella Kessel, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18583SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19939SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pietermaritzburg
64 Species
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopoides Curran, 1938
Allograpta (Allograpta) calopus Loew, 1858
Allograpta (Allograpta) fuscotibialis Macquart, 1842
Apocephalus asyndetus Brown, 2000
Asarkina (Achoanus) fiorii Bezzi, 1903
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Asarkina eremophila Loew, 1858
Cephalops (Cephalops) quasilubuti Hardy, 1962
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chrysogaster africana Hull, 1944
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) melanops Karsch, 1887
Eudorylas abdominalis Loew, 1858
Eudorylas evanidus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas excisus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas mutillatus Loew, 1858
Eudorylas semiopacus Lamb, 1922
Eudorylas sinuosus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas umbrinus Loew, 1858
Eumerus armipes Bezzi, 1915
Eumerus axinecerus Speiser, 1910
Eumerus erythrocerus Loew, 1858
Eumerus niger Doesburg, 1955
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eumerus paulae Herve-Bazin, 1913
Eumerus stackelbergi Peck, 1971
Eumerus unicolor Loew, 1858
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Graptomyza nigra Bezzi, 1915
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Megaselia superpilosa Bridarolli, 1951
Megaselia trichopleurophora Beyer, 1960
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Merodon bombiformis Hull, 1944
Meromacrus pachypus Wiedemann, 1830
Mesembrius lagopus Loew, 1860
Microcephalops brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microdon brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microdon testaceus Walker, 1857
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) marshalli Bezzi, 1915
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) minutus Hull, 1964
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Puliciphora borinquenensis Wheeler, 1906Hump-backed fly
Rhingia caerulescens Loew, 1858
Rhingia lutea Bezzi, 1915
Rhingia mecyana Speiser, 1910
Rhingia varipennis Curran, 1931
Simoides villipes Loew, 1858
Syritta flaviventris Macquart, 1842Mountain melonleaf
Syritta natalensis Lyneborg & B..., 2005
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858
Tomosvaryella africana Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella apicalis Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella botswanae De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella congoana Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella propria Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella spinigera De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella subafricana De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella subvirescens Loew, 1872
Tomosvaryella tecta De Meyer, 1993

Subnodes of Aschiza with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg
SuperfamilyPhoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPlatypezoidea
Fallen, 1815
1
2
0
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySyrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
32
60
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aschiza at marinespecies.org