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Checklist for Section Aschiza Becher, 1882
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
306
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
233
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
28
110
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
13
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
2 Families width 24 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies22SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saudi Arabia
13 Genera with 24 Species
Archimicrodon Hull, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1845Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1921Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Deineches Walker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1847Large hover fly2SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Oligeriops Hull, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprosopa Macquart, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Paramixogaster Brunetti, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Solenaspis Osten Sacken, 18462SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
24 Species
Archimicrodon browni Thompson, 1968
Ceriana (Ceriana) mellivora Shannon, 1927
Ceriana (Ceriana) platypus Ferguson, 1926
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) mastersi Ferguson, 1926
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) brevicapa Saunders, 1845
Chalcosyrphus (Hardyimyia) elongatus Hardy, 1921
Deineches fulva Ferguson, 1926
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Megaselia dawahi Disney, 2006
Megaselia laevubrevis Disney, 2003
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) collatus Walker, 1852
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) viridiceps Macquart, 1847Common hover fly
Microdon browni (Thompson, 1968)⇒ Archimicrodon browni Thompson, 1968
Microdon dimorphon (Ferguson, 1926)⇒ Oligeriops dimorphon Ferguson, 1926
Microdon praetermissus (Ferguson, 1926)⇒ Paramixogaster praetermissus Ferguson, 1926
Microdon variegatus (Walker, 1852)⇒ Paramixogaster variegatus Walker, 1852
Oligeriops dimorphon Ferguson, 1926
Orthoprosopa (Orthoprosopa) grisea Walker, 1835
Paramixogaster praetermissus Ferguson, 1926
Paramixogaster variegatus Walker, 1852
Psilota rubra Klocker, 1924
Psilota shannoni Goot, 1964
Solenaspis copiosa Walker, 1852
Solenaspis pulchella Macquart, 1846

Subnodes of Aschiza with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
SuperfamilyPhoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySyrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
1
12
22
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aschiza at marinespecies.org