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Checklist for Section Aschiza Becher, 1882
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
48
297
621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
164
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
23
91
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transvaal
4 Families width 17 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies14SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transvaal
14 Genera with 17 Species
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1944Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Platypezina Wahlgren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
17 Species
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) globigaster Hull, 1944
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) tabanoides Jaennicke, 1867
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Graptomyza globigaster Hull, 1943
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Megaselia ficaria Disney, 1991
Melanostoma bituberculatum Loew, 1858
Microdon pallidus Bezzi, 1915
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus capricorni Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus serratus Fabricius, 1805
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Platypezina connexa Boheman, 1858
Syritta stigmatica Loew, 1858
Tomosvaryella transvaalensis De Meyer, 1993Yellow-faced bee

Subnodes of Aschiza with occurrences in Transvaal
SuperfamilyPhoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPlatypezoidea
Fallen, 1815
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySyrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
12
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Aschiza at marinespecies.org