Checklist of Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
for Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 275
1566
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 275
1566
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 267
1550
2024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 200
1397
1873 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 45
201
277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies | 34
146
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
| 9
49
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids | 4
37
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Town
4 Families width 57 Species
Genera for Cape Town
37 Genera with 57 Species
| Afroholopogon Londt, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroleptomydas Bequaert, 1821 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andrenosoma Rondani, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apolysis Loew, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Australoechus Greathead, 1830 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Bombomyia Greathead, 1818 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombylella Greathead, 1828 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caenophthalmus Krober, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corsomyza Wiedemann, 1820 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Damalis Fabricius, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasophrys Loew, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dischistus Loew, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euscelidia Westwood, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exoprosopa Macquart, 2001 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geron Meigen, 1938 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gonarthrus Bezzi, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonioscelis Schiner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haroldia Londt, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteralonia Rondani, 1819 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Megapalpus Macquart, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaphorus Bigot, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microstylum Macquart, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neolophonotus Engel, 1986 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neotabuda Krober, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nomalonia Rondani, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notolomatia Greathead, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oestranthrax Bezzi, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pegesimallus Loew, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phthiria Meigen, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterobates Bezzi, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scylaticus Loew, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synolcus Loew, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systoechus Loew, 1863 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Triplasius Loew, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Villa Lioy, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xestomyza Chrysanthemy..., 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
57 Species | Afroholopogon capensis Lindner, 1961 | | | Afroleptomydas capicolus Hesse, 1969 | | | Afroleptomydas fasciatus Wiedemann, 1828 | | | Afroleptomydas milnertonensis Bequaert, 1963 | | | Afroleptomydas rufithorax Wiedemann, 1821 | | | Ancylorhynchus reynaudii Macquart, 1838 | | | Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912 | | | Apolysis humilis Loew, 1860 | | | Australoechus hirtus Loew, 1860 | | | Australoechus hypoleucus Wiedemann, 1821 | | | Australoechus micans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Australoechus molitor Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Bombomyia discoidea Fabricius, 1794 | | | Bombomyia fulvontata Wiedemann, 1818 | | | Bombylella delicata Wiedemann, 1830 | | | Bombylella ornata Wiedemann, 1828 | | | Caenophthalmus capensis Lyneborg, 1976 | | | Corsomyza nigripes Wiedemann, 1820 | | | Corsomyza simplex Wiedemann, 1820 | | | Damalis heterocera Wiedemann, 1821 | | | Dasophrys nigricans Wiedemann, 1821 | | | Dasophrys nigroflavipes Hobby, 1933 | | | Dischistus mystax Wiedemann, 1818 | | | Exoprosopa argentifrons Macquart, 1855 | | | Exoprosopa heros Wiedemann, 1819 | | | Exoprosopa punctulata Macquart, 1840 | | | Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001 | | | Geron (Empidigeron) calvus Loew, 1863 | Copper mallow | | Geron heteropterus Wiedemann, 1821 | | | Geron orthoperus Hesse, 1938 | | | Gonioscelis hispidus Wiedemann, 1819 | | | Haroldia trivialis Oldroyd, 1974 | | | Heteralonia angulata Loew, 1860 | | | Heteralonia caffrariana Hesse, 1956 | | | Heteralonia connivens Bezzi, 1924 | | | Heteralonia leucothyrida Hesse, 1956 | | | Heteralonia maculosa Wiedemann, 1819 | | | Megapalpus capensis Wiedemann, 1828 | | | Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893 | | | Microstylum capense Fabricius, 1805 | | | Neolophonotus heteronevrus Macquart, 1838 | | | Neolophonotus suillus Fabricius, 1805 | | | Neolophonotus variabilis Londt, 1986 | | | Neotabuda turneri Lyneborg, 1980 | | | Nomalonia eremophila Hesse, 1975 | | | Notolomatia leucophys Hesse, 1956 | | | Oestranthrax obesus Loew, 1863 | | | Pegesimallus tapulus Walker, 1849 | | | Phthiria lanigera Bezzi, 1921 | | | Pterobates apicalis Wiedemann, 1821 | | | Synolcus dubius Macquart, 1846 | | | Systoechus mixtus Wiedemann, 1821 | | | Systoechus nigripes Loew, 1863 | | | Triplasius lateralis Fabricius, 1805 | | | Villa sexfasciata Wiedemann, 1821 | | | Villa vitripennis Loew, 1860 | | | Xestomyza lugubris Wiedemann, 1820 | |
Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Cape Town | Family | Asilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies | 14
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies | 19
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Therevidae
Newman, 1834
Stiletto flies, Stiletto Fly, Stiletto-Flies, Stilletto Flies, Therevids | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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