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Checklist for Superfamily Asiloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bee Flies)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
560
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
54
462
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
220
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
180
576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
6 Families width 576 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies255SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies233SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies36SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902Micro Bee Flies23SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies20SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Asiloidea with occurrences in Namibia
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
79
255
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
54
233
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMydidae
Bezzi, 1903
Mydas flies, mydas fly
18
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMythicomyiidae
Melander, 1902
Micro Bee Flies, Microbombyliids
10
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScenopinidae
Burmeister, 1835
Window Flies, window fly
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTherevidae
Newman, 1834
Stiletto flies, Stiletto Fly, Stiletto-Flies, Stilletto Flies, Therevids
14
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asiloidea at artfakta.se
Asiloidea at dyntaxa.se
Asiloidea at marinespecies.org