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Checklist for Infraorder Asilomorpha Rohdendorf, 1961
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
336
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
223
1795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
6
154
1657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afrotropical
6 Families width 1657 Species and 1 Subspecies
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1620SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies19SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies14SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Asilomorpha with occurrences in Afrotropical
SuperfamilyAsiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
145
1642
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEmpidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
9
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asilomorpha at marinespecies.org