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Checklist for Infraorder Asilomorpha Rohdendorf, 1961
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
113
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
99
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
34
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
7 Families width 38 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies9SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies7SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies13SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies3SpeciesTaxom
Acroceridae (Leach, 1815)Hunch-back flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
34 Genera with 38 Species
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Acarterus Loew, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Afroleptomydas Bequaert, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Arenomydas Hesse, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Bombomyia Greathead, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocera Latreille, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Corsomyza Wiedemann, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Cytherea Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Ectyphus Gerstaecker, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Gonarthrus Bezzi, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1758Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Moegistorhynchus Macquart, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Oniromyia Bezzi, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Pegesimallus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Peringueyimyia Bigot, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosoeca Schiner, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Psilodera Gray, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Spogostylum Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Stenobasipteron Lichtwardt, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Systropus Wiedemann, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Tachyempis Melander, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Teratopomyia Oldroyd, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Triplasius Loew, 18051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
38 Species
Acarterus darwini Sinclair, 1996
Afroleptomydas fasciatus Wiedemann, 1828
Afroleptomydas humeralis Gerstaecker, 1868
Afroleptomydas rufithorax Wiedemann, 1821
Afroleptomydas westermanni Wiedemann, 1819
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Arenomydas callosus Wiedemann, 1828
Arenomydas niger Macquart, 1838
Asilus cyaneus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Teratopomyia cyanea Fabricius, 1781
Bombomyia discoidea Fabricius, 1794
Bombylius (Bombylius) minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombylius canescens Mikan, 1796
Cephalocera fascipennis Macquart, 1838
Cephalocera longirostris Wiedemann, 1830
Corsomyza nigripes Wiedemann, 1820
Cytherea compressa
Ectyphus pinguis Gerstaecker, 1868
Exhyalanthrax afer Fabricius, 1794
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Geron capicolus Hesse, 1938
Gonarthrus cycnus Bigot, 1892
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Laphria fulvipes (Ricardo, 1913)⇒ Proagonistes rufibarbis Fabricius, 1805
Laphria gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758
Moegistorhynchus longirostris Wiedemann, 1819
Neolophonotus suillus Fabricius, 1805
Oniromyia pachycerata Bigot, 1892
Pegesimallus tapulus Walker, 1849
Prosoeca westermanni Wiedemann, 1821
Psilodera bipunctata Wiedemann, 1819
Psilodera capensis (Gray, 1832)⇒ Psilodera bipunctata Wiedemann, 1819
Spogostylum aethiops Fabricius, 1781
Stenobasipteron wiedemanni Lichtwardt, 1910
Syneches dichrous Bezzi, 1909
Systoechus subcontiguus Hesse, 1938
Systropus macilentus Wiedemann, 1820
Tachyempis vitripennis Bezzi, 1908
Teratopomyia cyanea Fabricius, 1781
Triplasius lateralis Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Asilomorpha with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SuperfamilyAsiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
25
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEmpidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
2
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNemestrinoidea
Macquart, 1834
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asilomorpha at marinespecies.org