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Checklist for Infraorder Asilomorpha Rohdendorf, 1961
and region Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
532
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
532
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
529
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
450
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
63
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
61
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
7
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape of Good Hope
7 Families width 25 Species
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies9SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Acroceridae (Leach, 1815)Hunch-back flies2SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape of Good Hope
20 Genera with 25 Species
Acarterus Loew, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Afroleptomydas Bequaert, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Arenomydas Hesse, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Asilus Linnaeus, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Bombomyia Greathead, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocera Latreille, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Cytherea Fabricius, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Ectyphus Gerstaecker, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Gonarthrus Bezzi, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1758Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Oniromyia Bezzi, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Peringueyimyia Bigot, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilodera Gray, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Spogostylum Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Stenobasipteron Lichtwardt, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Teratopomyia Oldroyd, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape of Good Hope
25 Species
Acarterus darwini Sinclair, 1996
Afroleptomydas fasciatus Wiedemann, 1828
Afroleptomydas humeralis Gerstaecker, 1868
Afroleptomydas rufithorax Wiedemann, 1821
Afroleptomydas westermanni Wiedemann, 1819
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
Cytherea compressa
Ectyphus pinguis Gerstaecker, 1868
Exhyalanthrax afer Fabricius, 1794
Gonarthrus cycnus Bigot, 1892
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Laphria fulvipes (Ricardo, 1913)⇒ Proagonistes rufibarbis Fabricius, 1805
Laphria gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758
Oniromyia pachycerata Bigot, 1892
Psilodera bipunctata Wiedemann, 1819
Psilodera capensis (Gray, 1832)⇒ Psilodera bipunctata Wiedemann, 1819
Spogostylum aethiops Fabricius, 1781
Stenobasipteron wiedemanni Lichtwardt, 1910
Teratopomyia cyanea Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Asilomorpha with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope
SuperfamilyAsiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
3
16
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyNemestrinoidea
Macquart, 1834
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asilomorpha at marinespecies.org