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Checklist for Infraorder Asilomorpha Rohdendorf, 1961
and region Namaqualand (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
148
717
1239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
148
717
1239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
145
712
1235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
612
1141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
22
121
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
18
116
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
8
84
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namaqualand
8 Families width 242 Species
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies52SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies172SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies11SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies3SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Asilomorpha with occurrences in Namaqualand
SuperfamilyAsiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
4
80
238
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyNemestrinoidea
Macquart, 1834
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asilomorpha at marinespecies.org