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Checklist of Infraorder Asilomorpha Rohdendorf, 1961
for Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4744
11078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4729
11035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4620
10820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3767
9372
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, Flies, Muscoid flies
54
462
1076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Namibia
11 Families width 644 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies255SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies233SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies56SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies36SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902Micro Bee Flies23SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies20SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Asilomorpha with occurrences in Namibia
SuperfamilyAsiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
180
576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyEmpidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
36
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyNemestrinoidea
Macquart, 1834
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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