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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
748
1915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
581
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
215
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
13 Families width 917 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies11SpeciesTaxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies275SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies462SpeciesTaxom
Brachystomatidae Melander, 19080SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies17SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies12SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies14SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies81SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902Micro Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies20SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies17SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Asilomorpha with occurrences in Western Cape
SuperfamilyAsiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
174
843
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEmpidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
32
43
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNemestrinoidea
Macquart, 1834
2
9
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asilomorpha at marinespecies.org