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Checklist for Infraorder Asilomorpha Rohdendorf, 1961
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
655
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
11
168
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
11 Families width 528 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies249SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies188SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies27SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies13SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies10SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies16SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902Micro Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies11SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Asilomorpha with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SuperfamilyAsiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
6
134
470
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEmpidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
3
28
50
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNemestrinoidea
Macquart, 1834
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Asilomorpha at marinespecies.org