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Checklist for Family Canacidae Jones, 1906 (Beach Flies)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1588
7081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1044
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
905
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
48
502
1536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
8
89
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCanacidae
Jones, 1906
Beach Flies, Surf Flies, Surge Flies
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
4 Genera with 5 Species
Apetaenus Eaton, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Horaismoptera Hendel, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Listriomastax Enderlein, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Listriomastix Enderlein, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
5 Species
Apetaenus (Apetaenus) litoralis Eaton, 1875
Horaismoptera grisea Seguy, 1933
Horaismoptera microphthalma Bezzi, 1908
Listriomastax litorea Enderlein, 1909
Listriomastix litorea Enderlein, 1909

Subnodes of Canacidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyApetaeninae
Mathis & Munari, 1996
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHoraismopterinae
Sabrosky, 1978
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Canacidae at artfakta.se
Canacidae at dyntaxa.se
Canacidae at gbif.org
Canacidae at irmng.org
Canacidae at marinespecies.org