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Checklist for Superfamily Carnoidea Newman, 1834
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1473
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
1219
3058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
57
909
2090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
53
799
1799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
417
1036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
6
83
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
6 Families width 164 Species
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies120SpeciesTaxom
Canaceidae Jones, 1906Beach flies4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochetidae Brues & Mela..., 1932Cryptochetid Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies31SpeciesTaxom
Carnidae Newman, 1834Bird flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
83 Genera with 164 Species
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Anacamptoneurum Becker, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Anatrichus Loew, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Anomoeoceros Lamb, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Anthracophagella Andersson, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphanotrigonum Duda, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Apotropina Hendel, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Aprometopis Becker, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Arcuator Sabrosky, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Assuania Becker, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Biorbitella Sabrosky, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Camarota Meigen, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Canace Haliday, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Centorisoma Becker, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetochlorops Malloch, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Chloropsina Becker, 198114SpeciesTaxom
Chromatopterum Becker, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Coryphisoptron Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochetum Rondani, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomomyia Becker, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dactylothyrea De Meijere, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Desmometopa Loew, 189911SpeciesTaxom
Dicraeus Loew, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Ectecephala Macquart, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 19515SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptereicus Becker, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Enigmilichia Deeming, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Epimadiza Becker, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Eugaurax Malloch, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Gaurax Loew, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Goniaspis Duda, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Hapleginella Duda, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemeromyia Coquillett, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Heteroscinis Lamb, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Homops Speiser, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Lagaroceras Becker, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopleura Becker, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Lasiosina Becker, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptometopa Becker, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1929
Eye Gnats0SpeciesTaxom
Melanochaeta Bezzi, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Meoneura Rondani, 19764SpeciesTaxom
Mepachymerus Speiser, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Meromyzella Andersson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Metopostigma Becker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Milichia Meigen, 198113SpeciesTaxom
Milichiella Giglio-Tos, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Mimosepsis Sabrosky, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Neoloxotaenia Sabrosky, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Neophyllomyza Melander, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Nomba Walker, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Notaulacella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Onychaspidium Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Oscinella Becker, 20035SpeciesTaxom
Oscinimorpha Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 190512SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Parectecephala Becker, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Pholeomyia Bilimek, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllomyza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycephala Fallen, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Polyodaspis Duda, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphia Becker, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochromatopterum Deeming, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudogaurax Malloch, 1989Parasitic Chloropid Fly7SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopachychaeta Strobl, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Psilacrum Becker, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Rhodesiella Adams, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Scoliophthalmus Becker, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Semaranga Becker, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Siphunculina Rondani, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Steleocerellus3SpeciesTaxom
Steleocerus Becker, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscinis Malloch, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Stomosis Melander, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Tethina Haliday, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Tropidoscinis Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocanace Hendel, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
164 Species
Anacamptoneurum obliquum Becker, 1903
Anomoeoceros punctulatus Becker, 1916
Anthracophagella politzari Deeming, 1981
Apotropina lachaisei Sabrosky, 1982
Aprometopis flavofacies Becker, 1910
Arcuator aburensis Sabrosky, 1985
Arcuator lindneri Sabrosky, 1985
Arcuator nigerensis Sabrosky, 1985
Arcuator opacus Becker, 1912
Arcuator stigmaticus Lamb, 1912
Assuania glabricollis Becker, 1910
Biorbitella nigronotata Duda, 1930
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Camarota cylindrica Deeming, 1981
Canace nasica Haliday, 1839Canace nascia
Canace rossi Canzoneri, 1982
Canace rossii Canzoneri, 1982
Chaetochlorops scutellaris Becker, 1916
Chloropsina acuticornis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina affulgens Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina crassipalpis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina gugae Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina ilaroensis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina litoralis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina mambillaensis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina medleri Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina ochrifrons Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina punctifacialis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina sulcicornis Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina sylvatica Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina tatabua Deeming, 1981
Chloropsina vesicata Deeming, 1981
Chromatopterum dimidiatum Deeming, 1981
Chromatopterum ghanaensis Deeming, 1981
Chromatopterum linguatum Seguy, 1957
Chromatopterum mirabilis Deeming, 1981
Conioscinella amabilis Becker, 1913
Cryptochetum curtipenne Knab, 1914
Cyrtomomyia punctulata Becker, 1912
Dactylothyrea leucopsis Bigot, 1891
Desmometopa flavicornis Brake & Frei..., 2003
Desmometopa inaurata Lamb, 1914Milichiid fly
Desmometopa interfrontalis Sabrosky, 1965
Desmometopa leptometopoides Sabrosky, 1983Fly
Desmometopa m-nigrum (Zetterstedt, 1848)⇒ Desmometopa inaurata Lamb, 1914
Desmometopa magnicornis Sabrosky, 1983
Desmometopa nigeriae Sabrosky, 1983
Desmometopa nudigena Sabrosky, 1983
Desmometopa pleuralis Sabrosky, 1983
Desmometopa sabroskyi Brake & Frei..., 2003
Desmometopa singaporensis Kertesz, 1899Lanceleaf springbeauty
Dicraeus ibadanensis Deeming, 1979
Dicraeus medleri Deeming, 1979
Dicraeus opacus Becker, 1910
Dicraeus pennisetivora Deeming, 1979
Elachiptera occipitalis Becker, 1910
Elachiptera punctulata (Becker, 1912)⇒ Cyrtomomyia punctulata Becker, 1912
Elachiptera sibirica Loew, 1858
Elachiptera simplicipes Becker, 1910
Elachiptera ugandae Sabrosky, 1951
Elachiptereicus abessynicus Becker, 1913
Elachiptereicus angustigena Sabrosky, 1951
Enigmilichia dimorphica Deeming, 1981
Epimadiza delattrei Seguy, 1953
Epimadiza fascipennis Sabrosky, 1945
Epimadiza gallicola Seguy, 1933
Epimadiza munroi Sabrosky, 1947
Epimadiza nigrescens Duda, 1933
Epimadiza rugosa Meijere, 1906
Gaurax costaricanus Duda, 1930
Goniaspis obscurata Duda, 1930
Hemeromyia vibrissina Papp, 2003
Heteroscinis hystrix Seguy, 1957
Homops melichrysis Seguy, 1957
Lagaroceras annulatum Deeming, 1981
Lagaroceras distinctum Deeming, 1981
Lagaroceras nigroscutellatum Deeming, 1981
Lasiopleura gregalis Lamb, 1937
Leptometopa nilssoni Sabrosky, 1987
Leptometopa rufifrons Becker, 1903
Melanochaeta flavofrontata Becker, 1903
Melanochaeta scapularis Adams, 1905
Melanochaeta vulgaris Adams, 1905
Meoneura australis Deeming, 1997
Meoneura biseta (Deeming, 1976)⇒ Meoneura australis Deeming, 1997
Meoneura nigeriensis Deeming, 1976
Meoneura scutellata Deeming, 1976
Mepachymerus baculus Speiser, 1910
Mepachymerus lentus Curran, 1928
Mepachymerus pachylophus Seguy, 1938
Meromyzella capensis Loew, 1860
Metopostigma tenuiseta Loew, 1860
Milichia argyratoides Collin, 1922
Milichia brevifacialis Deeming, 1976
Milichia cornesi Deeming, 1976
Milichia dectes Collin, 1922
Milichia distinctipennis Deeming, 1981
Milichia farquharsoni Collin, 1922
Milichia formicophila Deeming, 1976
Milichia ilaroensis Deeming, 1976
Milichia proectes Collin, 1922
Milichia prosaetes Collin, 1922
Milichia pubescens Becker, 1907
Milichia savannaticola Deeming, 1981
Milichia sylvicola Deeming, 1981
Milichiella acrosticalis Sabrosky, 1958
Milichiella argentiventris Hendel, 1931
Milichiella lacteipennis Loew, 1866Fly
Milichiella nigeriae Duda, 1935
Mimosepsis mallochi Sabrosky, 1951
Mimosepsis myrmecophila Deeming, 1976
Mimosepsis scutellaris Deeming, 1976
Oscinella acuticornis Becker, 1912
Oscinella aharoni Duda, 1933
Oscinella aharonii Duda, 1933
Oscinella chorii Deeming, 2003
Oscinella manni Deeming, 2003
Pachylophus beckeri Curran, 1928
Pachylophus femoratus Johnson, 1898
Pachylophus flavipes Lamb, 1917
Pachylophus fossulatus Adams, 1905
Pachylophus halteratus Becker, 1910
Pachylophus inornatus Loew, 1860
Pachylophus lugens Loew, 1860
Pachylophus minimus Becker, 1914
Pachylophus nigeriensis Deeming, 2018
Pachylophus obscurior Becker, 1916
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Pachylophus varipes Adams, 1905
Platycephala scapularum Becker, 1907
Polyodaspis milii Seguy, 1946
Polyodaspis risbeci Seguy, 1946
Pseudochromatopterum rileyi Deeming, 1981
Pseudogaurax brevifacialis Boulard, Dee..., 1989
Pseudogaurax brunneus Cogan, 1977
Pseudogaurax dissimilipes Malloch, 1931
Pseudogaurax elachipteroides Sabrosky, 1945
Pseudogaurax longicornis Sabrosky, 1946
Pseudogaurax sicarius Lamb, 1937
Pseudogaurax taiensis Boulard, Dee..., 1989
Pseudopachychaeta pachycera Strobl, 1902
Psilacrum giganteum Enderlein, 1911
Rhodesiella divergens Malloch, 1931
Rhodesiella hexachaeta Nartshuk, 1965
Rhodesiella stipula Seguy, 1957
Rhodesiella subditica Lamb, 1937
Rhodesiella tarsalis Adams, 1905
Scoliophthalmus femoralis Becker, 1916
Scoliophthalmus femoratus Becker, 1916
Scoliophthalmus gyratus Seguy, 1941
Scoliophthalmus micantipennis Duda, 1935
Scoliophthalmus trapezoides Becker, 1903
Semaranga dorsocentralis Becker, 1911Fly
Siphunculina ornatifrons Loew, 1858
Steleocerellus latiseta Walker, 1871
Steleocerellus maltha Seguy, 1957
Steleocerellus singularis Becker, 1913
Stenoscinis arnos Malloch, 1929
Tethina (Rhicnoessa) ochracea (Hendel, 1913)⇒ Tethina pallipes Loew, 1865
Tethina (Rhicnoessa) pallipes Loew, 1865Tethinid fly
Tethina soikai Munari, 1981
Tricimba (Tricimba) lineella Fallen, 1820
Tricimba armata Seguy, 1938
Xanthocanace ranula Loew, 1874

Subnodes of Carnoidea with occurrences in West Africa
FamilyCanaceidae
Jones, 1906
Beach flies, Surf flies
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCarnidae
Newman, 1834
Bird flies, bird fly, Carnid flies, Filth flies
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChloropidae
Schoenherr, 1840
Chloropid flies, Eye flies, Eye Gnats, Frit Flies, Grass Flies
67
120
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCryptochetidae
Brues & Melander, 1932
Cryptochetid Flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMilichiidae
Schiner, 1862
Filth flies, Freeloader Flies, Jackal flies, Milichiid Flies
10
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTethinidae
Hendel, 1916
Tethinid flies
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Carnoidea at artfakta.se
Carnoidea at dyntaxa.se
Carnoidea at marinespecies.org