Checklist of Superfamily Ephydroidea Zetterstedt, 1837
for Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2337
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2335
4557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2273
4403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1925
3869 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 56
305
515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies | 46
273
456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 34
155
224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Schizophora
Becher, 1882
| 31
133
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids | 20
67
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
| 2
11
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Botswana
2 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Botswana
11 Genera with 14 Species | Actocetor Becker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amiota Loew, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydra Fallen, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hecamedoides Hendel, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ilythea Haliday, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Karema Cresson, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nostima Coquillett, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochthera Latreille, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philygria Stenhammar, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilopa Fallen, 1813 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scaptodrosophila Duda, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Botswana
14 Species | Actocetor decemugttatus Bezzi, 1908 | | | Amiota (Amiota) melanoleuca Tsacas, 1990 | | | Ephydra stuckenbergi Wirth, 1975 | | | Hecamedoides africanus Cresson, 1946 | | | Hecamedoides costatus Loew, 1860 | | | Ilythea spilota Curtis, 1832 | | | Karema loewella Cresson, 1929 | | | Nostima striata Lamb, 1912 | | | Ochthera mantis De Geer, 1776 | Mantis Fly | | Philygria mackieae Cresson, 1943 | | | Psilopa africana Canzoneri & ..., 1969 | | | Psilopa compta Meigen, 1830 | | | Psilopa nitidula Fallen, 1813 | | | Scaptodrosophila anthia Okada & Carson, 1982 | |
Subnodes of Ephydroidea with occurrences in Botswana | Family | Drosophilidae
Rondani, 1856
Fruit flies, Fruit Fly, Pomace flies, Small fruit flies, Vinegar And Fruit Flies, Vinegar flies | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ephydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, shore flies & brine flies, shore fly, shore-flies | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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