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Checklist for Tribe Exoprosopini Becker, 1913
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
 

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
7
174
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombyliidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Bee Fly, Bee-flies
74
462
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAnthracinae
Latreille, 1804
21
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeExoprosopini
Becker, 1913
10
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
10 Genera with 78 Species
Atrichochira Hesse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 195625SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 186022SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Litorhina Bowden, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Micomitra Bowden, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Oestranthrax Bezzi, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pterobates Bezzi, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 186015SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
78 Species
Atrichochira pediformis Bezzi, 1921
Exoprosopa argentifrons Macquart, 1855
Exoprosopa atrata Hesse, 1956
Exoprosopa balioptera Loew, 1860
Exoprosopa caffra (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Exoprosopa heros Wiedemann, 1819
Exoprosopa damarensis Hesse, 1956
Exoprosopa dux Wiedemann, 1828
Exoprosopa exigua Macquart, 1855
Exoprosopa formosula Bezzi, 1921
Exoprosopa gentilis Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa heros Wiedemann, 1819
Exoprosopa hypargyroides Hesse, 1956
Exoprosopa jubatipes Hesse, 1956
Exoprosopa majuscula Hesse, 1956
Exoprosopa monticola Hesse, 1956
Exoprosopa morosa Loew, 1860
Exoprosopa munda Loew, 1869
Exoprosopa nemesis Fabricius, 1805
Exoprosopa obscurinotata Hesse, 1956
Exoprosopa pallidipes Hesse, 1956
Exoprosopa pterosticha Hesse, 1936
Exoprosopa punctulata Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Exoprosopa sigmoidea Bezzi, 1912
Exoprosopa strenua Loew, 1860
Exoprosopa tripartita Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia angulata Loew, 1860
Heteralonia caffrariana Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia campestris Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia capensis Wiedemann, 1821
Heteralonia cingulalis Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia connivens Bezzi, 1924
Heteralonia corvinoides Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia eremochara Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia gonioneura Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia hamula Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia karooana Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia leucothyrida Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia maculosa Wiedemann, 1819
Heteralonia mesomelaena Lichtenstein, 1796
Heteralonia obscuripennis Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia offuscata Bezzi, 1921
Heteralonia pentala Macquart, 1840
Heteralonia personata Bezzi, 1921
Heteralonia pleurosticta Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia polysticta Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia porrectella Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia recurrens Loew, 1860
Ligyra cerberus Fabricius, 1794
Ligyra vittata Ricado, 1901
Litorhina dilatata Bezzi, 1912
Litorhina macroptera Loew, 1860
Litorhina maura Thunberg, 1827
Litorhina rostrata Loew, 1860
Micomitra iridipennis Nurse, 1922
Micomitra opalina Hesse, 1956
Oestranthrax obesus Loew, 1863
Pterobates apicalis Wiedemann, 1821
Thyridanthrax calochromatus Bezzi, 1921
Thyridanthrax idolus Hesse, 1956
Thyridanthrax laetus Loew, 1860
Thyridanthrax perspicillaris Loew, 1869
Thyridanthrax subperspicallaris Bezzi, 1922
Villa apiformis Hesse, 1956
Villa apparens Walker, 1852
Villa argentina Bezzi, 1921
Villa aspiculata Hesse, 1956
Villa chionalis Hesse, 1956
Villa dizona Loew, 1860
Villa dubia Macquart, 1840
Villa filicornis Hesse, 1956
Villa flavalis Hesse, 1956
Villa karooensis Hesse, 1956
Villa lasia Wiedemann, 1824
Villa niphobletoides Hesse, 1956
Villa rufipes Macquart, 1840
Villa sexfasciata Wiedemann, 1821
Villa vitripennis Loew, 1860


Links, sources and further information
Exoprosopini at itis.gov