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Checklist for Family Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 (Dance flies)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
127
3884
28408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
98
3054
20697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
14
719
6965
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
187
1732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, Dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
29
282
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
29 Genera with 282 Species
#ABCDEHLMOPST
Acarterus Loew, 18588SpeciesTaxom
Afrohybos Smith, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Chersodromia Walker, 19877SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 021SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 046SpeciesTaxom
Dysaletria Loew, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropeza Macquart, 017SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocyrtoma Melander, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Lamachella Melander, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Megagrapha Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Micrempis Melander, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Oropezella Collin, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Parahybos Kertesz, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 201490SpeciesTaxom
Stenoproctus Loew, 196915SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 09SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 017SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 197422SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 190610SpeciesTaxom
Tachyempis Melander, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichina Railliet, 1895
Trichina worms0SpeciesTaxom
Trichis Klug, 18322SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
282 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acarterus apicalis Sinclair, 1996
Acarterus darwini Sinclair, 1996
Acarterus londti Sinclair, 1996
Acarterus macrochaetus Sinclair, 1996
Acarterus nigricans Sinclair, 1996
Acarterus pallidus Sinclair, 1996
Acarterus stuckenbergi Sinclair, 1996
Acarterus unicolor Loew, 1858
Afrohybos valentinus Smith, 1969
Bicellaria furcifer Melander, 1928
Chersodromia albopilosa Chvala, 1970
Chersodromia colliniana Frey, 1936
Chersodromia gratiosa Becker, 1908
Chersodromia nigrosetosa Chvala, 1970
Chersodromia oraria Collin, 1966
Chersodromia pseudohirta Chvala, 1970
Chersodromia ratti Raffone, 1987
Crossopalpus aenescens (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Hydrotaea aenescens Wiedemann, 1830
Crossopalpus aeneus Walker, 1871
Crossopalpus angustata Collin, 1922
Crossopalpus arenaria Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Crossopalpus basalis Collin, 1922
Crossopalpus cockerelli Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Crossopalpus complicatus Grootaert & ..., 2019
Crossopalpus curvipes Meigen, 1822
Crossopalpus depressifrons Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Crossopalpus dilutipes Strobl, 1906
Crossopalpus flexuosus Loew, 1840
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Crossopalpus montalentii Raffone, 1994
Crossopalpus nyaka Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Crossopalpus pilipes Loew, 1859
Crossopalpus quadrispina Collart Collart, 0
Crossopalpus rossii Raffone, 1986
Crossopalpus salensis Grootaert & ..., 2019
Crossopalpus subaenescens Collin, 1960
Crossopalpus subsetiger Raffone, 1991
Crossopalpus yaekela Grootaert & ..., 0
Drapetis (Drapetis) assimilis Fallen, 1815
Drapetis (Drapetis) bicolor Collin, 1949
Drapetis (Drapetis) disparilis Frey, 1936
Drapetis (Drapetis) flavicoxalis Frey, 1936
Drapetis (Drapetis) pictitarsis Engel, 1939
Drapetis (Drapetis) pusilla Loew, 1859
Drapetis (Drapetis) storai Frey, 1936
Drapetis (Elaphropeza) ephippiata Fallen, 1815
Drapetis adamsi Smith, 1969
Drapetis aenescens Wiedemann, 1830
Drapetis angustata Collin, 1922
Drapetis angustifacies Raffone, 1994
Drapetis antennata Becker, 1909
Drapetis apicalis Smith, 1969
Drapetis arenaria Smith, 1969
Drapetis basalis Collin, 1922
Drapetis capensis Smith, 1967
Drapetis cockerelli Smith, 1969
Drapetis depressifrons Smith, 1969
Drapetis dingaani Smith, 1969
Drapetis dispar Adams, 1905
Drapetis flavicollis Becker, 1909
Drapetis ghesquierei Collart, 1934
Drapetis hiatus Whittington, 1993
Drapetis hottentoti Smith, 1969
Drapetis inquilina Seguy, 1945
Drapetis laevis Becker, 1914
Drapetis nitidifrons Frey, 1958
Drapetis nuda Melander, 1918
Drapetis nyaka Smith, 1969
Drapetis oribiensis Smith, 1969
Drapetis pandai Smith, 1969
Drapetis panyasis Seguy, 1950
Drapetis paucisaetosa Raffone, 1994
Drapetis plagiata Bezzi, 1908
Drapetis quadridpina Collart, 1934
Drapetis sebetuanei Smith, 1969
Drapetis secunda Smith, 1969
Drapetis sekeletui Smith, 1969
Drapetis spinipes Melander, 1918
Drapetis tiagoana Frey, 1958
Drapetis tibialis Rogers, 1983
Drapetis tomentosa Smith, 1969
Drapetis tumbinensis Smith, 1969
Drapetis yaekelaensis Grootaert & ..., 0
Drapetis zamba Grootaert & ..., 0
Dysaletria complicans Frey, 1958
Dysaletria varicolor Becker, 1908
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) dingaani Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) secunda Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Elaphropeza angulata Grootaert & ..., 0
Elaphropeza baeloi Grootaert & ..., 0
Elaphropeza congoensis
Elaphropeza incerta
Elaphropeza kona
Elaphropeza mai Grootaert & ..., 0
Elaphropeza monoseta
Elaphropeza moyindo Grootaert & ..., 0
Elaphropeza nuda
Elaphropeza plagiata Bezzi Bezzi, 0
Elaphropeza pseudodispar Raffone, 1990
Elaphropeza ralloi Raffone, 1991
Elaphropeza sinikorensis Raffone, 1990
Elaphropeza spuria Bezzi, 1904
Elaphropeza zamba Grootaert & ..., 0
Hybos femoratus Muller, 1776
Hybos kenyensis Jones, 1940
Hybos natalensis Smith, 1969
Hybos reversus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Lamachella maculata Smith, 1969
Lamachella marginalis Smith, 1969
Lamachella namwamba Jones, 1940
Lamachella univittata Melander, 1928
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Megagrapha platytarsis Chillcott, 1983
Ocydromia hirsutipes Becker, 1914
Ocydromia tenuis Smith, 1969
Oropezella sphenoptera Loew, 1873
Platypalpus aciculatus Smith, 1967
Platypalpus aerivagus Seguy, 1941
Platypalpus albiseta Panzer, 1806
Platypalpus algirus Macquart, 1849
Platypalpus alluaudi Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus altuum Frey, 1958
Platypalpus annulatus Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus anomalicerus Becker, 1902
Platypalpus anomalitarsis Chvala & Kov..., 1974
Platypalpus approximatus Becker, 1902
Platypalpus argenteomicans Becker, 1908
Platypalpus aristatus Collin, 1926
Platypalpus asniensis Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus baezi Grootaert & ..., 1989
Platypalpus barotsei Smith, 1969
Platypalpus bolikoi Grootaert & ..., 2014
Platypalpus canariensis Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus candicans Fallen, 1815
Platypalpus capensis Smith, 1967
Platypalpus chilensis Philippi, 1865
Platypalpus chrysonotus Strobl, 1899
Platypalpus cognatus Collin, 1949
Platypalpus commendatus Becker, 1914
Platypalpus desertorum Becker, 1907
Platypalpus dolichopeza Frey, 1943
Platypalpus eshowensis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus excavatus Yang & Yao, 2007
Platypalpus excisus Becker, 1907
Platypalpus flavicoxis Becker, 1907
Platypalpus fratercula Smith, 1969
Platypalpus fusicnemis Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus gracilipes Smith, 1967
Platypalpus ikoso Grootaert & ..., 2014
Platypalpus immaculatus Becker, 1902
Platypalpus impololoi Smith, 1969
Platypalpus inermifemur Smith, 1969
Platypalpus innocuus Smith, 1967
Platypalpus lacteiseta Collin, 1922
Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Platypalpus latericius Becker, 1914
Platypalpus loewi Smith, 1969
Platypalpus lokonda Grootaert & ..., 2014
Platypalpus macropygus Frey, 1943
Platypalpus makoaensis Smith, 1967
Platypalpus malotiensis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus manikoosi
Platypalpus mankoosi Smith, 1969
Platypalpus marcosbaezi Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus minutimontanus Smith, 1969
Platypalpus minutus Meigen, 1804
Platypalpus msingi Smith, 1967
Platypalpus ngomensis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus novakii Strobl, 1893
Platypalpus obscuratoides Engel, 1939
Platypalpus obscuripes Strobl, 1899
Platypalpus obscurus von Roser, 1840
Platypalpus oribiensis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus ornatipes Bigot, 1892
Platypalpus orphnus Collin, 1933
Platypalpus ostiorum Becker, 1902
Platypalpus pachycera Collin, 1949
Platypalpus pallidiventris Meigen, 1822
Platypalpus pedestris Becker, 1907
Platypalpus pictitarsis Becker, 1902
Platypalpus pilosus Grootaert & ..., 1992
Platypalpus podocarpi Becker, 1914
Platypalpus pseudounguiculatus Strobl, 1909
Platypalpus rhodesiensis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus saffradi Grootaert & ..., 2014
Platypalpus sejunctus Collin, 1949
Platypalpus similis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus simplicitarsis Chvala & Kov..., 1974
Platypalpus soror Smith, 1969
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus submicans Frey, 1958
Platypalpus sulcolanatus Smith, 1967
Platypalpus teneriffensis Becker, 1908
Platypalpus tergestinus Egger, 1860
Platypalpus testaceus Philippi, 1865
Platypalpus thyamis Seguy, 1942
Platypalpus tonsus Collin, 1961
Platypalpus triangulatus Yang & Yang, 1989
Platypalpus tsitsikama Smith, 1969
Platypalpus tsitsikamai
Platypalpus turgidus Becker, 1907
Platypalpus univittatus Loew, 1858
Platypalpus vicina
Platypalpus vicinus Smith, 1969
Platypalpus vulcanicus Frey, 1958
Platypalpus yangambensis Grootaert & ..., 2014
Stenoproctus africanus Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus chakai Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus cooksoni Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus divergens Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus kilimanjaroensis Smith, 1967
Stenoproctus loewi Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus maximus Jones, 1940
Stenoproctus naivasha Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus palpatus Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus securus Jones, 1940
Stenoproctus serus Jones, 1940
Stenoproctus similis Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus sylvaticus Becker, 1914
Stenoproctus unipunctatus Loew, 1858
Stenoproctus venaticus Smith, 1969
Stilpon appendiculatus Frey, 1936
Stilpon congoensis
Stilpon graminum Fallen, 1815
Stilpon leleupi Smith, 1969
Stilpon lomaense Raffone, 1986
Stilpon lunatus (Walker, 1851)⇒ Stilpon nubilus Collin, 1926
Stilpon nubilus Collin, 1926
Stilpon obscuripes Adams, 1905
Stilpon variabilis
Syndyas albipila Smith, 1969
Syndyas crisis Jones, 1940
Syndyas dorsalis Loew, 1861
Syndyas indumeni Smith, 1969
Syndyas jonesi Smith, 1969
Syndyas jovis Jones, 1940
Syndyas lamborni Smith, 1969
Syndyas lilani Smith, 1969
Syndyas minor Jones, 1940
Syndyas nitida Loew, 1858
Syndyas opaca Loew, 1858
Syndyas pictipennis Jones, 1940
Syndyas selinda Smith, 1969
Syndyas sola Jones, 1940
Syndyas solus Garrett Jones, 1940
Syndyas tomentosa Smith, 1969
Syndyas zamba Grootaert & ..., 0
Syneches capensis Smith, 1969
Syneches capensis mensa Smith, 1969
Syneches dichrous Bezzi, 1909
Syneches elevatus Bezzi, 1968
Syneches graminis Smith, 1969
Syneches lachaisei Charbonnel, 1998
Syneches leonensis Raffone, 1994
Syneches macrothele Smith, 1969
Syneches mamillosus Smith, 1969
Syneches mars Jones, 1940
Syneches matilei Charbonnel, 1998
Syneches natalensis Bigot, 1889
Syneches nebulosus Loew, 1858
Syneches neptunus Jones, 1940
Syneches phthia Walker, 1852Arizona milkweed
Syneches primissima Garrett Jones, 1940
Syneches primissimus Jones, 1940
Syneches quadraginta Jones, 1940
Syneches subvittatus Yang & Yao, 2007
Syneches tuberculitibia Smith, 1969
Syneches usherae Smith, 1969
Syneches vittatus (Wilder, 1974)⇒ Syneches subvittatus Yang & Yao, 2007
Tachydromia aciculatus (Smith, 1967)⇒ Platypalpus aciculatus Smith, 1967
Tachydromia arrogans Linnaeus, 1761
Tachydromia excisa (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus excisus Becker, 1907
Tachydromia lilaniensis Smith, 1969
Tachydromia meigenia Gimmerthal, 1834
Tachydromia petrabilis Smith, 1969
Tachydromia pseudointerrupta Chvala, 1970
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachydromia stilpon Meunier, 1899
Tachydromia undulata Strobl, 1906
Tachyempis dichroa Bezzi, 1908
Tachyempis vitripennis Bezzi, 1908
Trichis maculata Klug, 1832
Trichis pallida Klug, 1832

Subnodes of Hybotidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyHybotinae
Meigen, 1820
9
70
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcydromiinae
Schiner, 1862
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTachydromiinae
Meigen, 1822
12
205
Genera
Species

Taxom



Hybotidae (Meigen 1820)
Hybotidae (Meigen 1820)


Links, sources and further information
Hybotidae at artfakta.se
Hybotidae at dyntaxa.se
Hybotidae at gbif.org
Hybotidae at irmng.org
Hybotidae at itis.gov
Hybotidae at marinespecies.org