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Checklist for Family Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 (Dance 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
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
13
444
3080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Empidoidea
Chvala, 1983
Long-legged Flies
4
112
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHybotidae
Meigen, 1820
Dance flies, Dance fly, Hybotid Dance Flies, Hybotid flies
23
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
23 Genera with 97 Species
#ABCDEHLMOPST
Acarterus Loew, 18588SpeciesTaxom
Afrohybos Smith, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Anthalia Zetterstedt, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Bicellaria Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19696SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 196917SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropeza Macquart, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Euhybus Coquillett, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplocyrtoma Melander, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Hybos Meigen, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Lamachella Melander, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Leptopeza Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Megagrapha Melander, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Ocydromia Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Oropezella Collin, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 196924SpeciesTaxom
Stenoproctus Loew, 19697SpeciesTaxom
Stilpon Loew, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Syndyas Loew, 19697SpeciesTaxom
Syneches Walker, 197410SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Tachyempis Melander, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Tachypeza Meigen, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
97 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
Crossopalpus arenaria Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Crossopalpus cockerelli Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Crossopalpus curvipes Meigen, 1822
Crossopalpus depressifrons Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Crossopalpus medetera Melander, 1902
Crossopalpus nyaka Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Drapetis adamsi Smith, 1969
Drapetis aenescens Wiedemann, 1830
Drapetis arenaria Smith, 1969
Drapetis capensis Smith, 1967
Drapetis cockerelli Smith, 1969
Drapetis depressifrons Smith, 1969
Drapetis dingaani Smith, 1969
Drapetis dispar Adams, 1905
Drapetis hiatus Whittington, 1993
Drapetis hottentoti Smith, 1969
Drapetis nyaka Smith, 1969
Drapetis oribiensis Smith, 1969
Drapetis pandai Smith, 1969
Drapetis sebetuanei Smith, 1969
Drapetis secunda Smith, 1969
Drapetis sekeletui Smith, 1969
Drapetis tomentosa Smith, 1969
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) dingaani Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) secunda Smith, K.G.V., 1969
Hybos natalensis Smith, 1969
Hybos reversus Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Lamachella maculata Smith, 1969
Lamachella marginalis Smith, 1969
Leptopeza ruficollis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Leptopeza flavipes Meigen, 1820
Megagrapha platytarsis Chillcott, 1983
Ocydromia tenuis Smith, 1969
Oropezella sphenoptera Loew, 1873
Platypalpus aciculatus Smith, 1967
Platypalpus barotsei Smith, 1969
Platypalpus capensis Smith, 1967
Platypalpus dolichopeza Frey, 1943
Platypalpus eshowensis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus fratercula Smith, 1969
Platypalpus impololoi Smith, 1969
Platypalpus inermifemur Smith, 1969
Platypalpus lateralis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Platypalpus stigmatellus Zetterstedt, 1842
Platypalpus loewi Smith, 1969
Platypalpus malotiensis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus manikoosi
Platypalpus mankoosi Smith, 1969
Platypalpus minutimontanus Smith, 1969
Platypalpus ngomensis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus oribiensis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus similis Smith, 1969
Platypalpus soror Smith, 1969
Platypalpus stabilis Collin, 1961
Platypalpus tsitsikama Smith, 1969
Platypalpus tsitsikamai
Platypalpus univittatus Loew, 1858
Platypalpus vicina
Platypalpus vicinus Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus chakai Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus divergens Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus loewi Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus naivasha Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus similis Smith, 1969
Stenoproctus unipunctatus Loew, 1858
Stenoproctus venaticus Smith, 1969
Stilpon leleupi Smith, 1969
Syndyas dorsalis Loew, 1861
Syndyas indumeni Smith, 1969
Syndyas jonesi Smith, 1969
Syndyas lilani Smith, 1969
Syndyas nitida Loew, 1858
Syndyas opaca Loew, 1858
Syndyas tomentosa Smith, 1969
Syneches capensis Smith, 1969
Syneches capensis mensa Smith, 1969
Syneches dichrous Bezzi, 1909
Syneches graminis Smith, 1969
Syneches macrothele Smith, 1969
Syneches natalensis Bigot, 1889
Syneches nebulosus Loew, 1858
Syneches subvittatus Yang & Yao, 2007
Syneches tuberculitibia Smith, 1969
Syneches vittatus (Wilder, 1974)⇒ Syneches subvittatus Yang & Yao, 2007
Tachydromia aciculatus (Smith, 1967)⇒ Platypalpus aciculatus Smith, 1967
Tachydromia lilaniensis Smith, 1969
Tachydromia petrabilis Smith, 1969
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tachyempis dichroa Bezzi, 1908
Tachyempis vitripennis Bezzi, 1908

Subnodes of Hybotidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyHybotinae
Meigen, 1820
8
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOcydromiinae
Schiner, 1862
6
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTachydromiinae
Meigen, 1822
9
57
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