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Checklist for Tribe Lonchaeini Rondani, 1856
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
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1044
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
905
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
48
502
1536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
8
177
559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLonchaeidae
Loew, 1861
Lance Flies, Lanceflies, Lonchaeid Flies
5
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLonchaeinae
Rondani, 1856
3
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLonchaeini
Rondani, 1856
2
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
2 Genera with 20 Species
Lonchaea Fallen, 196410SpeciesTaxom
Silba Macquart, 185110SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
20 Species
Lonchaea avida Mcalpine, 1960
Lonchaea conicoura Mcalpine, 1960
Lonchaea continentalis Bezzi, 1920
Lonchaea grandiseta MacGowan, 2005
Lonchaea haplosetifera Mcalpine, 1960
Lonchaea impressifrons Bezzi, 1920
Lonchaea lambiana Bezzi, 1918
Lonchaea marshalli Mcalpine, 1975
Lonchaea polyhamata Mcalpine, 1964
Lonchaea teratosa Mcalpine, 1964
Silba adipata Mcalpine, 1956Black fig fly
Silba apodesma Mcalpine, 1960
Silba calceus MacGowan, 2005
Silba callida Mcalpine, 1964
Silba ischnopoda Macgowan & C..., 2018
Silba laevis Bezzi, 1920
Silba namibia MacGowan, 2005
Silba ophyroides Bezzi, 1920
Silba plumosissima Bezzi, 1919
Silba virescens Macquart, 1851


Links, sources and further information
Lonchaeini at itis.gov