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Checklist for Tribe Merodontini Edwards, 1915
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
166
7224
70796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
117
5649
48623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
85
4151
31317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
6
518
6361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
311
3917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyrphidae
Latreille, 1802
Drone flies, Flower flies, Hover flies, Hover Fly
285
3324
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEristalinae
Newman, 1834
106
1794
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMerodontini
Edwards, 1915
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
3 Genera with 10 Species
Alipumilio Shannon, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Cepa O. Kuntze, 20194SpeciesTaxom
Platynochaetus Weidemann, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
10 Species
Alipumilio athesphatus Thompson, 2009
Alipumilio avispas Vockeroth, 1964
Alipumilio femoratus Shannon, 1927
Alipumilio nigrocoeruleus Vockeroth, 1964
Alipumilio pullatus Vockeroth, 1964
Cepa alex Thompson, 1999
Cepa apeca Thompson, 2007
Cepa margarita Thompson, 1999
Cepa simonettii Barahona-Seg..., 2019
Platynochaetus setosus Fabricius, 1794


Links, sources and further information
Merodontini at artfakta.se
Merodontini at dyntaxa.se