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Checklist for Tribe Microcephalopsini Rafael & De Meyer, 1991
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
336
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
223
1795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
19
65
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
2
9
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
9
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
5
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
5
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMicrocephalopsini
Rafael & De Meyer, 1991
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
2 Genera with 5 Species
Collinias Aczel, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19594SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
5 Species
Collinias fulvicaudus De Meyer, 1996
Microcephalops angustifacies Hardy, 1949
Microcephalops brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microcephalops rufopictus Hardy, 1962
Microcephalops stenopsis Hardy, 1959