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Checklist for Suborder Nematocera Latreille, 1825 (Long-horned 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
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
29
830
7711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
29 Families width 7711 Species and 216 Subspecies
#ABCDKLMPRSTV
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912Window Midges25SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies104SpeciesTaxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861Mountain midges33SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges353SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1264SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge15SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1066SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1126SpeciesTaxom
Deuterophlebiidae Edwards, 1922Mountain midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ditomyiidae Keilin, 19190SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges22SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats195SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)Craneflies181SpeciesTaxom
Lygistorrhinidae Hendel, 1936Long beaked fungus gnat2SpeciesTaxom
Mesosciophilidae Rohdendorf, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat632SpeciesTaxom
Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies511SpeciesTaxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies14SpeciesTaxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 20026SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges60SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats22SpeciesTaxom
Serendipidae Evenhuis, 19940SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies259SpeciesTaxom
Tanyderidae Alexander, 1919Primitive crane flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges7SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1802SpeciesTaxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841Winter Crane Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Valeseguyidae Amorim & Gri..., 20061SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Nematocera with occurrences in Africa
InfraorderBibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
8
311
1315
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBlephariceromorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
2
5
34
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCulicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
310
3759
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPsychodomorpha
Chevrolat, 1880
4
79
597
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPtychopteromorpha
Wood & Borkent, 1986
2
2
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
4
121
1990
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMesosciophilidae
Rohdendorf, 1946
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySerendipidae
Evenhuis, 1994
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Nematocera (Latreille 1825)
Nematocera (Latreille 1825)


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