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Checklist for Suborder Nematocera Latreille, 1825 (Long-horned flies)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
113
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
7 Families width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
14 Genera with 14 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1953Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopeza Curtis, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Idiognophomyia Alexander, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Paracerotelion Matile, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Rhexoza Enderlein, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Telmatogeton Schiner, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes harrisoni Muspratt, 1953
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dilophus capensis Edwards, 1925
Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) hirtipennis Alexander, 1917
Idiognophomyia ignava Alexander, 1920
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Macrocera africana Freeman, 1970
Metriocnemus capensis (Freeman, 1954)⇒ Parametriocnemus capensis Freeman, 1954
Paracerotelion flavicauda Matile, 1974
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) griseoguttatum Kieffer, 1921
Pseudosmittia rectilobus Freeman, 1955
Rhexoza processa Cook, 1962
Telmatogeton minor Kieffer, 1914Pygmy fameflower

Subnodes of Nematocera with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
InfraorderBibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCulicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPsychodomorpha
Chevrolat, 1880
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
1
3
3
Family
Genera
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