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Checklist for Superfamily Oestroidea Leach, 1815
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
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
98
3054
20697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
76
2097
11896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
72
1841
10091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
15
881
4317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
6
690
2534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
6 Families width 2534 Species
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies506SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies38SpeciesTaxom
Rhiniidae Brauer & Ber..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863Woodlouse flies46SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies546SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies1397SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Oestroidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles, Bluebottles, Carrion flies, Cluster flies, Green-bottles, Greenbottles
82
506
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOestridae
Leach, 1815
Bot flies, Bot fly, Bot-fly, Botflies, Botfly, Bott fly, Gadflies, Gadfly, Heel flies, Heel fly, Warble flies, Warble fly, Warbles
15
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhiniidae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRhinophoridae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
Woodlouse flies
18
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySarcophagidae
Macquart, 1834
Flesh flies, flesh fly, Flesh-fly, Woodlouse flies
94
546
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTachinidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Bristle Flies, Parasite flies, Parasitic Flies, Tachina flies, Tachinid Flies, Tachinids
479
1397
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Oestroidea at artfakta.se
Oestroidea at dyntaxa.se
Oestroidea at marinespecies.org