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Checklist for Tribe Ornithomyini Costa, 1846
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
748
1915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
581
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
45
324
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
41
272
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
12
141
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hippoboscoidea
Samouelle, 1819
2
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHippoboscidae
Samouelle, 1819
Keds, Louse Flies, Louse Fly
9
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHippoboscinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeOrnithomyini
Costa, 1846
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
3 Genera with 4 Species
Crataerina von Olfers, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolynchia Bequaert, 18852SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
4 Species
Crataerina acutipennis Austen, 1926
Ornithoctona laticornis Macquart, 1935
Pseudolynchia canariensis Macquart, 1839Louse fly
Pseudolynchia capensis Bigot, 1885


Links, sources and further information
Ornithomyini at itis.gov