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Checklist for Superfamily Phoroidea Curtis, 1833
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
305
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
273
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
34
155
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
22
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phoroidea
Curtis, 1833
1
7
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
1 Family width 9 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
7 Genera with 9 Species
Aenigmatistes Shelford, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Brachyselia Schmitz, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Plethysmochaeta Schmitz, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Psyllomyia Loew, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Syntermitoxenia Schmitz, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Termitoxenia Wasmann, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoxena Breddin & Bö..., 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
9 Species
Aenigmatistes herero Enderlein, 1912
Aenigmatistes ocelliscaptus Schmitz, 1955
Aenigmatistes suppar Schmitz, 1955
Brachyselia natalensis Schmitz, 1927
Plethysmochaeta couvreuri Schmitz, 1953
Psyllomyia braunsi Schmitz, 1914
Syntermitoxenia extra Disney, 1995
Termitoxenia parvicaliculorum Disney, 1996
Thaumatoxena andreini Silvestri, 1906

Subnodes of Phoroidea with occurrences in Botswana
FamilyPhoridae
Curtis, 1833
Coffin Flies, Hump-backed Flies, Humpbacked flies, Phorid flies, Phorids, Scuttle Flies, scuttle fly
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom