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Checklist for Tribe Physocephalini SMITH & PETERSON, 1987
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
864
3837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
666
2828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
46
460
1882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
42
399
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
29
209
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Conopoidea
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed flies
1
9
34
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyConopidae
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed Flies, Thick-Headed Fly
9
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyConopinae
Latreille, 1802
7
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePhysocephalini
SMITH & PETERSON, 1987
2
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
2 Genera with 13 Species
Physocephala Schiner, 18826SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophysocephala Kröber, 19287SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
13 Species
Physocephala acroschista Speiser, 1911
Physocephala bequaertortum Camras, 1962
Physocephala nigerrima Krober, 1915
Physocephala similis Krober, 1915
Physocephala simplex Krober, 1915
Physocephala texana Williston, 1882
Pseudophysocephala basilewskyi Camras, 1962
Pseudophysocephala brevipetiolata Camras, 1962
Pseudophysocephala caenostylata Krober, 1936
Pseudophysocephala intermedia Krober, 1936
Pseudophysocephala pilitarsis Krober, 1936
Pseudophysocephala pseudomicrovena Krober, 1939
Pseudophysocephala vitripennis Curran, 1928


Links, sources and further information
Physocephalini at itis.gov