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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1588
7081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1044
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
905
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
48
502
1536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Conopoidea
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed flies
1
17
67
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyConopidae
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed Flies, Thick-Headed Fly
17
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyConopinae
Latreille, 1802
10
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePhysocephalini
SMITH & PETERSON, 1987
3
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
3 Genera with 22 Species
Dacops Speiser, 02SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 193311SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophysocephala Kröber, 19629SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
22 Species
Dacops abdominalis Krober, 1915
Dacops fascipennis
Physocephala braunsi Krober, 1931
Physocephala brevipennis Camras, 1962
Physocephala brevistylata Krober, 1931
Physocephala flavifacies (Krober, 1915)⇒ Physocephala maculipes Bigot, 1887
Physocephala halterata Brunetti, 1925
Physocephala interrupta
Physocephala limbata (Krober, 1915)⇒ Physocephala maculipes Bigot, 1887
Physocephala lineifrons Camras, 1962
Physocephala maculipes Bigot, 1887
Physocephala nigroscutellata (Krober, 1933)⇒ Physocephala maculipes Bigot, 1887
Physocephala ruficoxa Krober, 1933
Pseudophysocephala barbata Camras, 2001
Pseudophysocephala capensis Krober, 1931
Pseudophysocephala constricta Krober, 1915
Pseudophysocephala fenestralis Krober, 1939
Pseudophysocephala hirta Krober, 1939
Pseudophysocephala microvena Brunetti, 1925
Pseudophysocephala platycephala Loew, 1853
Pseudophysocephala pubescens Brunetti, 1925
Pseudophysocephala rufitarsis Camras, 1962


Links, sources and further information
Physocephalini at itis.gov