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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
655
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
44
445
1025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
40
384
858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
28
221
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Conopoidea
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed flies
1
12
35
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyConopidae
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed Flies, Thick-Headed Fly
12
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyConopinae
Latreille, 1802
9
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePhysocephalini
SMITH & PETERSON, 1987
3
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
3 Genera with 13 Species
Dacops Speiser, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophysocephala Kröber, 19256SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
13 Species
Dacops abdominalis Krober, 1915
Physocephala bequaertortum Camras, 1962
Physocephala decisa (Brunetti, 1925)⇒ Physocephala maculipes Bigot, 1887
Physocephala fumivena Camras, 2001
Physocephala interrupta
Physocephala maculipes Bigot, 1887
Physocephala similis Krober, 1915
Pseudophysocephala afenestralis Camras, 2001
Pseudophysocephala barbata Camras, 2001
Pseudophysocephala capensis Krober, 1931
Pseudophysocephala microvena Brunetti, 1925
Pseudophysocephala platycephala Loew, 1853
Pseudophysocephala pubescens Brunetti, 1925


Links, sources and further information
Physocephalini at itis.gov