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Checklist for Tribe Scatopsini Newman, 1834
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
111
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Psychodomorpha
Chevrolat, 1880
3
13
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scatopsoidea
Newman, 1834
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScatopsidae
Newman, 1834
Dung midges, Hyperoscelidid gnats, Scavenger flies
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScatopsinae
Newman, 1834
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeScatopsini
Newman, 1834
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
3 Genera with 3 Species
Holoplagia Enderlein, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Scatopse Geoffroy, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Swammerdamella Enderlein, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
3 Species
Holoplagia guamensis Johannsen, 1946Fly
Scatopse brevitruncata Duda, 1928
Swammerdamella aethiopica Duda, 1928


Links, sources and further information
Scatopsini at gbif.org
Scatopsini at itis.gov