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Checklist for Family Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 (Marsh Flies)
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
2119
11931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
85
1661
8714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1174
5774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
1025
5021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
48
608
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
4
27
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySciomyzidae
Fallen, 1820
Marsh Flies, Marsh fly, Snail-killing flies
8
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
8 Genera with 39 Species
Colobaea Zetterstedt, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Ethiolimnia Verbeke, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Heteropteryx Gray, G. R., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 19502SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 195027SpeciesTaxom
Sepedonella2SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Verbekaria Knutson, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
39 Species
Colobaea occidentalis Knutson & De..., 2018
Ethiolimnia platalea Verbeke, 1950
Ethiolimnia zumpti Verbeke, 1956
Heteropteryx dilatata Parkinson, 1798Jungle Nymph
Pherbellia costata Verbeke, 1950
Pherbellia kivuana Verbeke, 1950
Sepedon acrosticta Verbeke, 1956
Sepedon alaotra Verbeke, 1962
Sepedon albocostata Verbeke, 1950
Sepedon dispersa Verbeke, 1950
Sepedon edwardsi Steyskal, 1956
Sepedon ethiopica Steyskal, 1956
Sepedon iris Verbeke, 1961
Sepedon lippensis Verbeke, 1950
Sepedon maculifemur Verbeke, 1950
Sepedon madecassa Verbeke, 1961
Sepedon magerae Verbeke, 1950
Sepedon nasuta Verbeke, 1950
Sepedon neavei Steyskal, 1956
Sepedon notambe Speiser, 1910
Sepedon ochripes Verbeke, 1950
Sepedon ophiolimnes Steyskal, 1956
Sepedon ornatifrons Adams, 1905
Sepedon paranana Verbeke, 1950
Sepedon pelex Steyskal, 1956
Sepedon ruficeps Becker, 1922
Sepedon saegeri Verbeke, 1950
Sepedon senegalensis Macquart, 1843
Sepedon straeleni Verbeke, 1963
Sepedon stuckenbergi Verbeke, 1961
Sepedon testacea Loew, 1862
Sepedon trichrooscelis Speiser, 1910
Sepedon trochanterina Verbeke, 1950
Sepedonella nana Verbeke, 1950
Sepedonella planifrons Verbeke, 1950
Tetanocera (Tetanocera) phyllophora Melander, 1920Hoary alyssum
Tetanocera plebeja Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Tetanocera plumosa Loew, 1847
Verbekaria punctipennis Knutson, 1968

Subnodes of Sciomyzidae with occurrences in East Africa
SubfamilySciomyzinae
Fallen, 1820
4
33
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sciomyzidae at artfakta.se
Sciomyzidae at dyntaxa.se
Sciomyzidae at gbif.org
Sciomyzidae at irmng.org
Sciomyzidae at itis.gov
Sciomyzidae at marinespecies.org