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Checklist for Superfamily Sciomyzoidea Fallen, 1820
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
127
3884
28408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
98
3054
20697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
76
2097
11896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
72
1841
10091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
57
960
5774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
8
67
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
8 Families width 284 Species
Coelopidae Hendel, 1910Kelp Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862Dryomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Helcomyzidae Malloch, 1933Helcomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991Half-bridge flies4SpeciesTaxom
Natalimyzidae Barraclough ..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930Ropalomerid flies5SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies111SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies153SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Sciomyzoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyCoelopidae
Hendel, 1910
Kelp Flies, Seaweed flies
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDryomyzidae
Schiner, 1862
Dryomyzid flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHelcomyzidae
Malloch, 1933
Helcomyzid flies, Kelp flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeterocheilidae
Mcalpine, 1991
Half-bridge flies
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNatalimyzidae
Barraclough & McAlpine, 2006
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRopalomeridae
Linder, 1930
Ropalomerid flies
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySciomyzidae
Fallen, 1820
Marsh Flies, marsh fly, Snail-killing flies, Snail-Killing Fly
30
111
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySepsidae
Walker, 1833
Black scavenger flies, Ensign flies, Scavenger flies
25
153
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sciomyzoidea at artfakta.se
Sciomyzoidea at dyntaxa.se
Sciomyzoidea at marinespecies.org