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Checklist for Superfamily Sciomyzoidea Fallen, 1820
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
1210
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
76
925
2782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
566
1127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
475
879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
245
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
4
15
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
4 Families width 26 Species
Sepsidae (Walker, 1833)Black scavenger flies11SpeciesTaxom
Coelopidae Hendel, 1910Kelp Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862Dryomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
15 Genera with 26 Species
Adriapontia Ozerov, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Australosepsis Malloch, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Coelopa Meigen, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Dicranosepsis Duda, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyza Fallen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Ethiolimnia Verbeke, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 18721SpeciesTaxom
Poecilographa Melander, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Salticella Robineau-Des..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 19268SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Trypetoptera Hendel, 18431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
26 Species
Adriapontia capensis Hennig, 1960
Australosepsis niveipennis Becker, 1903
Coelopa (Fucomyia) frigida (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Coelopa pilipes Haliday, 1838
Coelopa africana Malloch, 1933
Dryomyza anilis Fallen, 1820Marsh Fly
Ethiolimnia geniculata Loew, 1862
Limnia sandovalensis Fisher & Orth, 1978
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Pherbellia tenuipes Loew, 1872
Poecilographa decora Loew, 1864
Salticella stuckenbergi Verbeke, 1962
Sepedon notambe Speiser, 1910
Sepedon pleuritica Loew, 1862
Sepedon ruficeps Becker, 1922
Sepedon testacea Loew, 1862
Sepsis (Sepsis) igniventris Thomson, 1869
Sepsis (Sepsis) oligochaeta Soos, 1962
Sepsis (Sepsis) polychaeta (Duda, 1926)⇒ Sepsis igniventris Thomson, 1869
Sepsis (Sepsis) pronodosa Speiser, 1924
Sepsis arotrolabis Duda, 1926
Sepsis lateralis Wiedemann, 1830Black scavenger fly
Sepsis sternopleuralis Duda, 1926
Sepsis validiseta (Duda, 1926)⇒ Sepsis macrochaetophora Duda, 1926
Tetanocera (Tetanocera) phyllophora Melander, 1920Hoary alyssum
Tetanocera valida Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Trypetoptera canadensis Macquart, 1843

Subnodes of Sciomyzoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyCoelopidae
Hendel, 1910
Kelp Flies, Seaweed flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyDryomyzidae
Schiner, 1862
Dryomyzid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySciomyzidae
Fallen, 1820
Marsh Flies, marsh fly, Snail-killing flies, Snail-Killing Fly
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySepsidae
Walker, 1833
Black scavenger flies, Ensign flies, Scavenger flies
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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