Sciomyzoidea (Fallen 1820) ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Superfamily

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Booklice	Bugs
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Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
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Myriapods	Net-winged
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Taxonomy of Superfamily Sciomyzoidea Fallen, 1820

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	3399 186457 2415487	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	1891 142849 2048615	Families Genera Species
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies	412 22844 306890	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Brachycera Macquart, 1834 Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies	178 15959 203753	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Muscomorpha Woodley, 1989	126 11579 137184	Families Genera Species
Section	Schizophora Becher, 1882	116 10251 111672	Families Genera Species
Subsection	Acalyptratae Macquart, 1835 Acalyptrate muscoids	90 4222 56473	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Sciomyzoidea Fallen, 1820	11 291 2620	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Sciomyzoidea Fallen, 1820

Family	Coelopidae Hendel, 1910 Kelp Flies, Seaweed flies	23 71	Genera Species
Family	Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862 Dryomyzid flies	14 101	Genera Species
Family	Helcomyzidae Malloch, 1933 Helcomyzid flies, Kelp flies	5 26	Genera Species
Family	Helosciomyzidae Griffiths, 1972	11 43	Genera Species
Family	Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991 Half-bridge flies	10 35	Genera Species
Family	Huttoninidae Steyskal, 1965 ⇒ Sciomyzidae Marsh flies, Snail-killing flies	2 9	Genera Species
Family	Natalimyzidae Barraclough & McAlpine, 2006	1 1	Genus Species
Family	Phaeomyiidae Verbeke, 1950 ⇒ Sciomyzidae Marsh flies, Millipede-killing flies, Snail-killing flies	4 12	Genera Species
Family	Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930 Ropalomerid flies	14 67	Genera Species
Family	Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 Marsh Flies, Marsh fly, Snail-killing flies	136 1367	Genera Species
Family	Sepsidae Walker, 1833 Black scavenger flies, Ensign flies, Scavenger flies	71 888	Genera Species

Distribution and Species lists of Sciomyzoidea Fallen, 1820

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Afghanistan
2 Families  6 Genera  10 SpeciesAlgeria
2 Families  6 Genera  13 SpeciesAngola
2 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesArgentina
4 Families  23 Genera  39 SpeciesArmenia
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesAustralia
10 Families  39 Genera  83 SpeciesAustria
3 Families  20 Genera  31 SpeciesBahamas
2 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesBangladesh
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBelarus
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBelgium
5 Families  35 Genera  71 SpeciesBelize
3 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesBenin
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesBolivia
3 Families  12 Genera  14 SpeciesBotswana
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesBrazil
6 Families  30 Genera  72 SpeciesBulgaria
3 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesBurkina Faso
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBurundi
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCameroon
3 Families  8 Genera  17 SpeciesCanada
5 Families  46 Genera  198 SpeciesCape Verde
3 Families  10 Genera  9 SpeciesChad
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesChile
5 Families  17 Genera  31 SpeciesChina
5 Families  30 Genera  66 SpeciesColombia
3 Families  17 Genera  16 SpeciesComoros
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCosta Rica
3 Families  21 Genera  32 SpeciesCroatia
2 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesCuba
3 Families  11 Genera  14 SpeciesCyprus
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCzech Republic
4 Families  32 Genera  120 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
2 Families  4 Genera  9 SpeciesDenmark
5 Families  41 Genera  111 SpeciesDominica
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominican Republic
3 Families  6 Genera  5 SpeciesEcuador
3 Families  11 Genera  21 SpeciesEgypt
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesEl Salvador
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesEritrea
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEstonia
4 Families  24 Genera  66 SpeciesEthiopia
2 Families  8 Genera  22 SpeciesFiji
3 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesFinland
5 Families  40 Genera  137 SpeciesFrance
6 Families  42 Genera  142 SpeciesGabon
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesGambia
2 Families  6 Genera  12 SpeciesGeorgia
3 Families  7 Genera  6 SpeciesGermany
7 Families  39 Genera  100 SpeciesGhana
2 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesGreece
3 Families  13 Genera  22 SpeciesGrenada
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGuatemala
2 Families  10 Genera  11 SpeciesGuinea
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGuyana
2 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesHaiti
2 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesHonduras
3 Families  9 Genera  12 SpeciesHungary
3 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesIceland
6 Families  20 Genera  28 SpeciesIndia
4 Families  23 Genera  54 SpeciesIndonesia
5 Families  20 Genera  44 SpeciesIran
2 Families  11 Genera  21 SpeciesIraq
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIreland
4 Families  28 Genera  61 SpeciesIsrael
2 Families  4 Genera  9 SpeciesItaly
5 Families  36 Genera  135 SpeciesIvory Coast
2 Families  3 Genera  7 SpeciesJamaica
2 Families  6 Genera  12 SpeciesJapan
5 Families  24 Genera  69 SpeciesJordan
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesKazakhstan
2 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesKenya
3 Families  11 Genera  36 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesLatvia
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesLebanon
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesLesotho
2 Families  5 Genera  4 SpeciesLiberia
3 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesLithuania
2 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesLuxembourg
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesMadagascar
3 Families  9 Genera  15 SpeciesMalawi
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesMalaysia
2 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesMauritania
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMauritius
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesMexico
6 Families  34 Genera  84 SpeciesMicronesia
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesMongolia
2 Families  17 Genera  47 SpeciesMontenegro
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesMorocco
2 Families  7 Genera  10 SpeciesMozambique
2 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesMyanmar
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesNamibia
2 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesNepal
4 Families  12 Genera  29 SpeciesNetherlands
6 Families  39 Genera  104 SpeciesNew Zealand
6 Families  26 Genera  70 SpeciesNicaragua
3 Families  7 Genera  5 SpeciesNiger
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesNigeria
3 Families  9 Genera  18 SpeciesNorth Korea
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesNorway
7 Families  66 Genera  223 SpeciesOman
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesPakistan
3 Families  5 Genera  16 SpeciesPalau
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPanama
4 Families  14 Genera  18 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
2 Families  6 Genera  10 SpeciesParaguay
3 Families  7 Genera  7 SpeciesPeru
4 Families  12 Genera  15 SpeciesPhilippines
3 Families  5 Genera  10 SpeciesPoland
4 Families  16 Genera  17 SpeciesPortugal
5 Families  14 Genera  24 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
6 Families  24 Genera  79 SpeciesRomania
2 Families  7 Genera  7 SpeciesRussia
6 Families  43 Genera  127 SpeciesRwanda
2 Families  4 Genera  14 SpeciesSaint Lucia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesSenegal
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesSerbia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSierra Leone
1 Families  7 Genera  16 SpeciesSingapore
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSlovakia
4 Families  8 Genera  14 SpeciesSlovenia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSolomon Islands
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesSomalia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Korea
5 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesSpain
6 Families  20 Genera  48 SpeciesSri Lanka
3 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesSudan
3 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesSuriname
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSweden
6 Families  47 Genera  160 SpeciesSwitzerland
4 Families  19 Genera  38 SpeciesSyria
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesTaiwan
3 Families  25 Genera  175 SpeciesTajikistan
2 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesTanzania
2 Families  7 Genera  13 SpeciesThailand
2 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesTogo
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesTonga
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
3 Families  5 Genera  4 SpeciesTunisia
3 Families  6 Genera  12 SpeciesTurkey
3 Families  10 Genera  16 SpeciesTurkmenistan
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesUganda
3 Families  12 Genera  27 SpeciesUkraine
3 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
8 Families  53 Genera  160 SpeciesUruguay
1 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesUSA
8 Families  66 Genera  338 SpeciesUzbekistan
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesVanuatu
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesVenezuela
3 Families  6 Genera  12 SpeciesVietnam
2 Families  4 Genera  13 SpeciesYemen
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesZambia
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesZimbabwe
3 Families  6 Genera  15 Species

Distribution on islands

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Alnön
3 Families  13 Genera  22 SpeciesAnholt
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAzores
2 Families  3 Genera  9 SpeciesBruny Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBurray
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesChichagof Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesClarke Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesEast Aleutians
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEtolin Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFox Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesHebrides
4 Families  15 Genera  26 SpeciesInner Hebrides
3 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesIslands of Chile
5 Families  16 Genera  16 SpeciesKodiak Island
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesLa Graciosa
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLa Palma
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesLord Howe Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMacaronesia
4 Families  15 Genera  25 SpeciesNorthern Isles
4 Families  14 Genera  22 SpeciesNorthern Orkney Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesOrkney Islands
4 Families  14 Genera  21 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
4 Families  14 Genera  25 SpeciesPrince of Wales Island (Alaska)
2 Families  3 Genera  1 SpeciesRügen
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanak Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesShetland Islands
3 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesShetland Mainland
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesSkye
3 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesSouth Walls
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouthern Orkney Islands
1 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesTenerife
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesUist
4 Families  13 Genera  24 SpeciesVancouver Island
5 Families  11 Genera  13 SpeciesVictoria Island (Canada)
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesVilm
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesWellington
5 Families  16 Genera  16 SpeciesWestray
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
2 Families  6 Genera  13 SpeciesGreen River Formation
1 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesMuch Wenlock Limestone Formation
3 Families  8 Genera  15 SpeciesRott Formation
2 Families  2 Genera  4 Species

Links, sources and further information

Sciomyzoidea at artfakta.se
Sciomyzoidea at dyntaxa.se
Sciomyzoidea at marinespecies.org