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Checklist for Superfamily Sciomyzoidea Fallen, 1820
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
 


List of families for East Africa
4 Families width 114 Species
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies72SpeciesTaxom
Coelopidae Hendel, 1910Kelp Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies39SpeciesTaxom
Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991Half-bridge flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Africa
27 Genera with 114 Species
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Adriapontia Ozerov, 20006SpeciesTaxom
Afronemopoda Ozerov, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Afrosepsis Ozerov, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Brachythoracosepsis Ozerov, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Coelopa Meigen, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Colobaea Zetterstedt, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Dicranosepsis Duda, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Dujardinascaris Baylis, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Enicopus Stephens, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ethiolimnia Verbeke, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Heteropteryx Gray, G. R., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Idiosepsis Ozerov, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Lasiosepsis Duda, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Lasiospesis1SpeciesTaxom
Leptomerosepsis Duda, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Meroplius Rondani, 19968SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Paratoxopoda Duda, 199313SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 19502SpeciesTaxom
Saltella Robineau-Des..., 19261SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 195027SpeciesTaxom
Sepedonella2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 200025SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Toxopoda Macquart, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Verbekaria Knutson, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Xenosepsis Malloch, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
114 Species
Adriapontia aethiopica Ozerov, 2000
Adriapontia freidbergi Ozerov, 2000
Adriapontia ihongeroensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Adriapontia kyanyamaensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Adriapontia tanzanica Ozerov, 2000
Adriapontia ugandica Ozerov, 2000
Afronemopoda ealaensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1962
Afrosepsis elongata Ozerov, 1999
Afrosepsis sublateralis Vanschuytbroeck, 1962
Brachythoracosepsis butikensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Brachythoracosepsis nodosa Walker, 1849
Coelopa aequatorialis Bezzi, 1892
Coelopa alluaudi Seguy, 1941
Colobaea occidentalis Knutson & De..., 2018
Dicranosepsis takoensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Dujardinascaris madagascariensis Chabaud & Ca..., 1966
Enicopus falculifer (Fairmaire, 1859)⇒ Enicopus pilosus Scopoli, 1763
Ethiolimnia platalea Verbeke, 1950
Ethiolimnia zumpti Verbeke, 1956
Heteropteryx dilatata Parkinson, 1798Jungle Nymph
Idiosepsis spangleri Ozerov, 1990
Lasiosepsis melanota Bigot, 1886
Lasiospesis melanota Bigot, 1926
Leptomerosepsis improvisa Ozerov, 1996
Leptomerosepsis simplicicrus Duda, 1926
Meroplius (Meroplius) bispinifer Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius (Meroplius) hastifer Seguy, 1938
Meroplius (Meroplius) hastiferoides Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius (Meroplius) latispinifer Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius (Meroplius) pallidispinifer Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius (Meroplius) unispinifer Ozerov, 1999
Meroplius cordylophorus Hennig, 1954
Meroplius madagascarensis Iwasa, 1996
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Paratoxopoda abyssinica Ozerov, 2004
Paratoxopoda akuminambili Vanschuytbroeck, 1961
Paratoxopoda amonane Vanschuytbroeck, 1961
Paratoxopoda angolica Ozerov, 1993
Paratoxopoda depilis Walker, 1849
Paratoxopoda flavitarsis Duda, 1926
Paratoxopoda frontalis Ozerov, 1993
Paratoxopoda glabra Ozerov, 1993
Paratoxopoda intermedia Duda, 1926
Paratoxopoda magna Ozerov, 1993
Paratoxopoda pilifemorata Soos, 1964
Paratoxopoda rufithorax Ozerov, 1993
Paratoxopoda similis Ozerov, 1993
Pherbellia costata Verbeke, 1950
Pherbellia kivuana Verbeke, 1950
Saltella bezzii Duda, 1926
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
Sepsis (Sepsis) delectabilis (Adams, 1905)⇒ Sepsis lateralis Wiedemann, 1830
Sepsis (Sepsis) ephippium Bezzi, 1908
Sepsis (Sepsis) holaethiops Speiser, 1924
Sepsis (Sepsis) ozerovi Iwasa, 1996
Sepsis (Sepsis) pronodosa Speiser, 1924
Sepsis abyssinica Duda, 1926
Sepsis aequipilosa Duda, 1926
Sepsis arotrolabis Duda, 1926
Sepsis baringoensis Ozerov, 2004
Sepsis basilewskyi Vanschuytbroeck, 1962
Sepsis bigemmis Duda, 1926
Sepsis dissimilis Brunetti, 1909
Sepsis dvuzubka Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis femoriseta Duda, 1926
Sepsis golospinka Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis kenyae Ozerov, 2004
Sepsis kiribatensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Sepsis krocha Ozerov, 2000
Sepsis lateralis Wiedemann, 1830Black scavenger fly
Sepsis macrochaetophora Duda, 1926
Sepsis mwanzaensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Sepsis petulantis Adams, 1905
Sepsis posterolineata (Brunetti, 1929)⇒ Leptomerosepsis simplicicrus Duda, 1926
Sepsis subglabra Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Sepsis volosatka Ozerov, 2000
Tetanocera (Tetanocera) phyllophora Melander, 1920Hoary alyssum
Tetanocera plebeja Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Tetanocera plumosa Loew, 1847
Toxopoda (Platytoxopoda) au Ozerov, 1998
Toxopoda (Platytoxopoda) nigrifoveata Ozerov, 1991
Toxopoda (Platytoxopoda) nuceria Seguy, 1938
Toxopoda (Toxopoda) nitida Macquart, 1851
Toxopoda bequaerti Curran, 1929
Verbekaria punctipennis Knutson, 1968
Xenosepsis africana Ozerov, 1999

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

Taxom

FamilyHeterocheilidae
Mcalpine, 1991
Half-bridge flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySciomyzidae
Fallen, 1820
Marsh Flies, marsh fly, Snail-killing flies, Snail-Killing Fly
8
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySepsidae
Walker, 1833
Black scavenger flies, Ensign flies, Scavenger flies
17
72
Genera
Species

Taxom



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