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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
429
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
316
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
276
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
27
142
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
3
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
3 Families width 18 Species
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies3SpeciesTaxom
Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991Half-bridge flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
9 Genera with 18 Species
Brachythoracosepsis Ozerov, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Brevimulticaecum Mozgovoi, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Colobaea Zetterstedt, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Paratoxopoda Duda, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 19502SpeciesTaxom
Pteromicra Lioy, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 19507SpeciesTaxom
Sepedonella3SpeciesTaxom
Toxopoda Macquart, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
18 Species
Brachythoracosepsis pseudonotosa Ozerov, 1990
Brevimulticaecum heterotis Petter, Vas..., 1979
Colobaea occidentalis Knutson & De..., 2018
Paratoxopoda zuskai Ozerov, 1993
Pherbellia costata Verbeke, 1950
Pherbellia kivuana Verbeke, 1950
Pteromicra zariae Knutson, Dee..., 2018
Sepedon knutsoni Vala, Gbedji..., 1994
Sepedon nasuta Verbeke, 1950
Sepedon ornatifrons Adams, 1905
Sepedon ruficeps Becker, 1922
Sepedon straeleni Verbeke, 1963
Sepedon trichrooscelis Speiser, 1910
Sepedon umbrosa Verbeke, 1950
Sepedonella castanea Knutson, Dee..., 2018
Sepedonella curvisetis Verbeke, 1950
Sepedonella nana Verbeke, 1950
Toxopoda ainne Vanschuytbroeck, 1961

Subnodes of Sciomyzoidea with occurrences in Nigeria
FamilyHeterocheilidae
Mcalpine, 1991
Half-bridge flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySciomyzidae
Fallen, 1820
Marsh Flies, marsh fly, Snail-killing flies, Snail-Killing Fly
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySepsidae
Walker, 1833
Black scavenger flies, Ensign flies, Scavenger flies
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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