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Checklist for Superfamily Simulioidea Borkent, 2012
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
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
29
830
7711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
310
3759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
19
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
2 Families width 266 Species
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies259SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges7SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Simulioidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat, Buffalo gnats, Turkey gnat, Turkey gnats, White socks
15
259
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThaumaleidae
Bezzi, 1913
Solitary midges, Trickle midges
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom