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Checklist for Tribe Sphaeromiini Newman, 1834
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
447
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
205
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
172
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
41
330
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
34
247
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSphaeromiini
Newman, 1834
8
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
8 Genera with 26 Species
Homohelea Kieffer, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19368SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 19812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
26 Species
Homohelea albitudinis Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Jenkinshelea distincta Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Jenkinshelea polyxenae Meillon, 1936
Jenkinshelea sudwalai Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Johannsenomyia albidorsata Meillon, 1937
Johannsenomyia angulosa Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Johannsenomyia sidis (Meillon, 1959)⇒ Mallochohelea sidis Meillon, 1959
Macropeza aethiopica Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Macropeza affinis Macfie, 1939
Macropeza bayeri Meillon, 1937
Macropeza capensis Macfie, 1939
Macropeza fluviatilis Meillon, 1940
Macropeza geari Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Macropeza natalensis Meillon, 1937
Macropeza sibayae Meillon, 1936
Mallochohelea aukurabis Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Mallochohelea errinae Meillon, 1940
Mallochohelea fluminea Meillon & Wirth, 1981
Mallochohelea hansfordi Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Mallochohelea sidis Meillon, 1959
Mallochohelea turneri Ingram & Macfie, 1923
Nilobezzia belligera Meillon, 1940
Nilobezzia capensis (Meillon & Hardy, 1954)⇒ Nilobezzia robusta Meillon, 1937
Nilobezzia robusta Meillon, 1937
Sphaeromias meesseri Meillon, 1942
Sphaeromias theileri Meillon & Wirth, 1981


Links, sources and further information
Sphaeromiini at artfakta.se
Sphaeromiini at dyntaxa.se
Sphaeromiini at itis.gov