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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
155
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
98
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
86
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratopogonidae
Newman, 1834
Biting midge, Biting midges, Midgies, Mosquitos Or Gnats
20
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCeratopogoninae
Newman, 1834
18
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSphaeromiini
Newman, 1834
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
7 Genera with 11 Species
Homohelea Kieffer, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Jenkinshelea Macfie, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Mackerrasomyia Debenham, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Macropeza Meigen, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromias Curtis, 19422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
11 Species
Homohelea delanoe Meillon, 1942
Homohelea melia Meillon, 1943
Jenkinshelea corea Meillon, 1942
Jenkinshelea rhodesiensis Meillon, 1937
Johannsenomyia albidorsata Meillon, 1937
Johannsenomyia angulosa Meillon & Wirth, 1983
Mackerrasomyia zumpti Meillon & Wirth, 1979
Macropeza stephensi Ingram & Macfie, 1921
Nilobezzia hunyani Meillon, 1943
Sphaeromias eugenei Meillon & Wirth, 1987
Sphaeromias meesseri Meillon, 1942


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