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Checklist for Family Tachinidae Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Bristle Flies)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
336
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
223
1795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
19
65
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
17
56
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
6
29
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
4
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTachinidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Bristle Flies, Parasite flies, Parasitic Flies, Tachinids
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
5 Genera with 6 Species
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Dionaea Robineau-Des..., 1954Venus flytrap1SpeciesTaxom
Goniophthalmus Villeneuve, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Linnaemya Robineau-Des..., 19162SpeciesTaxom
Toxocnemis Macquart, 20021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
6 Species
Aplomya metallica Wiedemann, 1824
Dionaea brevidorceps Emden, 1954
Goniophthalmus halli Mesnil, 1956
Linnaemya neavi Curran, 1934
Linnaemya rondanii Townsend, 1916
Toxocnemis cochranei Dombrow, 2002

Subnodes of Tachinidae with occurrences in Afrotropical
SubfamilyExoristinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhasiinae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTachininae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Tachinidae (Robineau-Desvoidy 1830)
Tachinidae (Robineau-Desvoidy 1830)


Links, sources and further information
Tachinidae at artfakta.se
Tachinidae at dyntaxa.se
Tachinidae at gbif.org
Tachinidae at irmng.org
Tachinidae at itis.gov