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Checklist for Subfamily Tachininae Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
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
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
9
134
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
3
98
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTachinidae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Bristle Flies, Parasite flies, Parasitic Flies, Tachinids
68
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTachininae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
11
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
11 Genera with 23 Species
Actia Robineau-Des..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ceracia Rondani, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Ceromya Robineau-Des..., 19334SpeciesTaxom
Leskia Robineau-Des..., 19602SpeciesTaxom
Linnaemya Robineau-Des..., 19344SpeciesTaxom
Microphthalma Macquart, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Nemoraea Robineau-Des..., 19164SpeciesTaxom
Neoplectops Malloch, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Peribaea Robineau-Des..., 19541SpeciesTaxom
Plesina Meigen, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Therobia Brauer, 19262SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
23 Species
Actia heterochaeta (Bezzi, 1908)⇒ Siphonini heterochaeta Bezzi, 1908
Ceracia africana Mesnil, 1959
Ceromya cibdela Villeneuve, 1913
Ceromya femorata Mesnil, 1954
Ceromya languidula Villeneuve, 1913
Ceromya luteicornis Curran, 1933
Leskia hirtula Villeneuve, 1936
Leskia villeneuvei Emden, 1960
Linnaemya agilis Curran, 1934
Linnaemya jocosa Karsch, 1886
Linnaemya pulchella Villeneuve, 1934
Linnaemya victoria Curran, 1934
Microphthalma flavipes Mesnil, 1950
Microphthalma nigeriensis Villeneuve, 1935
Nemoraea bequaerti Emden, 1960
Nemoraea capensis (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Timavia capensis Schiner, 1868
Nemoraea longicornis Villeneuve, 1916
Nemoraea miranda Villeneuve, 1916
Neoplectops nudinerva Mesnil, 1956
Peribaea repanda Mesnil, 1954
Plesina africana Kugler, 1978
Therobia albifacies Villeneuve, 1914
Therobia tristis Seguy, 1926

Subnodes of Tachininae with occurrences in Nigeria
TribeAcemyini
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeErnestiini
Townsend, 1912
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeLeskiini
Townsend, 1919
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMegaprosopini
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeNemoraeini
Townsend, 1932
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOrmiini
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSiphonini
Rondani, 1844
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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