''Sycorax'' is a genus of moth flies and sand flies in the family
Psychodidae
Psychodidae, also called drain flies, sink flies, filter flies, sewer flies, or sewer gnats, is a Family (biology), family of Fly, true flies. Some genera have short, hairy bodies and wings, giving them a "furry" moth-like appearance, hence one ...
. There are at least 40 described species in ''Sycorax''.
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Species
These 43 species belong to the genus ''Sycorax'':
* ''Sycorax africana
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is st ...
'' Tonnoir, 1920 c g
* '' Sycorax alpina'' Vaillant, 1978 c g
* ''Sycorax andicola
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is st ...
'' Young, 1979 c g
* ''Sycorax assimilis
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban (character), Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the he ...
'' Barretto, 1956 c g
* '' Sycorax australis'' Duckhouse, 1965 c g
* ''Sycorax bahiensis
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is st ...
'' Bravo, 2003 c g
* '' Sycorax bicornua'' Krek, 1970 c g
* '' Sycorax bidentis'' Santos, Ferreira & Bravo g
* '' Sycorax caucasica'' Jezek, 1990 c g
* ''Sycorax chilensis
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is st ...
'' Tonnoir, 1929 c g
* '' Sycorax colombiensis'' Young, 1979 c g
* ''Sycorax cryptella
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is st ...
'' Satchell, 1950 c g
* ''Sycorax dispar
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is st ...
'' Satchell, 1950 c g
* '' Sycorax duckhousi'' Wagner, 1989 c g
* '' Sycorax fairchildi'' Young, 1979 c g
* '' Sycorax feuerborni'' Jung, 1954 c g
* '' Sycorax filipinae'' Quate, 1965 c g
* '' Sycorax furca'' Curler g
* ''Sycorax goutneri
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban (character), Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the he ...
'' Jezek, 1990 c g
* '' Sycorax impatiens'' Satchell, 1950 c g
* '' Sycorax kalengoensis'' Wagner, 1979 c g
* '' Sycorax konopiki'' Jezek g
* ''Sycorax longispinosa
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban (character), Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the he ...
'' Bravo, 2007 c g
* '' Sycorax malayensis'' Quate, 1962 c g
* ''Sycorax milleri
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is st ...
'' Satchell, 1950 c g
* ''Sycorax nipponicus
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is st ...
'' Tokunaga & Komyo, 1955 c g
* '' Sycorax popovi'' Jezek, 1990 c g
* '' Sycorax satchelli'' Barretto, 1956 c g
* '' Sycorax silacea'' Haliday, 1839 c g
* '' Sycorax similis'' (Müller, 1927) c g
* '' Sycorax sinuosa'' Curler g
* '' Sycorax slovacus'' Halgos, 1975 c g
* ''Sycorax spina
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is st ...
'' Curler g
* '' Sycorax tomkineana'' Jezek g
* '' Sycorax tonnoiri'' Jung, 1954 c g
* ''Sycorax tridentata
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is st ...
'' Curler g
* '' Sycorax trifida'' Krek, 1970 c g
* '' Sycorax trispinosa'' Young, 1979 c g
* '' Sycorax tuberculata'' Santos, Bravo & Falqueto g
* ''Sycorax usambaricus
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is st ...
'' Wagner & Andersen, 2007 c g
* '' Sycorax utriensis'' Bejarano, Duque & Velez, 2008 c g
* '' Sycorax wampukrum'' Bravo, 2009 c g
* ''Sycorax webbi
Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'' (1611). She is a vicious and powerful witch and the mother of Caliban, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is st ...
'' Curler g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Psychodidae
Psychodomorpha genera
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