''Sycorax'' is a genus of moth flies and sand flies in the family
Psychodidae
Psychodidae, called drain flies, sink flies, filter flies, sewer flies, or sewer gnats, is a family of true flies. Some genera have short, hairy bodies and wings giving them a "furry" moth-like appearance, hence one of their common names, moth ...
. There are at least 40 described species in ''Sycorax''.
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Species
These 43 species belong to the genus ''Sycorax'':
* '' Sycorax africana'' Tonnoir, 1920 c g
* '' Sycorax alpina'' Vaillant, 1978 c g
* '' Sycorax andicola'' Young, 1979 c g
* '' Sycorax assimilis'' Barretto, 1956 c g
* '' Sycorax australis'' Duckhouse, 1965 c g
* '' Sycorax bahiensis'' Bravo, 2003 c g
* '' Sycorax bicornua'' Krek, 1970 c g
* '' Sycorax bidentis'' Santos, Ferreira & Bravo g
* '' Sycorax caucasica'' Jezek, 1990 c g
* '' Sycorax chilensis'' Tonnoir, 1929 c g
* '' Sycorax colombiensis'' Young, 1979 c g
* '' Sycorax cryptella'' Satchell, 1950 c g
* '' Sycorax dispar'' Satchell, 1950 c g
* '' Sycorax duckhousi'' Wagner, 1989 c g
* '' Sycorax fairchildi'' Young, 1979 c g
* '' Sycorax feuerborni'' Jung, 1954 c g
* ''Sycorax filipinae
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, ...
'' Quate, 1965 c g
* '' Sycorax furca'' Curler g
* '' Sycorax goutneri'' Jezek, 1990 c g
* '' Sycorax impatiens'' Satchell, 1950 c g
* ''Sycorax kalengoensis
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 s ...
'' Wagner, 1979 c g
* ''Sycorax konopiki
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 s ...
'' 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, one of the few native inhabitants of the island on which Prospero, the hero of the play, is s ...
'' Bravo, 2007 c g
* ''Sycorax malayensis
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 s ...
'' 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, ...
'' 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, ...
'' Tokunaga & Komyo, 1955 c g
* ''Sycorax popovi
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, ...
'' Jezek, 1990 c g
* ''Sycorax satchelli
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 silacea
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 ...
'' Haliday, 1839 c g
* ''Sycorax similis
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, ...
'' (Müller, 1927) c g
* '' Sycorax sinuosa'' Curler g
* '' Sycorax slovacus'' Halgos, 1975 c g
* '' Sycorax spina'' Curler g
* '' Sycorax tomkineana'' Jezek g
* '' Sycorax tonnoiri'' Jung, 1954 c g
* '' Sycorax tridentata'' Curler g
* '' Sycorax trifida'' Krek, 1970 c g
* '' Sycorax trispinosa'' Young, 1979 c g
* '' Sycorax tuberculata'' Santos, Bravo & Falqueto g
* '' Sycorax usambaricus'' Wagner & Andersen, 2007 c g
* '' Sycorax utriensis'' Bejarano, Duque & Velez, 2008 c g
* '' Sycorax wampukrum'' Bravo, 2009 c g
* '' Sycorax webbi'' 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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