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Checklist for Family Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 (Asteiid Flies)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1410
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
59
1047
2666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
55
850
1790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
42
432
1155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Opomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
7
50
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsteiidae
Rondani, 1856
Asteiid Flies, Cryptochelid flies
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
6 Genera with 14 Species
Asteia Meigen, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Asteimyia Sabrosky, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Astiosoma Duda, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Crepidohamma Enderlein, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Loewimyia Sabrosky, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Sigaloessa Loew, 19574SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
14 Species
Asteia antennata Sabrosky, 1943
Asteia expansa Sabrosky, 1957
Asteia spinosa Sabrosky, 1943
Asteimyia antennata (Sabrosky, 1943)⇒ Asteia antennata Sabrosky, 1943
Asteimyia spinosa (Sabrosky, 1943)⇒ Asteia spinosa Sabrosky, 1943
Astiosoma aridum Sabrosky, 1957Wright's milkpea
Crepidohamma hillifera Sabrosky, 1957
Crepidohamma nigrifrons Sabrosky, 1957
Crepidohamma pseudocinctipes (Sabrosky, 1943)⇒ Sigaloessa pseudocinctipes Sabrosky, 1943
Crepidohamma schildi Sabrosky, 1957
Sigaloessa hillifera Sabrosky, 1957Cryptochelid fly
Sigaloessa nigrifrons Sabrosky, 1957
Sigaloessa pseudocinctipes Sabrosky, 1943
Sigaloessa schildi Sabrosky, 1957

Subnodes of Asteiidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyAsteiinae
Rondani, 1856
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySigaloessinae
Sabrosky, 1956
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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