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TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Cephalops Fallen, 1810
is a synonym of Genus Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
This may be an outdated term
The Taxom listed here as synonyme is shown below

Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
178
15959
203753
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
126
11579
137184
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
10
1328
25512
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
4
817
18332
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
57
2571
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
23
2348
Genera
Species
TribeCephalopsini
Macquart, 1834
1
219
Genus
Species
GenusCephalops
Fallen, 1810
219Species
Subnodes of Cephalops Fallen, 1810
SubgenusCephalops (Beckerias)
Aczel, 1939
3Species
SubgenusCephalops (Cephalops)
Fallen, 1810
17Species
SubgenusCephalops (Parabeckerias)
De Meyer, 1994
  ⇒ Pipunculus
1Species
SubgenusCephalops (Semicephalops)
De Meyer, 1994
  ⇒ Pipunculus
17Species
SpeciesCephalops acklandi Kozanek & De Meyer, 1992
SpeciesCephalops acrothrix Perkins, 1910
SpeciesCephalops acutus Ramos-Pastrana, Marques & Rafael, 2022
SpeciesCephalops adamanteus De Meyer & Kozanek, 1990
SpeciesCephalops albivillosus Hardy, 1949
SpeciesCephalops alienus Hardy, 1953
SpeciesCephalops amapaensis Rafael, 1991
SpeciesCephalops amembranosus Rafael, 1991
SpeciesCephalops amplus Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops annulipes Zetterstedt, 1838
SpeciesCephalops apletomeris Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops argenteus Kuznetzov, 1991
SpeciesCephalops argutus Hardy, 1968
SpeciesCephalops artifrons Hardy, 1968
SpeciesCephalops aucta Fallen, 1817  ⇒ Verrallia aucta
SpeciesCephalops bellulus Hardy, 1949
SpeciesCephalops bequaerti Curran, 1929
SpeciesCephalops bicuspidis Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops bifidus De Meyer & Grootaert, 1990
SpeciesCephalops boharti Hardy, 1949
SpeciesCephalops brachium Kehlmaier & Withers, 2019
SpeciesCephalops brasiliensis Hardy, 1950
SpeciesCephalops braueri Strobl, 1880
SpeciesCephalops buclavus Hardy, 1968
SpeciesCephalops burmensis De Meyer, 1992
SpeciesCephalops calcaratus Hardy, 1949
SpeciesCephalops callistus Hardy, 1954
SpeciesCephalops calvus De Meyer, 1990
SpeciesCephalops canutifrons Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops cautus Hardy, 1952
SpeciesCephalops chandiensis Kapoor, Grewal & Sharma, 1987
SpeciesCephalops chauliosternum Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops congoensis Hardy, 1949
SpeciesCephalops cornutus Hardy, 1953
SpeciesCephalops crassispinus Yang & Xu, 1998
SpeciesCephalops curvarmatus De Meyer, 1990
SpeciesCephalops delomeris Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops deminitens Hardy, 1966
SpeciesCephalops digitatus De Meyer, 1990
SpeciesCephalops dubrensis Stephens, 1829
SpeciesCephalops emeljanovi Kuznetzov, 1990
SpeciesCephalops eufraternus Kapoor, Grewal & Sharma, 1987
SpeciesCephalops euryhymenos Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops excellens Kertesz, 1912
SpeciesCephalops eximius Hardy, 1972
SpeciesCephalops extimus Hardy, 1952
SpeciesCephalops filicerus De Meyer, 1990  ⇒ Cephalosphaera filicera
SpeciesCephalops filicicola Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops flavipes Meigen, 1824
SpeciesCephalops flavocinctus Brunetti, 1912
SpeciesCephalops fraternus Kertesz, 1912
SpeciesCephalops furcatus Egger, 0
SpeciesCephalops furnaceus De Meyer, 1990
SpeciesCephalops gansuensis Yang & Xu, 1998
SpeciesCephalops germanicus Aczel, 1940
SpeciesCephalops gnomus Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops gracilentus Yang & Xu, 1998
SpeciesCephalops gracilis Ramos-Pastrana, Marques & Rafael, 2022
SpeciesCephalops grootaerti De Meyer, 1990
SpeciesCephalops haleakalaae Hardy, 1953
SpeciesCephalops hardyi De Meyer, 1990
SpeciesCephalops hawaiiensis Perkins, 1905
SpeciesCephalops hikosanus Morakote, 1990
SpeciesCephalops hirashimai Morakote, 1990
SpeciesCephalops hirtifemurus Yang & Xu, 1998
SpeciesCephalops holomelas Perkins, 1910
SpeciesCephalops honshuensis Morakote, 1990
SpeciesCephalops huashanensis Yang & Xu, 1989
SpeciesCephalops imperfectus Becker, 1921
SpeciesCephalops inchoatus Hardy, 1949
SpeciesCephalops incohatus Morakote, 1990
SpeciesCephalops inflatus De Meyer, 1992
SpeciesCephalops injectivus Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops innitidus Rafael, 1991
SpeciesCephalops inpaganus Rafael, 1991
SpeciesCephalops javensis De Meyer, 1992
SpeciesCephalops juvator Perkins, 1905
SpeciesCephalops juvencus Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops kalimus Hardy, 1962
SpeciesCephalops kashmerensis Kapoor, Grewal & Sharma, 1987
SpeciesCephalops kasparjani Kuznetzov, 1990
SpeciesCephalops klinsmanni Ramos-Pastrana, Marques & Rafael, 2022
SpeciesCephalops koolauensis Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops kumaonensis Kapoor, Grewal & Sharma, 1987
SpeciesCephalops kumatai Morakote, 1990
SpeciesCephalops kunashiricus Kuznetzov, 1990
SpeciesCephalops kurilensis Kuznetzov, 1990
SpeciesCephalops laterisutilis Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops limatus Hardy, 1965
SpeciesCephalops lobatus Ramos-Pastrana, Marques & Rafael, 2022
SpeciesCephalops longicaudus Yang & Xu, 1998
SpeciesCephalops longiductulis De Meyer, 1990
SpeciesCephalops longipennis Brunetti, 1927
SpeciesCephalops longisetosus Hardy, 1950
SpeciesCephalops longistigmatis Yang & Xu, 1998
SpeciesCephalops longistylis De Meyer, 1990
SpeciesCephalops longistylus
SpeciesCephalops lubuti Curran, 1929
SpeciesCephalops lucidus Hardy, 1950
SpeciesCephalops lusitanicus Kehlmaier & Andrade, 2016
SpeciesCephalops macrothrix Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops maculiventris Brunetti, 1927
SpeciesCephalops magnimembrus De Meyer, 1992
SpeciesCephalops mainensis Cresson, 1911
SpeciesCephalops mashobraensis Kapoor, Grewal & Sharma, 1987
SpeciesCephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops melanopodis Hardy, 1953
SpeciesCephalops metallicus Morakote, 1990
SpeciesCephalops molokaiensis Grimshaw, 1901
SpeciesCephalops multidenticulatus De Meyer & Grootaert, 1990
SpeciesCephalops mundulus Hardy, 1968
SpeciesCephalops nagatomii Hardy, 1972
SpeciesCephalops nigricoxa Rafael, 1991
SpeciesCephalops nigrifrons Rafael, 1991
SpeciesCephalops nigronitens Brunetti, 1912
SpeciesCephalops nigrotarsatus Grimshaw, 1901
SpeciesCephalops nitidellus Rafael, 1991
SpeciesCephalops nitidus Hardy, 1950
SpeciesCephalops oahuensis Perkins, 1905
SpeciesCephalops oberson Coe, 1966
SpeciesCephalops obscuratus Hardy, 1953
SpeciesCephalops obstipus Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops opacus Fallen, 1816  ⇒ Microcephalops opacus
SpeciesCephalops orbiculatus Yang & Xu, 1998
SpeciesCephalops orestes Hardy, 1972
SpeciesCephalops pacatus Morakote, 1990
SpeciesCephalops paganus Hardy, 1965
SpeciesCephalops palawanensis Hardy, 1972
SpeciesCephalops pallidivittipes De Meyer, 1990
SpeciesCephalops pallipes Johnson, 1903
SpeciesCephalops papuaensis De Meyer & Grootaert, 1990
SpeciesCephalops parmatus De Meyer & Grootaert, 1990
SpeciesCephalops parvicornis Hardy, 1949
SpeciesCephalops pauculus Hardy, 1954
SpeciesCephalops pedernalensis Rafael, 1996
SpeciesCephalops pendleburyi Brunetti, 1927
SpeciesCephalops penepauculus Hardy, 1965
SpeciesCephalops perkinsiellae Hardy, 1953
SpeciesCephalops perpaucus Hardy, 1950
SpeciesCephalops phaethus Hardy & Knowlton, 1939
SpeciesCephalops philippinensis Hardy, 1949
SpeciesCephalops ponti Rafael, 1991
SpeciesCephalops pratorum Fallen, 1816  ⇒ Cephalops (Cephalops) aeneus
SpeciesCephalops proditus Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops pulvillatus Kertesz, 1915
SpeciesCephalops reductus De Meyer, 1990  ⇒ Cephalosphaera reducta
SpeciesCephalops rotundipennis Grimshaw, 1901
SpeciesCephalops ruandensis Hardy, 1950
SpeciesCephalops saegeri Hardy, 1961
SpeciesCephalops sapporoensis Morakote, 1990
SpeciesCephalops sectus Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops seminitidus Becker, 1897
SpeciesCephalops shanghaiensis Ouchi, 1943
SpeciesCephalops shikotanicus Kuznetzov, 1990
SpeciesCephalops shisanlingensis Yang & Xu, 1998
SpeciesCephalops spirellus Huo & Yang, 2017
SpeciesCephalops splendens De Meyer, 1992
SpeciesCephalops spurius Fallen, 1816  ⇒ Chalarus spurius
SpeciesCephalops strigulipes Verrall, 1901
SpeciesCephalops strobli Verrall, 1901
SpeciesCephalops stygius Hardy, 1948
SpeciesCephalops swezeyi Perkins, 1905
SpeciesCephalops taiwanensis De Meyer, 1992
SpeciesCephalops talyshensis Kuznetzov, 1990
SpeciesCephalops terraereginensis De Meyer, 1992
SpeciesCephalops terryi Perkins, 1905
SpeciesCephalops tibetanus Yang & Xu, 1987
SpeciesCephalops timberlakei Hardy, 1953
SpeciesCephalops titanus Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops transversalis Rafael, 1991
SpeciesCephalops trichostylis Hardy, 1964
SpeciesCephalops turkmenorum Kuznetzov, 1990
SpeciesCephalops ugandensis De Meyer, 1992
SpeciesCephalops uluhe Hardy, 1953
SpeciesCephalops validus Hardy, 1972
SpeciesCephalops villifemoralis Hardy, 1954
SpeciesCephalops villosiscutum Hardy, 1962
SpeciesCephalops vinnulus Hardy, 1949
SpeciesCephalops visendus Hardy, 1950
SpeciesCephalops xanthocnemis Perkins, 1905
SpeciesCephalops yoshiyasui Morakote, 1990


Distribution of Cephalops Fallen, 1810
Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Russia, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe


Found in fossile formations
Much Wenlock Limestone Formation


Ecozone
Forest, River, Wood, Wetland, Grasslands, Mountains, Coasts, Urban, Lakes


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