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Checklist for Tribe Discocerinini Cresson, 1925
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
 
Ephydroidea
Zetterstedt, 1837
4
65
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEphydridae
Zetterstedt, 1837
Brine flies, Shore flies, Shore flies & brine flies
42
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPsilopinae
Cresson, 1925
18
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeDiscocerinini
Cresson, 1925
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
7 Genera with 10 Species
Discocerina Macquart, 19465SpeciesTaxom
Facitrichophora Mathis & Zat..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Hydrochasma Hendel, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamproclasiopa Hendel, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Orasiopa Zatwarnicki ..., 2001
0SpeciesTaxom
Pectinifer Cresson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Polytrichophora Cresson, 19183SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
10 Species
Discocerina nana Williston, 1896
Discocerina nepos Cresson, 1918
Discocerina nitida Cresson, 1918
Discocerina trilineata Cresson, 1918
Discocerina univittata Cresson, 1946
Facitrichophora atrella Mathis & Zat..., 2012
Pectinifer aeneus Cresson, 1918
Polytrichophora desmata Williston, 1896
Polytrichophora pulchra Cresson, 1918
Polytrichophora setulosa Cresson, 1918


Links, sources and further information
Discocerinini at itis.gov