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Taxonomy of Genus Heteropogon Loew, 1847
Tanglehead, Tangleheads


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
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
23
2934
49726
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Asiloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bee Flies, Therevids
13
1774
26308
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyAsilidae
Latreille, 1802
Assassin flies, Robber flies, Robber Fly, Robberflies
925
13249
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDasypogoninae
Macquart, 1838
199
3937
Genera
Species
TribeStenopogonini
Hull, 1962
54
1471
Genera
Species
GenusHeteropogon
Loew, 1847
Tanglehead, Tangleheads
79Species
Subnodes of Heteropogon Loew, 1847
SpeciesHeteropogon albibarbatus Becker, 1915  ⇒ Heteropogon aureus
SpeciesHeteropogon alter Becker, 1915
SpeciesHeteropogon arizonensis Wilcox, 1941
Slender dodder
SpeciesHeteropogon asiaticus Oldroyd, 1963
SpeciesHeteropogon ater Sakhvon & Lelej, 2018
SpeciesHeteropogon aureus Becker, 1907
SpeciesHeteropogon aurocinctus Seguy, 1934
SpeciesHeteropogon biplex Becker in Becker & Stein, 1913
SpeciesHeteropogon capensis Lindner, 1961
SpeciesHeteropogon cazieri Wilcox, 1965
Prairie dodder, Wyoming dodder
SpeciesHeteropogon chircahua Wilcox, 1965
SpeciesHeteropogon chiricahua Wilcox, 1965
Prairie dodder, Wyoming dodder
SpeciesHeteropogon cirrhatus Osten-sacken, 1877
SpeciesHeteropogon crabroides
SpeciesHeteropogon currani Pritchard, 1935
Gypsum milk-vetch
SpeciesHeteropogon curviventris Mik, 1882  ⇒ Anisopogon glabellus
SpeciesHeteropogon davisi Wilcox, 1965
Prairie dodder, Wyoming dodder
SpeciesHeteropogon dejectus Williston, 1901
SpeciesHeteropogon divisus Coquillett, 1902
SpeciesHeteropogon dorothyae Martin, 1962
SpeciesHeteropogon duncani Wilcox, 1941
Slender dodder
SpeciesHeteropogon eburnus Walker, 1849
SpeciesHeteropogon elegans Becker, 1907
SpeciesHeteropogon erinaceus Loew, 1871
SpeciesHeteropogon filicornis Loew, 1871
SpeciesHeteropogon fisheri Wilcox, 1965
Prairie dodder, Wyoming dodder
SpeciesHeteropogon flavidus Lindner, 1973
SpeciesHeteropogon flavobarbatus Becker, 1907
SpeciesHeteropogon gibbus Loew, 1866  ⇒ Heteropogon macerinus
SpeciesHeteropogon gracilis Engel & Cuthbertson, 1937
SpeciesHeteropogon hermanni Engel, 1930
SpeciesHeteropogon hiemalis Sakhvon & Lelej, 2018
SpeciesHeteropogon holcocephaloides Lindner, 1955
SpeciesHeteropogon impudicus Janssens, 1961
SpeciesHeteropogon johnsoni Back, 1904
SpeciesHeteropogon lautus Loew, 1872
Juniper globemallow
SpeciesHeteropogon lehri Richter, 1968
SpeciesHeteropogon loewi Lehr, 1970
SpeciesHeteropogon ludius Coquillett, 1893
SpeciesHeteropogon lugubris Hermann, 1906
2Subspecies
SpeciesHeteropogon macerinus Walker, 1849
SpeciesHeteropogon maculinervis James, 1937
SpeciesHeteropogon manicatus Meigen, 1820
SpeciesHeteropogon manni Loew, 1854
SpeciesHeteropogon martini Wilcox, 1965
Prairie dodder, Wyoming dodder
SpeciesHeteropogon mesasiaticus Lehr, 1970
SpeciesHeteropogon modestus Lehr, 1964  ⇒ Heteropogon hermanni
SpeciesHeteropogon nigripes Jones, 1907  ⇒ Eucyrtopogon nigripes
SpeciesHeteropogon nitidus Oldroyd, 1964
SpeciesHeteropogon nubilus Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820
SpeciesHeteropogon oldroydi Lindner, 1973
SpeciesHeteropogon ornatipes Loew, 1851
SpeciesHeteropogon palaestinensis Theodor, 1980
SpeciesHeteropogon palestinensis Theodor, 1980
SpeciesHeteropogon patruelis Coquillett, 1893
SpeciesHeteropogon paurosomus Pritchard, 1935
Gypsum milk-vetch
SpeciesHeteropogon peregrinus Engel, 1929
SpeciesHeteropogon phalna Walker, 1849
SpeciesHeteropogon phoenicurus Loew, 1872
Juniper globemallow
SpeciesHeteropogon pilosus Lehr, 1970
SpeciesHeteropogon pubescens Lehr, 1970  ⇒ Heteropogon pilosus
SpeciesHeteropogon pyrinus Hermann, 1906
SpeciesHeteropogon rejectus Williston, 1901
Tansyleaf lidpod
SpeciesHeteropogon rubidus Coquillett, 1893
SpeciesHeteropogon rubigipennis Macquart in Lucas, 1849
SpeciesHeteropogon rubrifasciatus Bromley, 1931
SpeciesHeteropogon scoparius Loew, 1847
SpeciesHeteropogon senilis Bigot, 1878
SpeciesHeteropogon spatulatus Pritchard, 1935
Gypsum milk-vetch
SpeciesHeteropogon stonei Wilcox, 1965
Prairie dodder, Wyoming dodder
SpeciesHeteropogon succinctus Loew, 1847
SpeciesHeteropogon timondavidi Tsacas, 1970
SpeciesHeteropogon tolandi Wilcox, 1965
Prairie dodder, Wyoming dodder
SpeciesHeteropogon triticeus
SpeciesHeteropogon waltlii Meigen, 1838
SpeciesHeteropogon wilcoxi James, 1934
SpeciesHeteropogon willistoni Martin, 1962

Synonyms
Anisopogon (Loew, 1874)
Pycnopogon (Loew, 1847)
Spirotheros (Raf., 1)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Heteropogon
EnglishTanglehead, Tangleheads


Distribution of Heteropogon Loew, 1847
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe


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