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Checklist for Tribe Microcephalopsini Rafael & De Meyer, 1991
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
840
24886
144846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
837
24869
144808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
24445
142884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
457
18795
117333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
117
3423
20657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
92
2761
13772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
70
2106
9589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
264
2504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
134
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
15
173
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
14
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMicrocephalopsini
Rafael & De Meyer, 1991
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern South America
1 Genera with 3 Species
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19543SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
3 Species
Microcephalops inermus Hardy, 1954
Microcephalops transversalis Rafael, 1991
Microcephalops williamsi Hardy, 1954