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Checklist for Family Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 (Stilt Flies)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
2533
5194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
64
410
934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
50
320
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
39
220
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
168
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
26
84
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nerioidea
Westwood, 1840
2
10
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMicropezidae
Illiger, 1798
Stilt Flies, Stilt-legged flies, Stilt-legged fly
9
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
9 Genera with 29 Species
Cardiacephala Macquart, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Grallipeza Rondani, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Parasphen Enderlein, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Plocoscelus Enderlein, 19306SpeciesTaxom
Poecilotylus Hennig, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Ptilosphen Enderlein, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Rainieria Rondani, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Scipopus Enderlein, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Taeniaptera Macquart, 19346SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
29 Species
Cardiacephala guttata Walker, 1853
Grallipeza magna Hennig, 1934
Grallipeza unifasciata Fabricius, 1805
Grallipeza vicina Hennig, 1934
Parasphen amazonicus Enderlein, 1922
Parasphen frontalis Cresson, 1930
Plocoscelus conifer Hendel, 1933
Plocoscelus harenosus Cresson, 1930
Plocoscelus modestus Cresson, 1930
Plocoscelus niger Schiner, 1868
Plocoscelus schilidi Cresson, 1930
Plocoscelus townsendi Cresson, 1930
Poecilotylus stellatus Wulp, 1897
Poecilotylus testaceus Fabricius, 1805
Poecilotylus varius Wiedemann, 1830
Ptilosphen comis Cresson, 1930
Ptilosphen insignis Wiedemann, 1830
Rainieria calosoma Bigot, 1886
Rainieria paraffinis Hennig, 1935
Rainieria postica Curran, 1932
Rainieria pygmaea Hennig, 1935
Scipopus cartaboensis Cresson, 1926
Scipopus diversus Schiner, 1868
Taeniaptera albibasis Enderlein, 1922
Taeniaptera albitarsis Enderlein, 1922
Taeniaptera continentalis Hennig, 1934
Taeniaptera parens Cresson, 1926
Taeniaptera rufifacies Macquart, 1851
Taeniaptera vulgata Hennig, 1934

Subnodes of Micropezidae with occurrences in Guyana
SubfamilyTaeniapterinae
Cresson, 1930
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



Micropezidae (Illiger 1798)
Micropezidae (Illiger 1798)


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