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Taxonomy of Family Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834
Tangle-veined flies, tangle-veined fly


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, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
178
15959
203753
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
23
2934
49726
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Nemestrinoidea
Macquart, 1834
3
161
1271
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyNemestrinidae
Macquart, 1834
Tangle-veined flies, Tangle-veined fly
53
530
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834
SubfamilyAtriadopinae
Bernardi, 1973
3
34
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCyclopsideinae
Bernardi, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilyHirmoneurinae
Loew, 1860
3
103
Genera
Species
SubfamilyNemestrininae
Macquart, 1834
4
215
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTrichopsideinae
Bequaert, 1934
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTrichopsideniae
2
10
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTrichopsidiinae
1
5
Genus
Species
GenusAenigmestrinus
Mostovski, 1998
1Species
GenusAhirmoneura
Zhang & al., 2008
1Species
GenusAndrenomya
Rondani, 1850
0Species
GenusArchinemestrius
Rohdendorf, 1968
3Species
GenusAustrogastromyia
Bequaert, 1932
1Species
GenusCeylonia
Buckton, 1891
  ⇒ Toxoptera
2Species
GenusCeyloniola
Strand, 1928
2Species
GenusDicrotrypana
Bigot, 1879
  ⇒ Trichopsidea
1Species
GenusEohirmoneura
Rohdendorf, 1968
1Species
GenusEurygastromyia
Lichtwardt, 1910
1Species
GenusFlorinemestrinus
1Species
GenusFlorinemestrius
Ren, 1998
1Species
GenusHaematroctes
Gistl, 1848
  ⇒ Fallenia
0Species
GenusHermoneura
Philippi, 1865
  ⇒ Hirmoneura
14Species
GenusHirmobequaertia
Bernardi, 1976
0Species
GenusHirmoia
Bernardi, 1976
0Species
GenusHirmoneurinae
2Species
GenusHirmoneuropsis
Bequaert, 1932
6Species
GenusHirmoneurota
Bernardi, 1976
0Species
GenusHirmonevra
Blanchard in Brullé, 1840
2Species
GenusHirmophlaeba
Rondani, 1863
0Species
GenusHyrmaphloeba
1Species
GenusHyrmoneura
Rondani, 1864
  ⇒ Hirmoneura
2Species
GenusMegistorhynchus
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Moegistorhynchus
0Species
GenusMesonemestrius
Zhang, Zhang & Wang, 2017
1Species
GenusMoegistorhynchus
Macquart, 1841
4Species
GenusNemestrellus
Sack, 1933
2Species
GenusNemestrina
Latreille, 1809
  ⇒ Nemestrinus
73Species
GenusNeohirmoneura
Bequaert, 1919
1Species
GenusPalembolus
Scudder, 1878
1Species
GenusPalombolus
Handlirsch, 1906
  ⇒ Palembolus
0Species
GenusParasymmictus
Bigot, 1879
0Species
GenusProtonemestrius
Rohdendorf, 1968
9Species
GenusRhynchocephalus
Fischer von Waldheim, 1806
17Species
GenusRhyncocephalus
1Species
GenusStenobasipteron
Lichtwardt, 1910
5Species
GenusSymmictoides
Bequaert, 1932
1Species
GenusSymmictus
Loew, 1857
3Species
GenusTricophthalma
2Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Nemestrinidae
EnglishTangle-veined flies, Tangle-veined fly


Distribution and Species lists of Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834
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Afghanistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  7 Species
Argentina
3 Genera  20 Species
Armenia
1 Genus  3 Species
Australia
9 Genera  66 Species
Austria
1 Genus  1 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Genus  2 Species
Bolivia
1 Genus  0 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  0 Species
Brazil
4 Genera  9 Species
Bulgaria
2 Genera  2 Species
Canada
1 Genus  1 Species
Cape Verde
4 Genera  8 Species
Chile
4 Genera  42 Species
China
6 Genera  16 Species
Colombia
2 Genera  2 Species
Costa Rica
3 Genera  1 Species
Ecuador
2 Genera  2 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  7 Species
France
3 Genera  4 Species
Georgia
1 Genus  1 Species
Germany
2 Genera  1 Species
Greece
3 Genera  4 Species
Guatemala
1 Genus  2 Species
India
2 Genera  6 Species
Indonesia
3 Genera  5 Species
Iran
3 Genera  9 Species
Ireland
1 Genus  1 Species
Israel
2 Genera  8 Species
Italy
1 Genus  1 Species
Japan
2 Genera  2 Species
Kazakhstan
6 Genera  26 Species
Kenya
2 Genera  4 Species
Kyrgyzstan
2 Genera  11 Species
Laos
1 Genus  1 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  0 Species
Libya
1 Genus  1 Species
Malawi
3 Genera  4 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  1 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
3 Genera  8 Species
Mongolia
1 Genus  8 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  3 Species
Mozambique
2 Genera  1 Species
Myanmar
1 Genus  2 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  1 Species
Nepal
1 Genus  0 Species
Netherlands
1 Genus  1 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
1 Genus  0 Species
Panama
1 Genus  2 Species
Papua New Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Paraguay
2 Genera  2 Species
Peru
3 Genera  11 Species
Philippines
2 Genera  2 Species
Republic South Africa
6 Genera  48 Species
Romania
1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
2 Genera  3 Species
Somalia
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
4 Genera  10 Species
Sri Lanka
3 Genera  4 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Switzerland
1 Genus  0 Species
Syria
1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
4 Genera  7 Species
Tajikistan
2 Genera  12 Species
Tanzania
1 Genus  1 Species
Thailand
1 Genus  4 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  2 Species
Turkey
3 Genera  7 Species
Turkmenistan
2 Genera  12 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
2 Genera  2 Species
Uruguay
2 Genera  3 Species
USA
7 Genera  20 Species
Uzbekistan
2 Genera  14 Species
Venezuela
1 Genus  1 Species
Vietnam
2 Genera  2 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  1 Species
Zambia
1 Genus  0 Species
Zimbabwe
2 Genera  4 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Nemestrinidae at gbif.org
Nemestrinidae at irmng.org
Nemestrinidae at itis.gov