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Checklist for Family Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834 (Tangle-veined flies)
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
151
4728
39323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
106
3569
27902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Asilomorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
15
774
8623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nemestrinoidea
Macquart, 1834
2
22
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNemestrinidae
Macquart, 1834
Tangle-veined flies, Tangle-veined fly
7
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
7 Genera with 23 Species
Hirmoneura Meigen, 190811SpeciesTaxom
Neorhynchocephalus Lichtwardt, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Palembolus Scudder, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Prosoeca Schiner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocephalus Fischer von ..., 18832SpeciesTaxom
Trichophthalma Westwood, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsidea Westwood, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
23 Species
Hirmoneura (Hirmoneurites) willistoni T. D. A. Coc..., 1910
Hirmoneura arizonensis (Bequaert, 1934)⇒ Hirmoneura texana Cockerell, 1908
Hirmoneura bradleyi Bequaert, 1920
Hirmoneura brevirostris Macquart, 1846
Hirmoneura clausa (Osten Sacken, 1877)⇒ Trichopsidea clausa Osten Sacken, 1877
Hirmoneura flavipes Williston, 1886Skyblue clustervine
Hirmoneura melanderi Cockerell, 1908
Hirmoneura occultator Cockerell, 1908
Hirmoneura psilotes Osten Sacken, 1886
Hirmoneura texana Cockerell, 1908
Hirmoneura vulcanica Cockerell, 1908
Neorhynchocephalus melanderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Neorhynchocephalus mexicanus Bequaert, 1934
Neorhynchocephalus occultator T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Neorhynchocephalus sackenii Williston, 1880
Neorhynchocephalus volaticus Williston, 1883
Neorhynchocephalus vulcanicus T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Palembolus florigerus Scudder, 1878
Prosoeca (Palembolus) florigera S. H. Scudder, 1878
Rhynchocephalus subnitens (Cockerell, 1908)⇒ Neorhynchocephalus sackenii Williston, 1880
Rhynchocephalus volaticus (Williston, 1883)⇒ Neorhynchocephalus volaticus Williston, 1883
Trichophthalma (Trichophthalma) laetilinea Walker, 1857
Trichopsidea clausa Osten Sacken, 1877

Subnodes of Nemestrinidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyHirmoneurinae
Loew, 1860
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemestrininae
Macquart, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrichopsideniae
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrichopsidiinae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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