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Taxonomy of Family Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914
Periscelidid Flies


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
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
126
11579
137184
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
116
10251
111672
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
90
4222
56473
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Opomyzoidea
Fallen, 1820
15
314
8169
Families
Genera
Species
GroupAsteioinea
7
74
556
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPeriscelididae
Oldenberg, 1914
Periscelidid Flies
23
177
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914
SubfamilyPeriscelidinae
Oldenberg, 1914
7
67
Genera
Species
SubfamilyStenomicrinae
Papp, 1984
4
98
Genera
Species
GenusCyanops  ⇒ Cyamops
0Species
GenusEchidnocephalodes
Sabrosky, 1980
1Species
GenusEchidnocephalus
Lamb, 1914
1Species
GenusMicroperiscelis
Oldenberg, 1914
  ⇒ Periscelis
2Species
GenusNotioscelis
Mathis, 1993
0Species
GenusPanamenia
Curran, 1934
1Species
GenusPepiscelis
2Species
GenusPhorticoides
Malloch, 1915
  ⇒ Periscelis
1Species
GenusPlanocephalus
Scudder, 1885
1Species
GenusProcyamops
Hoffeins & Rung, 2005
1Species
GenusSchizochaeta
Malloch, 1934
  ⇒ Planinasus
1Species
GenusSphyroperiscelis
Sturtevant, 1923
  ⇒ Periscelis
1Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Periscelididae
GermanSaftfliegen
EnglishPeriscelidid Flies
DutchSapvliegen
SwedishSavflugor


Distribution and Species lists of Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914
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Afghanistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
4 Genera  3 Species
Australia
3 Genera  10 Species
Austria
3 Genera  5 Species
Belize
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
4 Genera  8 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  2 Species
Canada
3 Genera  6 Species
Cape Verde
3 Genera  6 Species
China
1 Genus  1 Species
Colombia
2 Genera  2 Species
Costa Rica
6 Genera  9 Species
Cuba
2 Genera  1 Species
Czech Republic
2 Genera  5 Species
Denmark
2 Genera  3 Species
Dominica
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
3 Genera  7 Species
Ecuador
1 Genus  2 Species
El Salvador
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
1 Genus  1 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  2 Species
Fiji
2 Genera  2 Species
Finland
3 Genera  9 Species
France
2 Genera  4 Species
Gambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Germany
2 Genera  6 Species
Guatemala
2 Genera  2 Species
Guyana
3 Genera  3 Species
Honduras
1 Genus  0 Species
Hungary
1 Genus  3 Species
Iceland
1 Genus  1 Species
India
1 Genus  1 Species
Israel
1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
1 Genus  2 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Genus  2 Species
Jamaica
1 Genus  1 Species
Japan
2 Genera  3 Species
Jordan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  2 Species
Laos
1 Genus  2 Species
Latvia
1 Genus  1 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
2 Genera  2 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  2 Species
Mexico
4 Genera  6 Species
Micronesia
2 Genera  2 Species
Nepal
1 Genus  2 Species
Netherlands
2 Genera  3 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  1 Species
Nigeria
2 Genera  4 Species
Norway
3 Genera  6 Species
Panama
4 Genera  4 Species
Papua New Guinea
2 Genera  0 Species
Peru
6 Genera  11 Species
Philippines
2 Genera  2 Species
Poland
2 Genera  2 Species
Republic South Africa
2 Genera  6 Species
Russia
2 Genera  1 Species
Rwanda
1 Genus  1 Species
Samoa
1 Genus  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  1 Species
Seychelles
1 Genus  1 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Genus  0 Species
Slovakia
1 Genus  3 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Sri Lanka
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
4 Genera  10 Species
Switzerland
2 Genera  5 Species
Taiwan
1 Genus  1 Species
Tanzania
1 Genus  2 Species
Thailand
3 Genera  6 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  2 Species
United Kingdom
2 Genera  10 Species
USA
5 Genera  16 Species
Venezuela
1 Genus  2 Species
Vietnam
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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