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Checklist for Tribe Physocephalini SMITH & PETERSON, 1987
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2379
11014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1842
7421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
58
1363
5023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
55
1160
3526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
42
388
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Conopoidea
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed flies
1
11
107
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyConopidae
Latreille, 1802
Thick-headed Flies, Thick-Headed Fly
11
107
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyConopinae
Latreille, 1802
4
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePhysocephalini
SMITH & PETERSON, 1987
1
18
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
1 Genera with 18 Species
Physocephala Schiner, 199618SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
18 Species
Physocephala aurifrons Walker, 1849
Physocephala bicolor (Krober, 1915)⇒ Physocephala scutellata Krober, 1915
Physocephala bipunctata Macquart, 1843
Physocephala brunnipes Krober, 1927
Physocephala dimidiata (Walker, 1853)⇒ Physocephala sagittaria Say, 1823
Physocephala fairchildi (Camras, 1957)⇒ Physocephala unicolor Krober, 1915
Physocephala flavifrons Meigen, 1824
Physocephala lugubris Macquart, 1835
Physocephala picipes Krober, 1915
Physocephala rufithorax Krober, 1915
Physocephala sagittaria Say, 1823
Physocephala scutellata Krober, 1915
Physocephala segethi Rondani, 1863
Physocephala spheniformis Camras, 1957
Physocephala thecala Camras, 1957
Physocephala tibialis Say, 1829Common Eastern Physocephala
Physocephala unicolor Krober, 1915
Physocephala wulpi Camras, 1996


Links, sources and further information
Physocephalini at itis.gov