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Checklist for Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 (Big headed flies)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
127
3884
28408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
98
3054
20697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
76
2097
11896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
256
1805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
145
1200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
16
218
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
16 Genera with 218 Species
Beckerias Aczel, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 195035SpeciesTaxom
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Claraeola Aczel, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Collinias Aczel, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Dasydorylas Skevington, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 194923SpeciesTaxom
Dorylomorpha Aczel, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 195064SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19598SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 190017SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 190050SpeciesTaxom
Wittella Hardy, 19521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
218 Species
Cephalops (Beckerias) hemistilbus Hardy, 1961
Cephalops (Cephalops) abditus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Cephalops) candidulus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Cephalops) laeviventris Loew, 1858
Cephalops (Cephalops) lusingensis Hardy, 1952
Cephalops (Cephalops) obtusus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Cephalops) pallidipleura Curran, 1929
Cephalops (Cephalops) quasilubuti Hardy, 1962
Cephalops (Cephalops) zululandicus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Semicephalops) navus Hardy, 1952
Cephalops albivillosus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops bellulus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops bequaerti Curran, 1929
Cephalops calcaratus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops calvus De Meyer, 1990
Cephalops cautus Hardy, 1952
Cephalops congoensis Hardy, 1949
Cephalops extimus Hardy, 1952
Cephalops inchoatus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops inflatus De Meyer, 1992
Cephalops kalimus Hardy, 1962
Cephalops longisetosus Hardy, 1950
Cephalops lubuti Curran, 1929
Cephalops lucidus Hardy, 1950
Cephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
Cephalops obstipus Hardy, 1964
Cephalops parvicornis Hardy, 1949
Cephalops perpaucus Hardy, 1950
Cephalops ruandensis Hardy, 1950
Cephalops saegeri Hardy, 1961
Cephalops splendens De Meyer, 1992
Cephalops ugandensis De Meyer, 1992
Cephalops villosiscutum Hardy, 1962
Cephalops vinnulus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops visendus Hardy, 1950
Cephalosphaera collarti Hardy, 1952
Cephalosphaera magnispinosus Hardy, 1950
Cephalosphaera pallidifemoralis Hardy, 1952
Chalarus perplexus Jervis, 1992
Chalarus spurius Fallen, 1816
Claraeola conjuncta Collin, 1949
Claraeola francoisi Hardy, 1952
Claraeola nigripennis Hardy, 1949
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Clistoabdominalis lomholdti Foldvari, 2003
Clistoabdominalis nitidifrons Becker, 1900
Clistoabdominalis trochanteratus Becker, 1900
Collinias fulvicaudus De Meyer, 1996
Dasydorylas dorsalis Hardy, 1950
Dasydorylas quasidorsalis Hardy, 1961
Dasydorylas setosus Becker, 1908
Dasydorylas sordidatus Hardy, 1950
Dorilas (Dorilas) abditus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Cephalops abditus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Dorilas) angustifacies (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Microcephalops angustifacies Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Dorilas) hemistilbus (Hardy, 1961)⇒ Cephalops hemistilbus Hardy, 1961
Dorilas (Dorilas) navus (Hardy, 1952)⇒ Cephalops navus Hardy, 1952
Dorilas (Dorilas) obtusus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Cephalops obtusus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Dorilas) reconditus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Cephalops obtusus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Dorilas) stenopsis (Hardy, 1959)⇒ Microcephalops stenopsis Hardy, 1959
Dorilas (Eudorylas) abruptus (Hardy, 1952)⇒ Eudorylas abruptus Hardy, 1952
Dorilas (Eudorylas) aemulus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas aemulus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) aethiopicus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas aethiopicus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) amuscarium (Hardy, 1959)⇒ Eudorylas amuscarium Hardy, 1959
Dorilas (Eudorylas) candidulus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Cephalops candidulus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) denotatus (Hardy, 1959)⇒ Eudorylas denotatus Hardy, 1959
Dorilas (Eudorylas) diversus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas diversus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) galeatus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas galeatus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) libratus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas libratus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) natalensis (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas natalensis Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) porrectus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas porrectus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) pusillus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas pusillus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) quadratus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas quadratus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) sinuosus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas sinuosus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) turneri (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas turneri Hardy, 1949
Dorilas evanidus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas evanidus Hardy, 1949
Dorylomorpha (Dorylomorpha) aczeli Hardy, 1947
Dorylomorpha atramontensis Banks, 1911
Elmohardyia atlantica Hough, 1899
Eudorylas abdominalis Loew, 1858
Eudorylas abruptus Hardy, 1952
Eudorylas acroapex Hardy, 1962
Eudorylas aculeatus Loew, 1858
Eudorylas aemulus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas aethiopicus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas africanus Lindner, 1956
Eudorylas amanii Foldvari, 2003
Eudorylas amitinus Hardy, 1962
Eudorylas amuscarium Hardy, 1959
Eudorylas angustus Hardy, 1952
Eudorylas apiculatus Hardy, 1961
Eudorylas bisetosus Hardy, 1962
Eudorylas bredoi Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas conformis Hardy, 1959
Eudorylas cupreiventris Becker, 1914
Eudorylas decorus Hardy, 1950
Eudorylas definitus Hardy, 1961
Eudorylas denotatus Hardy, 1959
Eudorylas discretus Hardy, 1952
Eudorylas diversus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas encerus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas eremnoptera Hardy, 1962
Eudorylas evanidus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas excisus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas facetus Hardy, 1962
Eudorylas falcatus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas flexus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas fluviatilis Becker, 1900Greenhouse white fly
Eudorylas fractus Hardy, 1962
Eudorylas galeatus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas garambensis Hardy, 1961
Eudorylas ghesquierei Hardy, 1950
Eudorylas hadrosoma Hardy, 1962
Eudorylas inornatus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas katonae Kertesz, 1907
Eudorylas liberia Curran, 1929
Eudorylas libratus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas luteopilus Hardy, 1962
Eudorylas megacanthus Hardy, 1961
Eudorylas meruensis Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas mikenensis Hardy, 1950
Eudorylas minymerus Hardy, 1962
Eudorylas modicus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas mutillatus Loew, 1858
Eudorylas natalensis Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas parvifrons Loew, 1858
Eudorylas pondolandi Foldvari, 2003
Eudorylas porrectus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas pusillus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas quadratus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas remiformis Hardy, 1962
Eudorylas rubrus Hardy, 1950
Eudorylas scharffi Foldvari, 2003
Eudorylas semiopacus Lamb, 1922
Eudorylas setiformis Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas sinuosus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas swanengi Foldvari, 2003
Eudorylas tanzaniensis Foldvari, 2003
Eudorylas turneri Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas umbrinus Loew, 1858
Eudorylas unanimus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas vicarius Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas wittei Hardy, 1950
Microcephalops angustifacies Hardy, 1949
Microcephalops brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microcephalops conspectus Hardy, 1949
Microcephalops damasi Hardy, 1950
Microcephalops minisculus De Meyer, 1996
Microcephalops montanus De Meyer, 1996
Microcephalops rufopictus Hardy, 1962
Microcephalops stenopsis Hardy, 1959
Pipunculus (Eudorylas) mutillatus (Loew, 1857)⇒ Eudorylas mutillatus Loew, 1858
Pipunculus abdominalis (Loew, 1858)⇒ Eudorylas abdominalis Loew, 1858
Pipunculus aculeatus (Loew, 1858)⇒ Pipunculus willistoni Kertesz, 1900
Pipunculus claripennis (Loew, 1858)⇒ Tomosvaryella claripennis Loew, 1858
Pipunculus depauperatus Lamb, 1922
Pipunculus flavicrus Rapp, 1946
Pipunculus glabrum (Adams, 1905)⇒ Tomosvaryella subvirescens Loew, 1872
Pipunculus intimilobus
Pipunculus laeviventris (Loew, 1858)⇒ Cephalops laeviventris Loew, 1858
Pipunculus nanus Skevington, 1998
Pipunculus pallidipleura (Curran, 1929)⇒ Cephalops pallidipleura Curran, 1929
Pipunculus quasilubuti (Hardy, 1962)⇒ Cephalops quasilubuti Hardy, 1962
Pipunculus remifomis
Pipunculus risbeci Seguy, 1946
Pipunculus rufopictus (Hardy, 1962)⇒ Microcephalops rufopictus Hardy, 1962
Pipunculus umbrinus (Loew, 1858)⇒ Eudorylas umbrinus Loew, 1858
Pipunculus willistoni Kertesz, 1900
Tomosvaryella africana Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella ancylostyla Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella angolensis De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella anomala Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella apicalis Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella basalis Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella botswanae De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella brachybasis De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella brachyscolops Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella caerulescens De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella cilifemorata Becker, 1907
Tomosvaryella claripennis Loew, 1858
Tomosvaryella comaousa De Meyer, 1990
Tomosvaryella congoana Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella crassifemorata De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella disjuncta Becker, 1900
Tomosvaryella flavipes De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella forchhammeri De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella frontata Becker, 1897
Tomosvaryella geniculata (Meigen, 1824)⇒ Tomosvaryella kuthyi Aczel, 1944
Tomosvaryella gibbosa Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella incondita Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella insulicola De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella latitarsis Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella littoralis Becker, 1897
Tomosvaryella mbuyensis Hardy, 1952
Tomosvaryella mesostena Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella minima (Becker, 1897)⇒ Dorylomorpha aczeli Hardy, 1947
Tomosvaryella montana De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella mutata Becker, 1897
Tomosvaryella oligoseta De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella olmii De Meyer & F..., 2008
Tomosvaryella parvicuspis Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella propria Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella ruwenzoriensis De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella setositora Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella singula Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella singularis De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella singuloides De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella speciosa Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella spinigera De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella subafricana De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella subvirescens Loew, 1872
Tomosvaryella sylvaticoides Lamb, 1922
Tomosvaryella tecta De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella torosa Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella transvaalensis De Meyer, 1993Yellow-faced bee
Tomosvaryella tridens Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella varana (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Tomosvaryella propria Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella vicina Becker, 1900
Wittella lusingensis (Hardy, 1952)⇒ Cephalops lusingensis Hardy, 1952

Subnodes of Pipunculidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyChalarinae
Aczel, 1939
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
13
215
Genera
Species

Taxom



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