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Checklist for Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 (Big headed flies)
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
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
203
1497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
95
710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
15
142
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
15 Genera with 142 Species
Allomethus Hardy, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Amazunculus Rafael, 19509SpeciesTaxom
Basileunculus Rafael, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 195414SpeciesTaxom
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 19926SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 19907SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Dasydorylas Skevington, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Dorylomorpha Aczel, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 199732SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 199553SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19928SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
142 Species
Allomethus catharinensis Rafael, 1991
Allomethus rotundicornis Hardy, 1954
Amazunculus acreanus Marques, Ske..., 2019
Amazunculus besti Rafael, 1986
Amazunculus bethoi Marques, Ske..., 2019
Amazunculus claripennis Rafael & Rosa, 1992
Amazunculus cordigaster Galinkin & R..., 2008
Amazunculus deargentatus Galinkin & R..., 2008
Amazunculus duckei Galinkin & R..., 2008
Amazunculus manauara Marques, Ske..., 2019
Amazunculus platypodus Hardy, 1950
Basileunculus aliceae Rafael, 1987
Cephalops amapaensis Rafael, 1991
Cephalops brasiliensis Hardy, 1950
Cephalops callistus Hardy, 1954
Cephalops innitidus Rafael, 1991
Cephalops inpaganus Rafael, 1991
Cephalops limatus Hardy, 1965
Cephalops nigricoxa Rafael, 1991
Cephalops nigrifrons Rafael, 1991
Cephalops nitidellus Rafael, 1991
Cephalops nitidus Hardy, 1950
Cephalops paganus Hardy, 1965
Cephalops pauculus Hardy, 1954
Cephalops ponti Rafael, 1991
Cephalops villifemoralis Hardy, 1954
Cephalosphaera cristata Rafael, 1992
Cephalosphaera fairchildi Rafael, 1992
Cephalosphaera macroctenia Rafael, 1992
Cephalosphaera miriamae Rafael, 1992
Cephalosphaera pacaraima Rafael & Rosa, 1992
Cephalosphaera semispiralis Rafael & Rosa, 1992
Chalarus absonus Rafael, 1990
Chalarus amazonensis Rafael, 1988
Chalarus connexus Rafael, 1988
Chalarus delicatus Rafael, 1990
Chalarus lenkoi Rafael, 1990
Chalarus triramosus Rafael, 1990
Chalarus xanthopodus Rafael, 1990
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Clistoabdominalis spinitibialis Hardy, 1954
Dasydorylas nigripedes Hardy, 1954
Dorilas (Eudorylas) sinuosus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas sinuosus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas williamsi (Hardy, 1954)⇒ Microcephalops williamsi Hardy, 1954
Dorylomorpha lenkoi Hardy, 1965
Elmohardyia amazona Hardy, 1950
Elmohardyia aquinoi Silva Meneze..., 1997
Elmohardyia argentata Hardy, 1954
Elmohardyia carrerai Hardy, 1950
Elmohardyia circulus Rafael, 1988
Elmohardyia concava Silva Meneze..., 1997
Elmohardyia conchulata Silva Meneze..., 1996
Elmohardyia congruens Hardy, 1950
Elmohardyia doelloi Shannon, 1927
Elmohardyia echinata Silva Meneze..., 1997
Elmohardyia eminula Hardy, 1965
Elmohardyia exserta Hardy, 1965
Elmohardyia guimaraesi Rafael, 1988
Elmohardyia hispida Silva Meneze..., 1997
Elmohardyia immaculata Silva Meneze..., 1997
Elmohardyia inepta Hardy, 1954
Elmohardyia lanei Hardy, 1965
Elmohardyia manaos Silva Meneze..., 1996
Elmohardyia oriximinaensis Silva Meneze..., 1997
Elmohardyia papaveroi Rafael, 1988
Elmohardyia parva Silva Meneze..., 1997
Elmohardyia praecipua Rafael & Rosa, 1992
Elmohardyia reversa Rafael, 1988
Elmohardyia roraimensis Rafael & Rosa, 1992
Elmohardyia rosalyae Silva Meneze..., 1997
Elmohardyia scoliostylis Hardy, 1965
Elmohardyia spatulata Rafael, 1988
Elmohardyia spuria Rafael, 1988
Elmohardyia subnitella Hardy, 1965
Elmohardyia subtilis Silva Meneze..., 1997
Elmohardyia tricuspis Silva Meneze..., 1997
Elmohardyia valida Silva Meneze..., 1997
Eudorylas ablus Hardy, 1954
Eudorylas absonditus Hardy, 1954
Eudorylas accedens Hardy, 1954
Eudorylas adunatus Hardy, 1965
Eudorylas albinus Wiedemann, 1830
Eudorylas aquinoi Rafael, 1991
Eudorylas barrettoi Hardy, 1965
Eudorylas barueriensis Hardy, 1965
Eudorylas bentoni Rafael, 1991
Eudorylas bulbosus Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas buscki Malloch, 1912
Eudorylas caccabatus Rafael, 1991
Eudorylas concolor Rafael, 1991
Eudorylas consimilis Rafael, 1989
Eudorylas curvatus Hardy, 1954
Eudorylas duckei Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas duplicatus Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas eremitus Hardy, 1954
Eudorylas fortis Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas fritzi Rafael, 1991
Eudorylas gomesi Hardy, 1954
Eudorylas imbricatus Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas insignis Hardy, 1954
Eudorylas lepus Rafael, 1991
Eudorylas lividus Hardy, 1954
Eudorylas longus Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas lopesi Hardy, 1954
Eudorylas megasurstylus Rafael, 1991
Eudorylas melanotrichus Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas membranosus
Eudorylas occultus Hardy, 1950
Eudorylas odontophorus Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas opinatus Hardy, 1950
Eudorylas opiparus Hardy, 1954
Eudorylas pachymerus Rafael, 1989
Eudorylas paranaensis Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas partitus Hardy, 1965
Eudorylas pectitibialis Hardy, 1954
Eudorylas phallophylax Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas quadrifidus Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas rubidus Hardy, 1948
Eudorylas schreiteri Shannon, 1927
Eudorylas scotinus Collin, 1931
Eudorylas similis Hardy, 1950
Eudorylas sinuosus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas souzalopesi Rafael, 1991
Eudorylas spinosus Hardy, 1948
Eudorylas subjectus Collin, 1931
Eudorylas terraboensis Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas trichogaster
Eudorylas tropidoapex Hardy, 1965
Eudorylas tucumanus Shannon, 1927
Eudorylas vidali Rafael, 1995
Microcephalops inermus Hardy, 1954
Microcephalops transversalis Rafael, 1991
Microcephalops williamsi Hardy, 1954
Pipunculus rafaeli Skevington, 1998
Tomosvaryella amazonensis De Meyer & S..., 2000
Tomosvaryella diffusa Ale-Rocha, 1996
Tomosvaryella ekyphysis Ale-Rocha, 1996
Tomosvaryella incompta Ale-Rocha, 1996
Tomosvaryella lynchi Shannon, 1927
Tomosvaryella manauensis Ale-Rocha, 1996
Tomosvaryella ornatitarsalis Hardy, 1954
Tomosvaryella pulchra Kozanek, 1992

Subnodes of Pipunculidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyChalarinae
Aczel, 1939
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
14
135
Genera
Species

Taxom



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