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Checklist for Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 (Big headed flies)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1536
5192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
1215
3605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
55
912
2494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
131
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
81
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
10
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
10 Genera with 28 Species
Beckerias Aczel, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 199612SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19484SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
28 Species
Cephalops pedernalensis Rafael, 1996
Cephalops stygius Hardy, 1948
Cephalosphaera insularis Rafael, 1996
Cephalosphaera jamaicensis Johnson, 1919
Cephalosphaera mocaensis Hardy, 1948
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Dorilas latifrons (Hardy, 1948)⇒ Microcephalops latifrons Hardy, 1948
Dorilas spinosus (Hardy, 1948)⇒ Eudorylas spinosus Hardy, 1948
Dorilas stygius (Hardy, 1948)⇒ Cephalops stygius Hardy, 1948
Elmohardyia gowdeyi Curran, 1928
Elmohardyia trinidadensis Hardy, 1948
Eudorylas antillensis Rafael, 1996
Eudorylas cornutus Rafael, 1996
Eudorylas cressoni Johnson, 1919
Eudorylas curvicaudatus Rafael, 1996
Eudorylas dominicanensis Rafael, 1996
Eudorylas dominicensis Scarbrough &..., 1989
Eudorylas pilosus Rafael, 1996
Eudorylas regalis Curran, 1928
Eudorylas spinosus Hardy, 1948
Eudorylas willistoni Kertesz, 1900
Eudorylas wygodzinskyi Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas youngi Rafael, 1996
Microcephalops latifrons Hardy, 1948
Tomosvaryella africana Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella polita Williston, 1896
Tomosvaryella spangleri Scarbrough &..., 1989
Tomosvaryella tuberculatus Hardy, 1948

Subnodes of Pipunculidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
9
28
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