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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2044
7666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
1638
5359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
61
1218
3882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
223
1120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
119
538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
17
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
17 Genera with 50 Species
Amazunculus Rafael, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Basileunculus Rafael, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Dasydorylas Skevington, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Dorylomorpha Aczel, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 19889SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 189716SpeciesTaxom
Metadorylas Rafael, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Parapipunculus Rafael, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Verrallia Mik, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
50 Species
Amazunculus panamensis Marques, Ske..., 2019
Basileunculus interruptus Malloch, 1912
Basileunculus rex Curran, 1934
Cephalosphaera guanacastensis Rafael & da ..., 1999
Cephalosphaera jamaicensis Johnson, 1919
Cephalosphaera macroctenia Rafael, 1992
Cephalosphaera panamaensis Hardy, 1948
Cephalosphaera procera Rafael & da ..., 1999
Cephalosphaera zumbadoi Rafael & da ..., 1999
Chalarus connexus Rafael, 1988
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Dasydorylas vulcanus Rafael, 2004
Dorilas replicatus (Hardy, 1948)⇒ Elmohardyia replicata Hardy, 1948
Dorilas spinosus (Hardy, 1948)⇒ Eudorylas spinosus Hardy, 1948
Dorylomorpha (Pipunculina) maculata Walker, 1834
Elmohardyia adunca Rafael & da ..., 1999
Elmohardyia bifida Rafael & da ..., 1999
Elmohardyia costaricana Rafael & da ..., 1999
Elmohardyia galeata Rafael & da ..., 1999
Elmohardyia gowdeyi Curran, 1928
Elmohardyia maculata Rafael & da ..., 1999
Elmohardyia nicaraguensis Rafael, 2004
Elmohardyia replicata Hardy, 1948
Elmohardyia tuberosa Rafael, 1988
Eudorylas abnormalis Rafael & da ..., 1999
Eudorylas buscki Malloch, 1912
Eudorylas cuspicornis Kertesz, 1912
Eudorylas cycnus Morakote & Yano, 1990
Eudorylas echinatus Rafael & da ..., 1999
Eudorylas falx Rafael & da ..., 1999
Eudorylas maesi Rafael, 2004
Eudorylas minutus Morakote & Yano, 1990
Eudorylas moragai Rafael & da ..., 1999
Eudorylas platyapodemalis Rafael, 2004
Eudorylas serratus Rafael & da ..., 1999
Eudorylas spinosus Hardy, 1948
Eudorylas subvexus Rafael, 2004
Eudorylas trichosubepandrialis Rafael, 2004
Eudorylas vidali Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas zermattensis Becker, 1897
Metadorylas pilosus Rafael, 1996
Microcephalops williamsi Hardy, 1954
Pipunculus abnormis Skevington, 1998
Pipunculus acuticornis (Malloch, 1912)⇒ Eudorylas cuspicornis Kertesz, 1912
Pipunculus buscki (Malloch, 1912)⇒ Eudorylas buscki Malloch, 1912
Pipunculus interruptus (Malloch, 1912)⇒ Basileunculus interruptus Malloch, 1912
Pipunculus metallescens (Malloch, 1912)⇒ Tomosvaryella subvirescens Loew, 1872
Tomosvaryella crassa Ale-Rocha, 2004
Tomosvaryella lynchi Shannon, 1927
Tomosvaryella subvirescens Loew, 1872

Subnodes of Pipunculidae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyChalarinae
Aczel, 1939
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
15
49
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