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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1410
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
59
1047
2666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
197
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
102
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
14
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
14 Genera with 31 Species
Basileunculus Rafael, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Dorylomorpha Aczel, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 189710SpeciesTaxom
Metadorylas Rafael, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Parapipunculus Rafael, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
31 Species
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
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
Eudorylas abnormalis Rafael & da ..., 1999
Eudorylas cycnus Morakote & Yano, 1990
Eudorylas echinatus Rafael & da ..., 1999
Eudorylas falx Rafael & da ..., 1999
Eudorylas minutus Morakote & Yano, 1990
Eudorylas moragai Rafael & da ..., 1999
Eudorylas serratus Rafael & da ..., 1999
Eudorylas spinosus Hardy, 1948
Eudorylas vidali Rafael, 1995
Eudorylas zermattensis Becker, 1897
Metadorylas pilosus Rafael, 1996
Microcephalops williamsi Hardy, 1954
Pipunculus abnormis Skevington, 1998
Tomosvaryella lynchi Shannon, 1927

Subnodes of Pipunculidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyChalarinae
Aczel, 1939
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
13
30
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