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Checklist for Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 (Big headed flies)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
631
1268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
524
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
41
298
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
42
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
40
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
6
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
6 Genera with 20 Species
Cephalops Fallen, 19925SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19498SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 18725SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
20 Species
Cephalops (Cephalops) laeviventris Loew, 1858
Cephalops (Cephalops) zululandicus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Semicephalops) navus Hardy, 1952
Cephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
Cephalops splendens De Meyer, 1992
Chalarus spurius Fallen, 1816
Eudorylas abdominalis Loew, 1858
Eudorylas aculeatus Loew, 1858
Eudorylas amuscarium Hardy, 1959
Eudorylas diversus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas evanidus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas galeatus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas pondolandi Foldvari, 2003
Eudorylas sinuosus Hardy, 1949
Microcephalops brevicornis Loew, 1858
Tomosvaryella apicalis Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella congoana Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella propria Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella spinigera De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella subvirescens Loew, 1872

Subnodes of Pipunculidae with occurrences in Eastern Cape
SubfamilyChalarinae
Aczel, 1939
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
5
19
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