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Checklist of Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 (Big headed flies)
for Guanacaste (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
453
7163
13243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
452
7162
13243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
7076
13057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
310
6223
11937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
85
1043
1369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
70
921
1185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
55
692
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
122
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
70
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guanacaste
9 Genera with 16 Species
Cephalops Fallen, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 19484SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 19996SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19995SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Parapipunculus Rafael, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19272SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guanacaste
16 Species
Cephalosphaera guanacastensis Rafael & da ..., 1999
Cephalosphaera jamaicensis Johnson, 1919
Cephalosphaera panamaensis Hardy, 1948
Chalarus connexus Rafael, 1988
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
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 echinatus Rafael & da ..., 1999
Eudorylas falx Rafael & da ..., 1999
Eudorylas moragai Rafael & da ..., 1999
Eudorylas serratus Rafael & da ..., 1999
Microcephalops williamsi Hardy, 1954
Tomosvaryella lynchi Shannon, 1927

Subnodes of Pipunculidae with occurrences in Guanacaste
SubfamilyChalarinae
Aczel, 1939
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
8
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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