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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
457
7259
13553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
456
7258
13553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
437
7171
13366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
313
6307
12223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
1062
1415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
71
938
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
706
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
124
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
72
221
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, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 19995SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Parapipunculus Rafael, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19271SpeciesTaxom


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



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