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Checklist for Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 (Big headed flies)
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
457
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
393
934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
33
256
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
36
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
30
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
7 Genera with 14 Species
Cephalops Fallen, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19496SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
14 Species
Cephalops (Cephalops) abditus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
Cephalops parvicornis Hardy, 1949
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Dorilas (Dorilas) abditus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Cephalops abditus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas encerus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas evanidus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas excisus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas setiformis Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas sinuosus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas vicarius Hardy, 1949
Microcephalops brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microcephalops rufopictus Hardy, 1962
Tomosvaryella forchhammeri De Meyer, 1993

Subnodes of Pipunculidae with occurrences in Malawi
SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
7
14
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