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Checklist for Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 (Big headed flies)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1334
6857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
74
1054
4459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
775
3123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
112
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
81
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
11
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
11 Genera with 28 Species
Cephalops Fallen, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Claraeola Aczel, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Collinias Aczel, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Dasydorylas Skevington, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19056SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
28 Species
Cephalops artifrons Hardy, 1968
Cephalops buclavus Hardy, 1968
Cephalops fraternus Kertesz, 1912
Cephalosphaera xanthosternum Hardy, 1968
Chalarus irwini Skevington &..., 2008
Claraeola anorhaebus Hardy, 1968
Claraeola totoniger Hardy, 1968
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Collinias croceus Skevington, 2006
Collinias dolabratus Skevington, 2006
Collinias imparilis Hardy, 1968
Collinias schlingeri Skevington, 2006
Collinias vitiensis Muir, 1906
Dasydorylas australinus Kuznetzov, 1994
Dasydorylas infissus Hardy, 1968
Dasydorylas monothrix Hardy, 1968
Dasydorylas orientalis Koizumi, 1959
Eudorylas acroacanthus Hardy, 1968
Eudorylas albucus Hardy, 1968
Eudorylas javanensis Meijere, 1907
Microcephalops mutuus Hardy, 1968
Pipunculus matema (Curran, 1936)⇒ Eudorylas mutillatus Loew, 1858
Tomosvaryella cagiae Skevington &..., 2007
Tomosvaryella corusca Skevington &..., 2007
Tomosvaryella moala Skevington &..., 2007
Tomosvaryella sentis Hardy, 1968
Tomosvaryella synadelpha (Perkins, 1905)⇒ Tomosvaryella synadelphus Perkins, 1905
Tomosvaryella synadelphus Perkins, 1905

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
10
27
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