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Checklist for Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 (Big headed flies)
and region Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
705
14421
58191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
14403
58163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
668
14215
57520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
404
11331
47404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
103
1922
7940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
81
1593
6344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
61
1127
3773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
149
618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
95
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
9
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
9 Genera with 26 Species
Cephalops Fallen, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19938SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19236SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
26 Species
Cephalops amembranosus Rafael, 1991
Cephalops pallipes Johnson, 1903
Cephalosphaera arnaudi Rafael, 1992
Chalarus latifrons Hardy, 1943
Chalarus spurius Fallen, 1816
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Elmohardyia arnaudi Rafael, 1988
Eudorylas flavicornis Williston, 1892
Eudorylas flavitarsis Williston, 1892
Eudorylas incisus Rafael, 1993
Eudorylas mexicanus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas minor Cresson, 1911
Eudorylas subopacus Loew, 1866
Eudorylas willistoni Kertesz, 1900
Eudorylas zanclus Rafael, 1993
Microcephalops banksi Aczel, 1940
Pipunculus abnormis Skevington, 1998
Pipunculus elegantulus Williston, 1892
Pipunculus fuscus Loew, 1866
Pipunculus xanthopodus Williston, 1892
Tomosvaryella agnesea Hardy, 1940
Tomosvaryella bidens Cresson, 1911
Tomosvaryella crassa Ale-Rocha, 2004
Tomosvaryella membranacea Ale-Rocha & ..., 1995
Tomosvaryella mexicanensis Ale-Rocha & ..., 1995
Tomosvaryella sonorensis Cole, 1923

Subnodes of Pipunculidae with occurrences in Mexico
SubfamilyChalarinae
Aczel, 1939
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
8
24
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