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Checklist for Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 (Big headed flies)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
438
828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
356
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
29
220
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
39
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
27
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
4 Genera with 10 Species
Cephalops Fallen, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19934SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
10 Species
Cephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
Dorilas (Dorilas) stenopsis (Hardy, 1959)⇒ Microcephalops stenopsis Hardy, 1959
Dorilas (Eudorylas) natalensis (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas natalensis Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) pusillus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas pusillus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) sinuosus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas sinuosus Hardy, 1949
Pipunculus quasilubuti (Hardy, 1962)⇒ Cephalops quasilubuti Hardy, 1962
Tomosvaryella gibbosa Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella montana De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella subafricana De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella tecta De Meyer, 1993

Subnodes of Pipunculidae with occurrences in Natal
SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
4
10
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