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Checklist for Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 (Big headed flies)
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
719
3431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
554
2113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
47
413
1580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
58
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
40
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
4 Genera with 10 Species
Cephalops Fallen, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Jassidophaga Aczel, 19921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
10 Species
Cephalops bifidus De Meyer & G..., 1990
Cephalops multidenticulatus De Meyer & G..., 1990
Cephalops papuaensis De Meyer & G..., 1990
Cephalops parmatus De Meyer & G..., 1990
Cephalosphaera gymne De Meyer & G..., 1990
Cephalosphaera immodica De Meyer & G..., 1990
Cephalosphaera wauensis De Meyer & G..., 1990
Eudorylas fumipennis Kertesz, 1903
Eudorylas parvulus Wulp, 1898
Jassidophaga melanosa De Meyer & G..., 1992

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
3
9
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