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Checklist for Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 (Big headed flies)
and region Nicaragua (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
424
4260
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
423
4259
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
4172
7847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3357
6494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
64
488
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
52
404
451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
38
302
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
3
60
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
35
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicaragua
7 Genera with 10 Species
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Dasydorylas Skevington, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Dorylomorpha Aczel, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 20044SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 18722SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
10 Species
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Dasydorylas vulcanus Rafael, 2004
Elmohardyia nicaraguensis Rafael, 2004
Eudorylas maesi Rafael, 2004
Eudorylas platyapodemalis Rafael, 2004
Eudorylas subvexus Rafael, 2004
Eudorylas trichosubepandrialis Rafael, 2004
Pipunculus metallescens (Malloch, 1912)⇒ Tomosvaryella subvirescens Loew, 1872
Tomosvaryella crassa Ale-Rocha, 2004
Tomosvaryella subvirescens Loew, 1872

Subnodes of Pipunculidae with occurrences in Nicaragua
SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
7
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