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Checklist for Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 (Big headed flies)
and region Paleogene (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
634
4230
9101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
4225
9075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
586
4092
8841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
372
3170
7222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
106
904
2561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
75
428
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
55
195
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
5
86
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
48
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paleogene
7 Genera with 12 Species
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrocerus Aczel, 20144SpeciesTaxom
Nephrocerus Zetterstedt, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Priabona Archibald & al., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Protonephrocerus Collin, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Protoverrallia Aczel, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Verrallia Mik, 19033SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paleogene
12 Species
Cephalosphaera baltica F. M. Carpenter, 1939
Metanephrocerus belgardeae Archibald & al., 2014
Metanephrocerus collini F. M. Carpenter, 1939
Metanephrocerus groehni C. Kehlmaier, 2014
Metanephrocerus hoffeinsorum C. Kehlmaier, 2014
Nephrocerus oligocenicus F. M. Carpenter, 1939
Priabona florissantius F. M. Carpenter, 1939
Protonephrocerus florissantius Carpenter & ..., 1939
Protoverrallia succinia Meunier, 1903
Verrallia andreei M. L. Aczél, 1948
Verrallia exstincta Meunier, 1903
Verrallia kerteszia Meunier, 1903

Subnodes of Pipunculidae with occurrences in Paleogene
SubfamilyChalarinae
Aczel, 1939
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephrocerinae
Aczel, 1939
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
3
3
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