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Taxonomy of Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
178
15959
203753
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
126
11579
137184
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
10
1328
25512
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
4
817
18332
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
57
2571
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Pipunculidae Walker, 1834
SubfamilyChalarinae
Aczel, 1939
3
117
Genera
Species
SubfamilyNephrocerinae
Aczel, 1939
2
9
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
23
2348
Genera
Species
GenusAlloneura
Rondani, 1856
  ⇒ Caconeura
44Species
GenusAteleneura
Bezzi in Becker-Kertész, 1907
0Species
GenusAtelenevra
Macquart, 1834
  ⇒ Chalarus
2Species
GenusAteleonevra
Agassiz, 1846
0Species
GenusBeckerias
Aczel, 1939
2Species
GenusChalurus
Rossi, 1848
  ⇒ Chalarus
0Species
GenusCharlarus
Hardy, 1943
  ⇒ Chalarus
0Species
GenusClaraeomorpha
Kapoor & Sharma, 1987
0Species
GenusClystoabdominalis
5Species
GenusCongomyia
Hardy, 1949
1Species
GenusDemeyerias
Kuznetzov, 1995
0Species
GenusDorylomima
Albrecht, 1990
0Species
GenusDorylomorpa
1Species
GenusDorylomyia
Albrecht, 1990
0Species
GenusDorylomyza
Albrecht, 1990
0Species
GenusDorylos
1Species
GenusEudorylus
0Species
GenusMoriparia
Kozanek & Kwon, 1991
6Species
GenusNeocephalosphaera
De Meyer, 1994
11Species
GenusNeodorylas
Kuznetzov, 1995
0Species
GenusParabeckerias
De Meyer, 1994
1Species
GenusPipunculina
Albrecht, 1990
1Species
GenusProthechus
Rondani, 1856
0Species
GenusProthecus
Rondani, 1856
0Species
GenusProtoverrallia
Aczel, 1948
1Species
GenusSemicephalops
De Meyer, 1994
15Species
GenusTömösváryella
Aczel, 1939
  ⇒ Tomosvaryella
0Species
GenusVerralia
Meunier, 1903
  ⇒ Verrallia
3Species
GenusWittella
Hardy, 1950
3Species

Synonyms
Dorilaidae (Hardy, 1956)
Dorylaidae (Hardy, 1956)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Pipunculidae
GermanAugenfliegen, Kugelkopffliegen
EnglishBig headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
DutchOogkopvliegen
DanishØjefluer
SwedishÖgonflugor
FinnishSuurpääkärpäset
NorwegianØyefluer


Distribution and Species lists of Pipunculidae Walker, 1834
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Algeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Angola
2 Genera  3 Species
Argentina
10 Genera  43 Species
Armenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Australia
17 Genera  91 Species
Austria
8 Genera  16 Species
Azerbaijan
4 Genera  4 Species
Bahamas
1 Genus  1 Species
Barbados
1 Genus  0 Species
Belgium
7 Genera  6 Species
Belize
2 Genera  0 Species
Bolivia
4 Genera  5 Species
Botswana
3 Genera  11 Species
Brazil
15 Genera  142 Species
Bulgaria
3 Genera  4 Species
Burundi
8 Genera  12 Species
Cambodia
1 Genus  2 Species
Cameroon
4 Genera  6 Species
Canada
17 Genera  89 Species
Cape Verde
1 Genus  0 Species
Chile
9 Genera  21 Species
China
11 Genera  46 Species
Colombia
6 Genera  8 Species
Costa Rica
14 Genera  31 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cuba
3 Genera  3 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
14 Genera  115 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
8 Genera  22 Species
Denmark
13 Genera  77 Species
Dominican Republic
3 Genera  8 Species
Ecuador
5 Genera  5 Species
Egypt
4 Genera  18 Species
Estonia
2 Genera  14 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  2 Species
Fiji
5 Genera  9 Species
Finland
16 Genera  156 Species
France
16 Genera  50 Species
Gambia
2 Genera  6 Species
Georgia
2 Genera  3 Species
Germany
13 Genera  77 Species
Ghana
4 Genera  6 Species
Greece
6 Genera  19 Species
Grenada
3 Genera  2 Species
Guatemala
5 Genera  1 Species
Guyana
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
2 Genera  2 Species
Hungary
6 Genera  17 Species
Iceland
10 Genera  7 Species
India
16 Genera  86 Species
Indonesia
10 Genera  19 Species
Iran
5 Genera  15 Species
Ireland
7 Genera  11 Species
Israel
6 Genera  20 Species
Italy
14 Genera  69 Species
Ivory Coast
3 Genera  4 Species
Jamaica
7 Genera  7 Species
Japan
12 Genera  81 Species
Kazakhstan
4 Genera  19 Species
Kenya
7 Genera  21 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Laos
4 Genera  4 Species
Latvia
3 Genera  3 Species
Lesotho
2 Genera  2 Species
Liberia
2 Genera  2 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
6 Genera  26 Species
Malawi
7 Genera  14 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  0 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
9 Genera  26 Species
Micronesia
4 Genera  8 Species
Mongolia
5 Genera  36 Species
Mozambique
6 Genera  9 Species
Myanmar
11 Genera  31 Species
Namibia
5 Genera  7 Species
Nepal
7 Genera  6 Species
Netherlands
14 Genera  69 Species
New Zealand
6 Genera  12 Species
Nicaragua
7 Genera  10 Species
Nigeria
4 Genera  5 Species
North Korea
4 Genera  7 Species
Norway
16 Genera  205 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Pakistan
3 Genera  1 Species
Panama
8 Genera  12 Species
Papua New Guinea
8 Genera  17 Species
Paraguay
2 Genera  1 Species
Peru
5 Genera  14 Species
Philippines
11 Genera  35 Species
Poland
12 Genera  35 Species
Portugal
4 Genera  5 Species
Republic South Africa
14 Genera  95 Species
Romania
3 Genera  5 Species
Russia
17 Genera  110 Species
Rwanda
3 Genera  6 Species
Saint Lucia
5 Genera  1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2 Genera  2 Species
Senegal
3 Genera  4 Species
Serbia
1 Genus  1 Species
Seychelles
3 Genera  3 Species
Slovakia
3 Genera  7 Species
Solomon Islands
2 Genera  2 Species
Somalia
1 Genus  1 Species
South Korea
5 Genera  19 Species
Spain
7 Genera  32 Species
Sri Lanka
6 Genera  10 Species
Suriname
2 Genera  2 Species
Sweden
15 Genera  164 Species
Switzerland
6 Genera  12 Species
Taiwan
12 Genera  77 Species
Tajikistan
4 Genera  15 Species
Tanzania
4 Genera  14 Species
Thailand
8 Genera  18 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
3 Genera  2 Species
Tunisia
2 Genera  4 Species
Turkey
2 Genera  3 Species
Turkmenistan
3 Genera  13 Species
Uganda
4 Genera  5 Species
Ukraine
2 Genera  2 Species
United Kingdom
16 Genera  132 Species
USA
22 Genera  229 Species
Uzbekistan
3 Genera  18 Species
Venezuela
3 Genera  3 Species
Vietnam
8 Genera  15 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  1 Species
Zambia
2 Genera  3 Species
Zimbabwe
5 Genera  18 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Bog


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