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Checklist for Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 (Big headed flies)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
1962
8404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1526
6538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1018
3317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
138
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
89
413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
14
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
14 Genera with 95 Species
Beckerias Aczel, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 199212SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Claraeola Aczel, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Collinias Aczel, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 194916SpeciesTaxom
Dorylomorpha Aczel, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 195029SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19008SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 194921SpeciesTaxom
Wittella Hardy, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
95 Species
Cephalops (Beckerias) hemistilbus Hardy, 1961
Cephalops (Cephalops) abditus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Cephalops) candidulus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Cephalops) laeviventris Loew, 1858
Cephalops (Cephalops) lusingensis Hardy, 1952
Cephalops (Cephalops) obtusus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Cephalops) pallidipleura Curran, 1929
Cephalops (Cephalops) quasilubuti Hardy, 1962
Cephalops (Cephalops) zululandicus Hardy, 1949
Cephalops (Semicephalops) navus Hardy, 1952
Cephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
Cephalops splendens De Meyer, 1992
Chalarus spurius Fallen, 1816
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Collinias fulvicaudus De Meyer, 1996
Dorilas (Dorilas) angustifacies (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Microcephalops angustifacies Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Dorilas) obtusus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Cephalops obtusus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Dorilas) reconditus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Cephalops obtusus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Dorilas) stenopsis (Hardy, 1959)⇒ Microcephalops stenopsis Hardy, 1959
Dorilas (Eudorylas) aemulus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas aemulus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) amuscarium (Hardy, 1959)⇒ Eudorylas amuscarium Hardy, 1959
Dorilas (Eudorylas) denotatus (Hardy, 1959)⇒ Eudorylas denotatus Hardy, 1959
Dorilas (Eudorylas) diversus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas diversus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) galeatus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas galeatus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) libratus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas libratus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) natalensis (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas natalensis Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) pusillus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas pusillus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) quadratus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas quadratus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) sinuosus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas sinuosus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) turneri (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas turneri Hardy, 1949
Dorilas evanidus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas evanidus Hardy, 1949
Dorylomorpha atramontensis Banks, 1911
Elmohardyia atlantica Hough, 1899
Eudorylas abdominalis Loew, 1858
Eudorylas abruptus Hardy, 1952
Eudorylas aculeatus Loew, 1858
Eudorylas aemulus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas aethiopicus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas amanii Foldvari, 2003
Eudorylas amuscarium Hardy, 1959
Eudorylas denotatus Hardy, 1959
Eudorylas diversus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas encerus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas evanidus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas excisus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas flexus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas galeatus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas ghesquierei Hardy, 1950
Eudorylas libratus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas mutillatus Loew, 1858
Eudorylas natalensis Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas parvifrons Loew, 1858
Eudorylas pondolandi Foldvari, 2003
Eudorylas porrectus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas pusillus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas quadratus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas semiopacus Lamb, 1922
Eudorylas sinuosus Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas swanengi Foldvari, 2003
Eudorylas turneri Hardy, 1949
Eudorylas umbrinus Loew, 1858
Eudorylas wittei Hardy, 1950
Microcephalops angustifacies Hardy, 1949
Microcephalops brevicornis Loew, 1858
Microcephalops rufopictus Hardy, 1962
Microcephalops stenopsis Hardy, 1959
Pipunculus abdominalis (Loew, 1858)⇒ Eudorylas abdominalis Loew, 1858
Pipunculus aculeatus (Loew, 1858)⇒ Pipunculus willistoni Kertesz, 1900
Pipunculus claripennis (Loew, 1858)⇒ Tomosvaryella claripennis Loew, 1858
Pipunculus laeviventris (Loew, 1858)⇒ Cephalops laeviventris Loew, 1858
Pipunculus nanus Skevington, 1998
Pipunculus quasilubuti (Hardy, 1962)⇒ Cephalops quasilubuti Hardy, 1962
Pipunculus umbrinus (Loew, 1858)⇒ Eudorylas umbrinus Loew, 1858
Pipunculus willistoni Kertesz, 1900
Tomosvaryella africana Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella anomala Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella apicalis Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella botswanae De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella brachybasis De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella claripennis Loew, 1858
Tomosvaryella congoana Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella forchhammeri De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella gibbosa Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella montana De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella oligoseta De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella propria Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella singularis De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella speciosa Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella spinigera De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella subafricana De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella subvirescens Loew, 1872
Tomosvaryella tecta De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella transvaalensis De Meyer, 1993Yellow-faced bee
Tomosvaryella tridens Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella varana (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Tomosvaryella propria Hardy, 1949

Subnodes of Pipunculidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyChalarinae
Aczel, 1939
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
11
94
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