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Checklist for Family Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 (Big headed flies)
and region Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
3942
8143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
90
751
1418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
569
1042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
46
408
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
112
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
79
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
12
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
12 Genera with 20 Species
Cephalops Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Chalarus Walker, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Dasydorylas Skevington, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Elmohardyia Rafael, 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 18667SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Nephrocerus Zetterstedt, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Verrallia Mik, 19152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
20 Species
Cephalosphaera biscaynei Cresson, 1912
Chalarus latifrons Hardy, 1943
Chalarus spurius Fallen, 1816
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Dasydorylas cinctus Banks, 1915
Eudorylas aequus Cresson, 1911
Eudorylas affinis Cresson, 1910
Eudorylas latipennis Banks, 1915
Eudorylas loewii Kertesz, 1900
Eudorylas minor Cresson, 1911
Eudorylas stigmaticusstigmaticus Malloch, 1912
Eudorylas subopacus Loew, 1866
Microcephalops banksi Aczel, 1940
Nephrocerus acanthostylus Skevington, 2005
Nephrocerus atrapilus Skevington, 2005
Pipunculus fuscus Loew, 1866
Tomosvaryella sylvatica Meigen, 1824
Tomosvaryella unguiculatus Cresson, 1911
Verrallia aucta Fallen, 1817
Verrallia virginica (Banks, 1915)⇒ Verrallia aucta Fallen, 1817

Subnodes of Pipunculidae with occurrences in Virginia
SubfamilyChalarinae
Aczel, 1939
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
10
16
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