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Checklist for Tribe Pipunculini Walker, 1834
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
864
3837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
60
666
2828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
46
460
1882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
4
61
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Syrphoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
39
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPipunculidae
Walker, 1834
Big headed flies, Big-headed Flies, Big-Headed Fly
11
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPipunculinae
Walker, 1834
10
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePipunculini
Walker, 1834
3
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
3 Genera with 20 Species
Cephalosphaera Enderlein, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 195016SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
20 Species
Cephalosphaera collarti Hardy, 1952
Cephalosphaera magnispinosus Hardy, 1950
Cephalosphaera pallidifemoralis Hardy, 1952
Pipunculus pallidipleura (Curran, 1929)⇒ Cephalops pallidipleura Curran, 1929
Tomosvaryella africana Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella ancylostyla Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella basalis Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella brachyscolops Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella congoana Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella gibbosa Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella incondita Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella latitarsis Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella mbuyensis Hardy, 1952
Tomosvaryella mesostena Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella parvicuspis Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella ruwenzoriensis De Meyer, 1993
Tomosvaryella setositora Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella singula Hardy, 1950
Tomosvaryella torosa Hardy, 1961
Tomosvaryella tridens Hardy, 1950


Links, sources and further information
Pipunculini at itis.gov