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Checklist of Superfamily Platypezoidea Fallen, 1815
for America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1308
49520
421464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1302
49454
421283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1167
48637
416604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
637
37635
344782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
165
7149
70325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
116
5586
48336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
84
4103
31121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Aschiza
Becher, 1882
6
509
6322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Platypezoidea
Fallen, 1815
2
25
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for America
2 Families width 128 Species
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies127SpeciesTaxom
Sciadoceridae Schmitz, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for America
25 Genera with 128 Species
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Agathomyia Verrall, 183834SpeciesTaxom
Bertamyia Kessel, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Callomyia Meigen, 189418SpeciesTaxom
Callospilopteron Cockerell, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Calotarsa Townsend, 19747SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtoma Meigen, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Electrosania Grimaldi & C..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Eucallimyia Cockerell, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Grossoseta Kessel & Kirby, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Grossovena Kessel & Mag..., 19501SpeciesTaxom
Lindneromyia Kessel, 196619SpeciesTaxom
Mecistoneuron Melander, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Melanderomyia Kessel, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Metaclythia Kessel, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Microgania1SpeciesTaxom
Microsania Zetterstedt, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Paraplatypeza Kessel & Mag..., 18663SpeciesTaxom
Platypeza Meigen, 186628SpeciesTaxom
Platypezina Wahlgren, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Platypezoides Johnson, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Plesioclythia Kessel & Mag..., 18662SpeciesTaxom
Polyporivora Kessel & Mag..., 19143SpeciesTaxom
Protoclythia Kessel, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Sciadophora McAlpine & M..., 19662SpeciesTaxom
Seri Kessel & Mag..., 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
128 Species
Agathomyia aestiva Kessel, 1949Scamman's springbeauty
Agathomyia alaskensis Kessel, 1961Bostock's minerslettuce
Agathomyia aquilonia Kessel, 1961Bostock's minerslettuce
Agathomyia argentata Oldenberg, 1917
Agathomyia arossi Kessel, 1961Bostock's minerslettuce
Agathomyia australis (Shannon, 1927)⇒ Bertamyia notata Loew, 1866
Agathomyia bella Williston, 1892
Agathomyia brooksi Johnson, 1923Nuttall's sandwort
Agathomyia canadensis Johnson, 1923Nuttall's sandwort
Agathomyia colei Kessel, 1961Bostock's minerslettuce
Agathomyia cordata (Reinhard, 1959)⇒ Metaplagia cordata Reinhard, 1959
Agathomyia cushmani Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Agathomyia decolor Kessel, 1961Bostock's minerslettuce
Agathomyia divergens Loew, 1866
Agathomyia dubia Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Agathomyia fenderi Kessel, 1949Scamman's springbeauty
Agathomyia fulva Johnson, 1908
Agathomyia laffooni Kessel, 1961Bostock's minerslettuce
Agathomyia leechi Kessel, 1961Bostock's minerslettuce
Agathomyia lucifuga Kessel, 1961Bostock's minerslettuce
Agathomyia lutea Cole, 1919
Agathomyia macneilli Kessel, 1961Bostock's minerslettuce
Agathomyia monticola Johnson, 1923Nuttall's sandwort
Agathomyia nemophila Kessel, 1961Bostock's minerslettuce
Agathomyia obscura Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Agathomyia perplex
Agathomyia perplexa Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Agathomyia pulchella Johnson, 1908
Agathomyia stonei Kessel, 1961Bostock's minerslettuce
Agathomyia sylvania Kessel, 1961Bostock's minerslettuce
Agathomyia talpula Loew, 1869
Agathomyia vanduzeei Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Agathomyia viduella Zetterstedt, 1838
Bertamyia notata Loew, 1866
Callomyia argentea Cumming, 2016
Callomyia arnaudi Cumming, 2016
Callomyia bertae Kessel, 1961Bostock's minerslettuce
Callomyia calla Kessel, 1949Scamman's springbeauty
Callomyia clara Kessel, 1949Scamman's springbeauty
Callomyia cleta Kessel, 1949Scamman's springbeauty
Callomyia corvina Kessel, 1949Scamman's springbeauty
Callomyia divergens (Loew, 1866)⇒ Agathomyia divergens Loew, 1866
Callomyia gilloglyorum Kessel, 1961Bostock's minerslettuce
Callomyia hypolitha T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Callomyia liardia Kessel & Bue..., 1972Dwarf minerslettuce
Callomyia notata (Loew, 1866)⇒ Bertamyia notata Loew, 1866
Callomyia proxima Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Callomyia talpula (Loew, 1870)⇒ Agathomyia talpula Loew, 1869
Callomyia torporata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Callomyia velutina Johnson, 1916Godfrey's stitchwort
Callomyia venusta Snow, 1894
Callospilopteron ocellatum T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Calotarsa calceata Snow, 1894
Calotarsa durangoensis Kessel & Young, 1974
Calotarsa insignis Aldrich, 1906
Calotarsa mexicana Kessel & Young, 1974
Calotarsa pallipes Loew, 1866
Calotarsa simplex Kessel & Young, 1974Spreading minerslettuce
Cyrtoma femorata (Loew, 1864)⇒ Hoplocyrtoma femorata Loew, 1864
Cyrtoma halteralis (Loew, 1862)⇒ Bicellaria halteralis Loew, 1862
Electrosania cretica D. A. Grimaldi, 1999
Eucallimyia fortis T. D. A. Coc..., 1911
Grossoseta johnsoni Kessel, 1961
Grossoseta pacifica Kessel, 1948
Grossovena carbonaria Kessel, 1950
Lindneromyia abscondita Snow, 1895
Lindneromyia agarici Willard, 1914
Lindneromyia angustifrons Oldenberg, 1917
Lindneromyia brunettii Kessel & Clo..., 1969
Lindneromyia brunnescens Collin, 1931
Lindneromyia carbonaria Kessel, 1950
Lindneromyia fasciventris Oldenburg, 1917
Lindneromyia flavicornis Loew, 1866
Lindneromyia fumapex Kessel, 1965
Lindneromyia hirtifacies Oldenberg, 1917
Lindneromyia maggioncaldai Kessel, 1966
Lindneromyia mogollonensis Kessel & Kessel, 1966
Lindneromyia pellucens Aczel, 1958
Lindneromyia peruviana Oldenberg, 1917
Lindneromyia pilosa Oldenberg, 1917
Lindneromyia pulchra Snow, 1894
Lindneromyia umbrosa Snow, 1894
Lindneromyia wheeleri Kessel & Kessel, 1966
Mecistoneuron perpetuum A. L. Melander, 1949
Melanderomyia kahli Kessel, 1960Annual water minerslettuce
Metaclythia currani Kessel, 1952Great Basin springbeauty
Microgania occidentalis
Microsania australis Collart, 1938Smoke fly
Microsania imperfecta Loew, 1866
Microsania occidentalis Malloch, 1935
Paraplatypeza coraxa Kessel, 1950
Paraplatypeza velutina Loew, 1866
Platypeza agarici (Willard, 1914)⇒ Lindneromyia agarici Willard, 1914
Platypeza alternata Kessel & Kessel, 1966
Platypeza anthrax Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Platypeza banksi Johnson, 1923Nuttall's sandwort
Platypeza calceata (Snow, 1894)⇒ Calotarsa calceata Snow, 1894
Platypeza cinerea Snow, 1894
Platypeza egregia Snow, 1894
Platypeza elongata (Banks, 1915)⇒ Platypeza anthrax Loew, 1869
Platypeza femina Kessel & Kessel, 1966
Platypeza flavicornis (Loew, 1866)⇒ Lindneromyia flavicornis Loew, 1866
Platypeza hunteri Kessel, 1959
Platypeza mediana (Banks, 1915)⇒ Lindneromyia flavicornis Loew, 1866
Platypeza mexicana Kessel & Kessel, 1966Miner's lettuce
Platypeza millironi Kessel, 1966Toadlily
Platypeza minorata (Banks, 1915)⇒ Lindneromyia flavicornis Loew, 1866
Platypeza nitida (Banks, 1915)⇒ Lindneromyia flavicornis Loew, 1866
Platypeza obscura (Loew, 1866)⇒ Lindneromyia brunettii Kessel & Clo..., 1969
Platypeza pallipes (Loew, 1866)⇒ Calotarsa pallipes Loew, 1866
Platypeza polypori (Willard, 1914)⇒ Polyporivora polypori Willard, 1914
Platypeza pulla Snow, 1895
Platypeza submacula (Banks, 1915)⇒ Lindneromyia flavicornis Loew, 1866
Platypeza taeniata Snow, 1894
Platypeza thomseni Shannon, 1927
Platypeza tucumana Shannon, 1927
Platypeza umbrosa (Snow, 1894)⇒ Lindneromyia umbrosa Snow, 1894
Platypeza unicolor Snow, 1895
Platypeza velutina (Loew, 1866)⇒ Paraplatypeza velutina Loew, 1866
Platypezina diversa Johnson, 1923
Platypezoides diversa (Johnson, 1923)⇒ Platypezina diversa Johnson, 1923
Plesioclythia agarici Willard, 1914
Plesioclythia flavicornis Loew, 1866
Polyporivora hunteri Kessel, 1959
Polyporivora polypori Willard, 1914
Protoclythia californica Kessel, 1950Siberian springbeauty
Sciadophora bostoni J. F. McAlpine, 1966
Seri dymka Kessel, 1961

Subnodes of Platypezoidea with occurrences in America
FamilyPlatypezidae
Fallen, 1815
Flat footed flies, Flat-footed Flies, flat-footed fly, Smoke Flies
24
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySciadoceridae
Schmitz, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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