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Checklist for Family Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 (Picture-winged flies)
and region Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
231
1127
2069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
230
1126
2068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
220
1100
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
896
1742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
305
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
35
243
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
25
186
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
22
156
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
15
96
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
2
46
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, Signal fly
13
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bismarck Archipelago
13 Genera with 20 Species
Achias Fabricius, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Angitula Walker, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Atopognathus Bigot, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Brea Walker, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Elassogaster Bigot, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Euprosopia Macquart, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Giraffomyia Sharp, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lamprogaster Macquart, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Mesoctenia Enderlein, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Par Mcalpine, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Plagiostenopterina Hendel, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19143SpeciesTaxom
Scholastes Loew, 18614SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bismarck Archipelago
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achias microcephalus Hendel, 1914
Angitula (Giraffomyia) willeyi Sharp, 1899
Atopognathus complens Walker, 1859
Atopognathus complens fasciatus Curran, 1936
Atopognathus fasciatus Curran, 1936
Brea ralumensis Enderlein, 1924
Elassogaster linearis Walker, 1849
Euprosopia impingens Walker, 1865
Euprosopia miliaria Hendel, 1914
Giraffomyia willeyi Sharp, 1899
Lamprogaster austeni Sharp, 1899
Mesoctenia coalescens Hendel, 1914
Par evitta Malloch, 1939
Plagiostenopterina (Plagiostenopterina) aenea Wiedemann, 1819
Rivellia connexa Hendel, 1914
Rivellia marina Malloch, 1940
Rivellia similis Hendel, 1914
Scholastes aitapensis Malloch, 1939
Scholastes bimaculatus Hendel, 1914Eastern white water-crowfoot
Scholastes cinctus Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Scholastes sexvittatus Walker, 1861

Subnodes of Platystomatidae with occurrences in Bismarck Archipelago
SubfamilyAngitulinae
Enderlein, 1936
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlatystomatinae
Schiner, 1862
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScholastinae
Enderlein, 1937
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Platystomatidae at artfakta.se
Platystomatidae at dyntaxa.se
Platystomatidae at gbif.org
Platystomatidae at irmng.org
Platystomatidae at itis.gov