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Checklist for Family Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 (Picture-winged flies)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1536
5192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
72
1215
3605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
55
912
2494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
51
781
2016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
38
390
1147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
7
94
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, Signal fly
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
6 Genera with 8 Species
Anayantha1SpeciesTaxom
Duomyia Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Himeroessa Loew, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Senopterina Robineau-Des..., 18053SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
8 Species
Anayantha completa
Duomyia mithrax Hendel, 1914
Himeroessa pretiosa Loew, 1873
Rivellia unifascia Frey, 1932
Senopterina brevipes Fabricius, 1805
Senopterina insularis
Senopterina macularis Fabricius, 1805
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Platystomatidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyPlatystomatinae
Schiner, 1862
3
5
Genera
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