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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1410
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
59
1047
2666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
55
850
1790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
42
432
1155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
9
119
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, Signal fly
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
6 Genera with 7 Species
Agrochira Enderlein, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Amphicnephes Loew, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Platystoma Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Senopterina Robineau-Des..., 18612SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
7 Species
Agrochira parallaxis Whittington, 2003
Amphicnephes stellatus Wulp, 1899
Platystoma chrysotoxum Hendel, 1913
Rivellia wulpiana Hendel, 1914
Senopterina brevipes Fabricius, 1805
Senopterina flexivitta Walker, 1861
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Platystomatidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyPlatystomatinae
Schiner, 1862
4
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