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Checklist for Family Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 (Picture-winged flies)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1980
4363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
184
1536
3519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
55
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
42
216
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
165
288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
28
140
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
20
81
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
4
27
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, Signal fly
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fiji
8 Genera with 13 Species
Meringomeria Enderlein, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Naupoda Osten Sacken, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Phlyax Mcalpine, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Phylax Wesmael, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Plagiostenopterina Hendel, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorichardia Hendel, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19144SpeciesTaxom
Scholastes Loew, 18312SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Meringomeria neurostigma Bezzi, 1928
Naupoda simmondsi Bezzi, 1928
Phlyax simmondsi Bezzi, 1928
Phylax simmondsi Bezzi, 1928
Plagiostenopterina neurostigma Bezzi, 1928
Pseudorichardia aristalis Bezzi, 1928
Pseudorichardia flavitarsis Macquart, 1855
Pseudorichardia interrupta Bezzi, 1928
Rivellia basilaris (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Rivellia coquilletti Hendel, 1914
Rivellia basilaris perspicillaris Bezzi, 1928
Rivellia connata Thomson, 1869
Rivellia coquilletti Hendel, 1914Snow buttercup
Scholastes bimaculatus Hendel, 1914Eastern white water-crowfoot
Scholastes cinctus Guérin-Ménev..., 1831

Subnodes of Platystomatidae with occurrences in Fiji
SubfamilyPlatystomatinae
Schiner, 1862
2
4
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