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Checklist for Family Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 (Picture-winged flies)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
41
289
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
32
207
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
29
181
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
18
93
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
5
52
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, Signal fly
23
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
23 Genera with 32 Species
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Acanthoneuropsis Frey, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Agrochira Enderlein, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Atopocnema Enderlein, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Atopocnemis1SpeciesTaxom
Cladoderris Bezzi, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Clitodoca Loew, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Coelocephala Karsch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Elassogaster Bigot, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Engistoneura Loew, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Eosamphicnephes Frey, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Euthyplatystoma Hendel, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Furcamyia Whittington, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Loxoceromyia Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Lulodes Enderlein, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Naupoda Osten Sacken, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Oeciotypa Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Paryphodes Speiser, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Peltacanthina Enderlein, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Phlebophis Frey, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Plagiostenopterina Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Plastotephritis Enderlein, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19323SpeciesTaxom
Xyrogena Whittington, 20031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
32 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthoneuropsis difficilis Frey, 1932
Agrochira adamanta Whittington, 2003
Atopocnema brunnipennis Frey, 1932
Atopocnemis brunnipennis Frey, 1932
Cladoderris silvestrii Bezzi, 1914
Clitodoca fenestralis Macquart, 1843Signal Fly
Coelocephala arcifera Hendel, 1914
Elassogaster vanderwulpi Hendel, 1914
Engistoneura flavipennis Hendel, 1914
Eosamphicnephes africanus Frey, 1932
Euthyplatystoma nitidum (Frey, 1932)⇒ Lulodes seriatopunctatu Enderlein, 1924
Euthyplatystoma nitidum tibiale Frey, 1932
Furcamyia difficilis Frey, 1932
Loxoceromyia longicornis Hendel, 1914
Lulodes seriatopunctatu Enderlein, 1924
Naupoda hemiptera Frey, 1932
Naupoda puella Hendel, 1914
Naupoda punctifascia Speiser, 1911
Oeciotypa parallelomma Hendel, 1914
Paryphodes leucurus Speiser, 1914
Paryphodes leucurus compar Hendel, 1914
Paryphodes nepticula Loew, 1873
Paryphodes similis Hendel, 1914
Peltacanthina epixantha Hendel, 1914
Peltacanthina geminata Hendel, 1914
Peltacanthina simponsi Frey, 1932
Peltacanthina simpsoni Frey, 1932
Phlebophis serpentina Frey, 1932
Plagiostenopterina westermanni Hendel, 1914
Plastotephritis campiglossoides Frey, 1932
Rivellia humphreyi Frey, 1932
Rivellia otroeda Walker, 1849
Rivellia succincta Frey, 1932
Xyrogena grossa Whittington, 2003

Subnodes of Platystomatidae with occurrences in Ghana
SubfamilyPlastotephritinae
Frey, 1932
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlatystomatinae
Schiner, 1862
11
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScholastinae
Enderlein, 1937
1
3
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