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Checklist for Family Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 (Picture-winged flies)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
8318
30598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
557
8313
30590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
8181
30271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6695
26862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
774
2467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
585
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
49
422
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
45
354
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
34
195
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
6
60
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, Signal fly
12
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
12 Genera with 11 Species
Icteracantha Hendel, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Lamprophthalma Portschinsky, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Lule Speiser, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Micronesomyia Whittington, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Naupoda Osten Sacken, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Oedemachilus Bigot, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Parardelio Hendel, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Plagiostenopterina Hendel, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepicausta Hendel, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Stellapteryx Whittington, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Traphera Loew, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
11 Species
Icteracantha femorata Macquart, 1843
Lule cyanea Enderlein, 1912
Micronesomyia hemihyalina Whittington, 2003
Naupoda metallica Enderlein, 1924
Oedemachilus coquereli Bigot, 1860
Parardelio voeltzkowi Enderlein, 1924
Plagiostenopterina friederichsi Enderlein, 1924
Plagiostenopterina rificeps Hendel, 1912
Rivellia discalis Hendel, 1914
Stellapteryx minuta Whittington, 2003
Stellapteryx stellata Whittington, 2003

Subnodes of Platystomatidae with occurrences in Madagascar
SubfamilyPlastotephritinae
Frey, 1932
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlatystomatinae
Schiner, 1862
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScholastinae
Enderlein, 1937
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrapherinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
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