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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
51
429
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
40
316
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
36
276
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
27
142
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
5
43
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, Signal fly
13
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
13 Genera with 26 Species
Agrochira Enderlein, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Coelocephala Karsch, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Eudasys Whittington, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Euthyplatystoma Hendel, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Furcamyia Whittington, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Lulodes Enderlein, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Oeciotypa Hendel, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Paryphodes Speiser, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Peltacanthina Enderlein, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Phlebophis Frey, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19328SpeciesTaxom
Venacalva Whittington, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Xyrogena Whittington, 20032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrochira pallidum Whittington, 2003
Coelocephala arcuata Bezzi, 1914
Coelocephala arcuata stigma Hendel, 1914
Coelocephala cervina Hendel, 1914
Coelocephala micans Hendel, 1914
Eudasys ophrys Whittington, 2003
Euthyplatystoma asteroptera Frey, 1932
Euthyplatystoma asteropterus (Frey, 1932)⇒ Lulodes asteropterus Frey, 1932
Furcamyia pallida Whittington, 2003
Lulodes asteropterus Frey, 1932
Oeciotypa skaia Whittington, 2003
Paryphodes perforatus Enderlein, 1912
Paryphodes similis Hendel, 1914
Peltacanthina epixantha Hendel, 1914
Peltacanthina trabeata Enderlein, 1924
Phlebophis serpentina Frey, 1932
Rivellia granulata Frey, 1932
Rivellia humphreyi Frey, 1932
Rivellia mouwana
Rivellia nigerensis
Rivellia parallela Hendel, 1914
Rivellia rectangula Hendel, 1914
Rivellia succincta Frey, 1932
Rivellia unifascia Frey, 1932
Venacalva margarita Whittington, 2003
Xyrogena grossa Whittington, 2003
Xyrogena recta Whittington, 2003

Subnodes of Platystomatidae with occurrences in Nigeria
SubfamilyPlastotephritinae
Frey, 1932
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlatystomatinae
Schiner, 1862
5
15
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