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Checklist for Family Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 (Picture-winged flies)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
747
14606
54854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
743
14574
54738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
709
14348
54057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
438
11533
47057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
1962
8404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
87
1526
6538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
67
1018
3317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
63
880
2816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
48
487
1452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
8
171
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, Signal fly
23
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Republic South Africa
23 Genera with 50 Species
#ABDEFLMNOPRSTX
Acanthoneuropsis Frey, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Agrochira Enderlein, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Bromophila Loew, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Duomyia Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Elassogaster Bigot, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Furcamyia Whittington, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Lophoplatystoma Hendel, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Lule Speiser, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Microlule Steyskal, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Naupoda Osten Sacken, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Neoardelio Hendel, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Neoepidesma Hendel, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Oeciotypa Hendel, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Palpomya Robineau-Des..., 18582SpeciesTaxom
Peltacanthina Enderlein, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Plagiostenopterina Hendel, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Platystoma Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocleitamia Malloch, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19329SpeciesTaxom
Senopterina Robineau-Des..., 18051SpeciesTaxom
Sphenoprosopa Loew, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Traphera Loew, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Republic South Africa
50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthoneuropsis bismarckburgensis Enderlein, 1924
Acanthoneuropsis tephritima Enderlein, 1912
Agrochira palaga Whittington, 2003
Bromophila caffra Macquart, 1846
Bromophila caffra zamiel Walker, 1849
Duomyia mithrax Hendel, 1914
Elassogaster arcuata Hendel, 1914
Elassogaster arcuatus Hendel, 1914
Elassogaster vanderwulpi Hendel, 1914
Furcamyia gladiatura Whittington, 2003
Lophoplatystoma acarigerum Speiser, 1911
Lule braunsi Hendel, 1914
Lule brincki Steyskal, 1960
Lule rudebecki Steyskal, 1960
Microlule flavimana Steyskal, 1990
Naupoda inscripta Speiser, 1910
Neoardelio alternata Walker, 1861
Neoardelio alternatus Walker, 1861
Neoardelio aspalathus Whittington, 2000
Neoardelio lineatocollis Thomson, 1869
Neoardelio longiala Steyskal, 1960
Neoardelio retifrons Steyskal, 1960
Neoepidesma fascipenne Macquart, 1846
Neoepidesma thoracale Hendel, 1914
Neoepidesma vicinum Macquart, 1846
Oeciotypa disjuncta Whittington, 2003
Oeciotypa hendeli Lindner, 1957
Palpomya asphaltina Wiedemann, 1824
Palpomya punctipennis Walker, 1858
Peltacanthina cervina Hendel, 1914
Peltacanthina cribrosa Enderlein, 1912
Peltacanthina fumipennis Hendel, 1914
Plagiostenopterina nyassica Enderlein, 1924
Plagiostenopterina submetallica Loew, 1852
Plagiostenopterina westermanni Hendel, 1914
Platystoma chrysotoxum Hendel, 1913
Pseudocleitamia pompiloides Walker, 1859
Rivellia albitarsis Macquart, 1843
Rivellia anomala Hendel, 1914
Rivellia euxestoides Hendel, 1914
Rivellia gracilis Hendel, 1914
Rivellia latifascia Hendel, 1914
Rivellia mediocris Hendel, 1914
Rivellia stenotata Steyskal, 1960
Rivellia steyskali Namba, 1956
Rivellia unifascia Frey, 1932
Senopterina macularis Fabricius, 1805
Sphenoprosopa fascipennis Macquart, 1846
Traphera apicalis Frey, 1932
Traphera chalybea Wiedemann, 1830
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Platystomatidae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
SubfamilyPlastotephritinae
Frey, 1932
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlatystomatinae
Schiner, 1862
13
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScholastinae
Enderlein, 1937
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrapherinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
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