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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
335
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
45
270
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
36
180
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
33
166
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
24
113
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
6
25
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, Signal fly
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
7 Genera with 9 Species
Coelocephala Karsch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Elassogaster Bigot, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Engistoneura Loew, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Peltacanthina Enderlein, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Polystodes Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 18433SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coelocephala arcifera Hendel, 1914
Engistoneura moerens albovaria Walker, 1853
Engistoneura unilineata Bezzi, 1914
Peltacanthina albolineata Macquart, 1851
Polystodes ichneumoneus Robineau-Des..., 1830
Rivellia albitarsis Macquart, 1843
Rivellia humphreyi Frey, 1932
Rivellia quadrivittata Macquart, 1843
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Platystomatidae with occurrences in Senegal
SubfamilyPlatystomatinae
Schiner, 1862
6
8
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