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Taxonomy of Family Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, signal fly


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
178
15959
203753
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
126
11579
137184
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
116
10251
111672
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
90
4222
56473
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
13
1632
16315
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPlatystomatidae
Schiner, 1862
Picture-winged flies, Signal flies, Signal fly
232
1874
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862
SubfamilyAngitulinae
Enderlein, 1936
2
20
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPlastotephritinae
Frey, 1932
7
38
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPlatystomatinae
Schiner, 1862
44
1095
Genera
Species
SubfamilyScholastinae
Enderlein, 1937
5
92
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTrapherinae
Brues & Melander, 1932
2
13
Genera
Species
GenusAcanthoneuropsis
Frey, 1932
6Species
GenusAchiosoma
Hendel, 1914
  ⇒ Achias
1Species
GenusAgadasys
Whittington, 2000
2Species
GenusAgastrodes
Bigot, 1859
  ⇒ Pterogenia
1Species
GenusAglaioptera
Frey, 1964
1Species
GenusAgrochira
Enderlein, 1911
14Species
GenusAgrohira
1Species
GenusAnaphalantias
Enderlein, 1922
4Species
GenusAnayantha
2Species
GenusAngelopteromyia
Korneyev, 2001
4Species
GenusAngituloides
Hendel, 1913
1Species
GenusApactoneura
Malloch, 1930
1Species
GenusApatoneura
1Species
GenusApiola
Mcalpine, 1973
2Species
GenusArdelio
Gistl, 1848
  ⇒ Neoardelio
2Species
GenusAsynota
1Species
GenusAtopocnathus
3Species
GenusAtopocnema
Enderlein, 1922
4Species
GenusAtopocnemis
1Species
GenusAtopognathus
Bigot, 1881
  ⇒ Atopotrophos
16Species
GenusBama
Mcalpine, 2001
19Species
GenusBricinia
Schiner, 1868
  ⇒ Bricinnia
0Species
GenusBriciniella
Williston, 1896
  ⇒ Bricinniella
0Species
GenusBricinnia
Walker, 1861
  ⇒ Senopterina
1Species
GenusBricinniella
Giglio-Tos, 1893
  ⇒ Senopterina
1Species
GenusCampigaster
Macquart, 1855
  ⇒ Duomyia
2Species
GenusCarolia
1Species
GenusCeletor
Loew, 1873
0Species
GenusCeratopelta
Bigot, 1878
  ⇒ Lamprogaster
1Species
GenusChaestotichia
Enderlein, 1924
0Species
GenusChaetorivellia
Meijere, 1913
3Species
GenusChaetostichia
Enderlein, 1924
1Species
GenusCharax
Walker, 1861
1Species
GenusCharmis
Tosquinet, 1903
  ⇒ Hemigaster
0Species
GenusCladoderris
Bezzi, 1914
4Species
GenusCleitamia
Macquart, 1835
19Species
GenusCleitamoides
Malloch, 1939
4Species
GenusConicipithea
Hendel, 1914
1Species
GenusConopariella
Enderlein, 1922
13Species
GenusCruphiocera
Macquart, 1843
  ⇒ Lamprogaster
1Species
GenusCryphiocera
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Cruphiocera
0Species
GenusDasiortalis
Hendel in De Meijere, 1913
0Species
GenusDasyortalis
Hendel, 1914
  ⇒ Atopognathus
3Species
GenusDayomyia
Mcalpine, 2007
1Species
GenusDitomogaster
Rondani, 1875
  ⇒ Pterogenia
1Species
GenusDuomyza
Malloch, 1929
0Species
GenusElachigaster
Rondani, 1875
  ⇒ Pterogenia
1Species
GenusElassiogaster
1Species
GenusEngistoneuroides
Hendel, 1914
2Species
GenusEniconevra
Macquart, 1840
  ⇒ Clitodoca
2Species
GenusEpicausta
Loew, 1873
  ⇒ Elassogaster
3Species
GenusEuchalcota
Loew, 1873
0Species
GenusEugistoneura
Enderlein, 1924
  ⇒ Engistoneura
0Species
GenusEuporsopia
1Species
GenusEuprospoia
1Species
GenusEurprosopia
2Species
GenusEurypalpus
LeConte, 1852
  ⇒ Psephenus
2Species
GenusEuthyplatystoma
Hendel, 1914
15Species
GenusFederleyella
Frey, 1932
3Species
GenusGonga
Mcalpine, 2001
0Species
GenusGorgopsis
Schiner, 1868
  ⇒ Gorgopis
1Species
GenusGuamomyia
Malloch, 1942
1Species
GenusHammatopelma
Enderlein, 1936
  ⇒ Angitula
1Species
GenusHelocnemia
Enderlein, 1924
0Species
GenusHemigaster
Juel, 1985
  ⇒ Hemicolpus
18Species
GenusHernia
3Species
GenusHesyquillia
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
2Species
GenusHimeroessa
Loew, 1873
1Species
GenusIlliothrix
Enderlein, 1924
1Species
GenusImugana
Enderlein, 1937
2Species
GenusLaglaisia
Bigot, 1878
7Species
GenusLaglaizia
Bigot, 1878
6Species
GenusLasiopsila
Curran, 1936
  ⇒ Atopognathus
1Species
GenusLasioxiria
Hendel, 1914
  ⇒ Atopognathus
1Species
GenusLepidocompsia
Enderlein, 1924
0Species
GenusLeptolabia
Enderlein, 1924
1Species
GenusLiolamprogaster
Enderlein, 1924
1Species
GenusLoxoneura
20Species
GenusLoxonevra
Macquart, 1835
12Species
GenusMacrortalis
Matsumura, 1916
1Species
GenusMaria
Bigot, 1859
  ⇒ Brea
2Species
GenusMeachina
Enderlein, 1936
  ⇒ Angitula
1Species
GenusMegaglossa
Rondani, 1869
  ⇒ Platystoma
8Species
GenusMegaloglossa
Bezzi, 1907
0Species
GenusMeringomeria
Enderlein, 1924
3Species
GenusMesanopia
1Species
GenusMetoposparga
Enderlein, 1924
1Species
GenusMicrolule
Steyskal, 1990
2Species
GenusMindanaia
Malloch, 1931
1Species
GenusMontrouziera
Bigot, 1860
1Species
GenusMyiodella
Rondani, 1873
  ⇒ Elassogaster
1Species
GenusMystia
Walker, 1861
  ⇒ Achias
1Species
GenusNeoepitpla
1Species
GenusNeoestromyia
Ouchi, 1939
  ⇒ Euprosopia
1Species
GenusNeohemigaster
Malloch, 1939
5Species
GenusNotopsila
Osten Sacken, 1882
  ⇒ Euprosopia
2Species
GenusOeciotypa
Hendel, 1914
7Species
GenusOecitorypa
1Species
GenusOidemachilus
Bigot, 1860
0Species
GenusOnceroparia
Enderlein, 1924
2Species
GenusOncoscelia
Enderlein, 1924
  ⇒ Euprosopia
1Species
GenusPachycephala
Lioy, 1864
  ⇒ Oncoscelia
38Species
GenusPachymyza
Frey, 1964
1Species
GenusPalpomyiella
Hendel, 1914
3Species
GenusPar
Mcalpine, 2001
3Species
GenusParardelio
Hendel, 1912
2Species
GenusParepicausta
Enderlein, 1924
1Species
GenusPariacis
Enderlein, 1924
1Species
GenusParyphodes
Speiser, 1911
25Species
GenusPeronotrochus
Enderlein, 1924
1Species
GenusPhasiamya
1Species
GenusPhasiamyia
1Species
GenusPhilocompus
Osten-sacken, 1881
3Species
GenusPhlyax
Mcalpine, 2001
1Species
GenusPhylax
Wesmael, 1835
  ⇒ Dendarus
20Species
GenusPiara
Loew, 1873
2Species
GenusPicrometopus
Frey, 1930
2Species
GenusPilagiostenopterina
4Species
GenusPlagiosternopterina
1Species
GenusPlagiostonopterina
1Species
GenusPlaiostenopterina
1Species
GenusPlastotephritis
Enderlein, 1922
9Species
GenusPlatistoma
Guérin-Ménéville in Duperry, 1831
  ⇒ Platystoma
1Species
GenusPlatystominae
1Species
GenusPogonoytalis
1Species
GenusPolimen
Mcalpine, 2001
0Species
GenusPolistodes
Speiser, 1915
  ⇒ Polystodes
0Species
GenusPolistoides
Loew, 1873
  ⇒ Polystodes
0Species
GenusPolistomima
Enderlein, 1912
3Species
GenusPoticara
Walker, 1861
  ⇒ Cleitamia
3Species
GenusPrionoscelia
Enderlein, 1922
2Species
GenusProsopoconus
Enderlein, 1922
1Species
GenusProsthiacanthina
Enderlein, 1912
2Species
GenusProsthiochaeta
Enderlein, 1924
7Species
GenusPseudocleitamia
Malloch, 1939
3Species
GenusPseudorichardia
Hendel, 1911
4Species
GenusPseudoscholastes
Frey, 1932
1Species
GenusPterogeina
7Species
GenusPterogenomyia
Hendel, 1914
8Species
GenusRevellia
Agassiz, 1846
0Species
GenusRevillia
1Species
GenusRhegmatosaga
Frey, 1930
3Species
GenusScelostenopterina
Hendel, 1914
1Species
GenusScholastes
Loew, 1873
24Species
GenusSchuchertiella
Handlirsch, 1911
1Species
GenusScleostenopterina
1Species
GenusScolastes
1Species
GenusSeguyopiara
Steyskal, 1990
2Species
GenusSigna
Mcalpine, 2001
1Species
GenusSimomesia
Enderlein, 1912
4Species
GenusSors
Mcalpine, 2007
1Species
GenusStenopterina
Agassiz, 1846
10Species
GenusSteyskaliella
Soos, 1978
2Species
GenusSystellodiscus
Enderlein, 1912
1Species
GenusTarfa
Mcalpine, 2001
1Species
GenusTerzia
Mcalpine, 2001
1Species
GenusTessmannella
Hedicke, 1912
7Species
GenusTessmanniola
Enderlein, 1925
0Species
GenusTetrachaetina
Enderlein, 1924
  ⇒ Euprosopia
1Species
GenusTomeus
Mcalpine, 2001
1Species
GenusTraphera
Loew, 1873
3Species
GenusTrigonosoma
Gray, 1832
  ⇒ Camptocheirus
29Species
GenusTropidogastrella
Hendel, 1914
  ⇒ Trigonosoma
3Species
GenusTrygonosoma
1Species
GenusValonia
Piza, 1939
2Species
GenusXenaspis
Osten Sacken, 1881
19Species
GenusXenaspoides
Frey, 1930
2Species
GenusXenognathus
Malloch, 1930
  ⇒ Ganthoxena
3Species
GenusXiria
Walker, 1856
10Species
GenusZona
Walker, 1849
1Species
GenusZygaenula
Doleschall, 1858
12Species
GenusZygotricha
2Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Platystomatidae
GermanBreitmundfliegen
EnglishPicture-winged flies, Signal flies, Signal fly
DutchBreedmondvliegen, Prachtvliegen, Signaalvliegen
DanishSignalfluer
SwedishBredmunsflugor


Distribution and Species lists of Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862
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Afghanistan
3 Genera  4 Species
Albania
2 Genera  3 Species
Algeria
2 Genera  2 Species
Angola
6 Genera  6 Species
Argentina
4 Genera  3 Species
Armenia
2 Genera  3 Species
Australia
33 Genera  226 Species
Austria
4 Genera  8 Species
Azerbaijan
2 Genera  2 Species
Bahamas
3 Genera  3 Species
Bangladesh
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
6 Genera  7 Species
Belize
3 Genera  4 Species
Benin
1 Genus  1 Species
Bhutan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
1 Genus  5 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
5 Genera  7 Species
Cameroon
23 Genera  68 Species
Canada
8 Genera  25 Species
Cape Verde
1 Genus  1 Species
Central African Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Chad
1 Genus  2 Species
Chile
1 Genus  1 Species
China
16 Genera  35 Species
Colombia
4 Genera  4 Species
Comoros
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
6 Genera  7 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cuba
3 Genera  2 Species
Cyprus
2 Genera  2 Species
Czech Republic
3 Genera  7 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
5 Genera  8 Species
Denmark
2 Genera  3 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
4 Genera  2 Species
Egypt
2 Genera  2 Species
El Salvador
3 Genera  5 Species
Equatorial Guinea
13 Genera  25 Species
Eritrea
2 Genera  2 Species
Estonia
2 Genera  2 Species
Ethiopia
2 Genera  4 Species
Fiji
8 Genera  13 Species
Finland
3 Genera  4 Species
France
9 Genera  21 Species
Gabon
2 Genera  2 Species
Gambia
8 Genera  5 Species
Georgia
5 Genera  7 Species
Germany
9 Genera  12 Species
Ghana
23 Genera  32 Species
Greece
4 Genera  8 Species
Guatemala
4 Genera  6 Species
Guinea
6 Genera  7 Species
Guyana
1 Genus  1 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
6 Genera  5 Species
Hungary
4 Genera  6 Species
Iceland
2 Genera  2 Species
India
14 Genera  46 Species
Indonesia
49 Genera  263 Species
Iran
2 Genera  2 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
3 Genera  3 Species
Israel
4 Genera  13 Species
Italy
5 Genera  13 Species
Ivory Coast
3 Genera  3 Species
Jamaica
1 Genus  1 Species
Japan
12 Genera  21 Species
Kazakhstan
4 Genera  5 Species
Kenya
10 Genera  15 Species
Kiribati
1 Genus  1 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Laos
3 Genera  5 Species
Latvia
1 Genus  1 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  1 Species
Lesotho
2 Genera  2 Species
Liberia
9 Genera  11 Species
Luxembourg
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
12 Genera  11 Species
Malawi
12 Genera  32 Species
Malaysia
12 Genera  18 Species
Mauritius
3 Genera  2 Species
Mexico
8 Genera  22 Species
Micronesia
4 Genera  11 Species
Mongolia
5 Genera  12 Species
Morocco
2 Genera  2 Species
Mozambique
13 Genera  17 Species
Myanmar
16 Genera  25 Species
Namibia
3 Genera  3 Species
Nepal
3 Genera  5 Species
Netherlands
4 Genera  5 Species
New Zealand
3 Genera  4 Species
Nicaragua
4 Genera  5 Species
Nigeria
13 Genera  26 Species
Norway
7 Genera  11 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Pakistan
4 Genera  4 Species
Palau
1 Genus  1 Species
Palestine
1 Genus  4 Species
Panama
4 Genera  6 Species
Papua New Guinea
31 Genera  249 Species
Paraguay
1 Genus  1 Species
Peru
3 Genera  5 Species
Philippines
26 Genera  73 Species
Poland
7 Genera  7 Species
Portugal
4 Genera  6 Species
Republic South Africa
23 Genera  50 Species
Romania
3 Genera  4 Species
Russia
5 Genera  13 Species
Rwanda
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Samoa
6 Genera  8 Species
Saudi Arabia
4 Genera  7 Species
Senegal
7 Genera  9 Species
Serbia
1 Genus  1 Species
Seychelles
5 Genera  7 Species
Sierra Leone
10 Genera  17 Species
Singapore
8 Genera  17 Species
Slovakia
2 Genera  7 Species
Solomon Islands
17 Genera  35 Species
Somalia
1 Genus  1 Species
South Korea
6 Genera  9 Species
Spain
7 Genera  7 Species
Sri Lanka
8 Genera  21 Species
Sudan
2 Genera  2 Species
Sweden
10 Genera  15 Species
Switzerland
3 Genera  3 Species
Syria
1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
23 Genera  55 Species
Tajikistan
2 Genera  2 Species
Tanzania
17 Genera  36 Species
Thailand
3 Genera  6 Species
Togo
11 Genera  13 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
3 Genera  4 Species
Tunisia
3 Genera  3 Species
Turkey
3 Genera  6 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Uganda
18 Genera  31 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  1 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
9 Genera  19 Species
Uruguay
2 Genera  2 Species
USA
20 Genera  83 Species
Uzbekistan
4 Genera  5 Species
Vanuatu
1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
3 Genera  3 Species
Vietnam
6 Genera  8 Species
Yemen
2 Genera  2 Species
Zambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Zimbabwe
14 Genera  21 Species


Distribution on islands


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