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Checklist for Family Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862 (Phantom crane flies)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
166
7224
70796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
43
1561
22160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ptychopteromorpha
Wood & Borkent, 1986
2
11
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ptychopteroidea
Osten Sacken, 1862
2
11
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPtychopteridae
Osten Sacken, 1862
Phantom crane flies, Phantom crane fly
5
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
5 Genera with 28 Species
Bittacomorpha Westwood, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Bittacomorphella Alexander, 1890Pygmy Phantom Crane Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Eoptychoptera Handlirsch, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Etoptychoptera Handlirsch, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ptychoptera Meigen, 194718SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
28 Species
Bittacomorpha clavipes Fabricius, 1781Eastern Phantom Crane Fly
Bittacomorpha miocenica Cockerell, 1910
Bittacomorpha occidentalis Aldrich, 1895
Bittacomorphella fenderiana Alexander, 1947
Bittacomorphella furcata Fasbender & ..., 2017
Bittacomorphella jonesi Johnson, 1905Pygmy Phantom Crane Fly
Bittacomorphella pacifica Alexander, 1958
Bittacomorphella sackenii Röder, 1890
Eoptychoptera braziliana Krzemiń..., 2015
Etoptychoptera tertiaria A. Handlirsch, 1909
Ptychoptera (Paraptychoptera) lacustris Meigen, 1830
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) albimana Fabricius, 1787
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) contaminata Linnaeus, 1758
Ptychoptera alexanderi Hancock, Mar..., 2006
Ptychoptera byersi Alexander, 1966
Ptychoptera coloradensis (Alexander, 1937)⇒ Ptychoptera lenis Osten Sacken, 1877
Ptychoptera formosensis Alexander, 1924
Ptychoptera lenis Osten Sacken, 1877
Ptychoptera metallica Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Ptychoptera minor Alexander, 1920
Ptychoptera miocenica T. D. A. Coc..., 1910
Ptychoptera monoensis Alexander, 1947
Ptychoptera osceola Alexander, 1959
Ptychoptera pendula Alexander, 1937
Ptychoptera quadrifasciata Say, 1824
Ptychoptera sculleni Alexander, 1943
Ptychoptera townesi Alexander, 1943
Ptychoptera uta Alexander, 1947

Subnodes of Ptychopteridae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyBittacomorphinae
Alexander, 1919
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEoptychopterinae
Handlirsch, 1906
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEtoptychopterinae
Handlirsch, 1909
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPtychopterinae
Schiner, 1864
1
18
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ptychopteridae at artfakta.se
Ptychopteridae at dyntaxa.se
Ptychopteridae at gbif.org
Ptychopteridae at irmng.org
Ptychopteridae at itis.gov