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Checklist for Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 (Light 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
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
117
5649
48623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
85
4151
31317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
79
3633
24956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
62
1272
12342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
10
397
2808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
19
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
19 Genera with 79 Species
Apyrgota Hendel, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Boreothrinax Steyskal, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Carrerapyrgota Aczel, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Descoleia Aczel, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Idiopyrgota Aczel, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Leptopyrgota Hendel, 191932SpeciesTaxom
Lochmostylia Hendel, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Lopadops Enderlein, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Neopyrgota Hendel, 19366SpeciesTaxom
Nicholsonia Latreille, 03SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 184110SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotella Curran, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotosoma Malloch, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyiella Hendel, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Stenopyrgota Malloch, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Stirothrinax Enderlein, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Tauroscypson Curran, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Teretrura Bigot, 04SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothrinax Enderlein, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
79 Species
Boreothrinax dichaetus (Steyskal, 1978)⇒ Pyrgota dichaetus Steyskal, 1978
Boreothrinax maculipennis Macquart, 1846
Boreothrinax shewelli (Steyskal, 1978)⇒ Pyrgota shewelli Steyskal, 1978
Carrerapyrgota millaria Aczel, 1956
Carrerapyrgota personata Lutz & Lima, 1918
Descoleia terestrura Aczel, 1956
Idiopyrgota setiventris Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota accolens Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota albitarsis Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota amplipennis Hendel, 1914
Leptopyrgota andrei Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota annulipes Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota apilosa Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota apposita Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota brevipennis Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota caelifera Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota celeriuscula Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota cocta Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota definienda Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota ensifera Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota fibulata Enderlein, 1942
Leptopyrgota flavipes Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota gracilenta Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota hesterna Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota isabelae Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota juniae Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota lenkoi Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota liae Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota marci Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota mehelyi Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota minensis Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota minuta Hennig, 1937
Leptopyrgota nigrifrons Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota pulchra Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota quarens Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota sahlbergiana Frey, 1918
Leptopyrgota sarae Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota tibialis Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota undulata Becker, 1919
Lochmostylia borgmeieri Hendel, 1934
Lochmostylia lopesi Keiser, 1951
Lopadops nigerrimus Enderlein, 1942
Neopyrgota appendiculata Hennig, 1936
Neopyrgota calcarata Hendel, 1934
Neopyrgota falciterebra Hennig, 1936
Neopyrgota hennigi Aczel, 1956
Neopyrgota major Hennig, 1936
Neopyrgota picea Hennig, 1936
Nicholsonia adnata
Nicholsonia angulata
Nicholsonia canadensis
Pyrgota dichaetus Steyskal, 1978
Pyrgota fenestrata Macquart, 1851
Pyrgota ilona Aczel, 1956
Pyrgota longipes Hendel, 1908
Pyrgota lugens Wulp, 1898
Pyrgota maculipennis Macquart, 1846
Pyrgota nelsoni Kondratieff ..., 1993
Pyrgota shewelli Steyskal, 1978
Pyrgota undata Wiedemann, 1830Pyrgota Fly
Pyrgota valida Harris, 1841
Pyrgotella chagnoni Johnson, 1900
Pyrgotella changnoni Johnson, 1900
Pyrgotosoma flavida Malloch, 1933
Pyrgotosoma flavidum Malloch, 1933
Sphecomyiella nelsoni Kondratieff ..., 1993
Sphecomyiella valida Harris, 1841
Stenopyrgota crassitibia Aczel, 1956
Stenopyrgota mexicana Malloch, 1929Globeberry
Stirothrinax cribbatus Enderlein, 1942
Stirothrinax cribratus Enderlein, 1942
Stirothrinax knudseni Mayer, 1953
Tauroscypson andina Aczel, 1956
Tauroscypson guiana Curran, 1934
Teretrura flaveola Bigot, 1885
Teretrura shannoni Malloch, 1933
Teretrura tinctipennis Malloch, 1933
Teretrura tinetipennis
Tropidothrinax boliviensis Enderlein, 1942


Links, sources and further information
Pyrgotidae at gbif.org
Pyrgotidae at irmng.org
Pyrgotidae at itis.gov