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Checklist for Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 (Light Flies)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
120
2154
10611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
89
1515
7250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
66
1147
5319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
60
966
4333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
46
453
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
9
116
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
5 Genera with 6 Species
Boreothrinax Steyskal, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotella Curran, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyiella Hendel, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Stenopyrgota Malloch, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
6 Species
Pyrgota shewelli Steyskal, 1978
Pyrgota undata Wiedemann, 1830Pyrgota Fly
Pyrgota valida Harris, 1841
Pyrgotella changnoni Johnson, 1900
Sphecomyiella valida Harris, 1841
Stenopyrgota mexicana Malloch, 1929Globeberry


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