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Checklist for Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 (Light Flies)
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
369
9719
53237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
1125
5726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
68
854
3982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
53
608
2650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
49
533
2335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
35
289
1354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
5
107
516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
14
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
14 Genera with 65 Species
Adapsilia Waga, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Apyrgota Hendel, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Campylocera Macquart, 192815SpeciesTaxom
Congopyrgota Aczel, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Hendelpyrgota Vanschuytbroeck, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Hypotyphla Loew, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hypotyphlina2SpeciesTaxom
Lygiohypotyphla Enderlein, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Metropina Enderlein, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Peltodasia Enderlein, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Prohypotyphla Hendel, 196318SpeciesTaxom
Siridapha Enderlein, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Tephritohypotyphla Vanschuytbroeck, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Tephritopyrgota Hendel, 19347SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
65 Species
Adapsilia (Eupyrgota) latipennis Walker, 1849
Adapsilia caffra Hendel, 1914
Adapsilia crassipes Korneyev, 2006
Adapsilia ypsilon Hendel, 1914
Apyrgota marshalli Hendel, 1914
Campylocera augustigenis Hendel, 1914
Campylocera bokumaensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Campylocera ferruginea Macquart, 1843
Campylocera kenyana Hendel, 1934
Campylocera latigenis Hendel, 1914
Campylocera lurida Enderlein, 1942
Campylocera maculifera Hendel, 1914
Campylocera oculata Hendel, 1914
Campylocera partitigena Enderlein, 1942
Campylocera piceiventris Hendel, 1914
Campylocera pleuralis Hendel, 1914
Campylocera rodhaini Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Campylocera ruwenzoriensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Campylocera tessmanni Enderlein, 1942
Campylocera varipennis Curran, 1928
Congopyrgota hyalipennis Aczel, 1959
Congopyrgota kivuensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Congopyrgota obscura Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Congopyrgota similis Steyskal, 1963
Congopyrgota variceps Curran, 1928
Hendelpyrgota longicornis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Hypotyphla caudata Hendel, 1914
Hypotyphlina saegeri Aczel, 1958
Hypotyphlina similis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Lygiohypotyphla hyalipennis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Lygiohypotyphla nigripennis Hendel, 1934
Lygiohypotyphla ruwenzoriensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Lygiohypotyphla saegeri Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Metropina nigra Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Peltodasia mageraensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Peltodasia vespiformis Enderlein, 1942
Prohypotyphla benoiti Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Prohypotyphla curvicauda Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Prohypotyphla distans Hendel, 1934
Prohypotyphla flavipes Hendel, 1934
Prohypotyphla flaviventris Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Prohypotyphla garambaensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Prohypotyphla longicauda Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Prohypotyphla longipalpis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Prohypotyphla luteola Aczel, 1958
Prohypotyphla maculipennis Hendel, 1934
Prohypotyphla magnipalpis Hendel, 1934
Prohypotyphla nigriventris Hendel, 1914
Prohypotyphla obtusicornis Hendel, 1934
Prohypotyphla ochracea Hendel, 1934
Prohypotyphla omissa Hendel, 1934
Prohypotyphla perscalaris Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Prohypotyphla scalaris Hendel, 1934
Prohypotyphla schoutedeni Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Siridapha filipalpis Enderlein, 1942
Siridapha mulunguensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Siridapha ophionea Enderlein, 1942
Tephritohypotyphla biseta Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Tephritopyrgota belzebuth Hendel, 1914
Tephritopyrgota hirsuta Hendel, 1914
Tephritopyrgota kibatiensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Tephritopyrgota nubilipennis Wulp, 1885
Tephritopyrgota passerina Hendel, 1914
Tephritopyrgota praevariegata Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
Tephritopyrgota variegata Hendel, 1934


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