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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
617
8662
28193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
615
8657
28187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
586
8515
27692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
405
7265
24168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
108
1721
6173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
81
1219
4502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
62
946
3369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
58
795
2735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
45
380
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
9
85
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Canada
3 Genera with 4 Species
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotella Curran, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyiella Hendel, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Canada
4 Species
Pyrgota undata Wiedemann, 1830Pyrgota Fly
Pyrgota valida Harris, 1841
Pyrgotella changnoni Johnson, 1900
Sphecomyiella valida Harris, 1841


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