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Checklist for Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 (Light Flies)
and region Fort Scott (Bourbon County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
135
465
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
135
465
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
130
459
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
98
403
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
18
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fort Scott
1 Genera with 2 Species
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18412SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fort Scott
2 Species
Pyrgota maculipennis Macquart, 1846
Pyrgota valida Harris, 1841


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