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Checklist for Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 (Light Flies)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1521
7930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
76
1043
4219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
58
769
2771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
54
640
2163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
41
361
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
8
115
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
6
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
6 Genera with 15 Species
Adapsilia Waga, 19149SpeciesTaxom
Campylocera Macquart, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Peltodasia Enderlein, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Taeniomastix Enderlein, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Tephritopyrgota Hendel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Tylotrypes Bezzi, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
15 Species
Adapsilia angustifrons Bezzi, 1914
Adapsilia armipes Hendel, 1914
Adapsilia brahma Hendel, 1914
Adapsilia flaviseta (Aldrich, 1928)⇒ Peltodasia flaviseta Aldrich, 1928
Adapsilia nocturna Bezzi, 1914
Adapsilia opaca Bezzi, 1914
Adapsilia scutellata Hendel, 1914
Adapsilia scutellina Hendel, 1934
Adapsilia vulpina Hendel, 1914
Campylocera squalida Walker, 1861
Peltodasia flaviseta Aldrich, 1928
Taeniomastix pubiseta Hendel, 1914
Taeniomastix sumatrana Enderlein, 1942
Tephritopyrgota ferruginea Walker, 1853
Tylotrypes immsi Bezzi, 1914


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