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Checklist for Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 (Light Flies)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
1111
3790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
816
2447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
594
1639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
501
1312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
39
285
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
8
82
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
4
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
4 Genera with 23 Species
Campylocera Macquart, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Ramuliseta Keiser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Tephritopyrgota Hendel, 196019SpeciesTaxom
Trichempodia Malloch, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
23 Species
Campylocera clemelis Seguy, 1935
Campylocera marmorata Enderlein, 1912
Ramuliseta madagascariensis Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota arota Seguy, 1935
Tephritopyrgota arotina Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota binodosa Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota breviterebra Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota chalybea Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota denticauda Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota echinogaster Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota falcicauda Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota haltericauda Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota hamicauda Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota laevigaster Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota madagascariensis Enderlein, 1942
Tephritopyrgota monochaeta Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota nigromaculata Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota nodicauda Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota obtusicauda Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota rufonigera Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota rutricauda Hennig, 1960
Tephritopyrgota spinosa Hennig, 1960
Trichempodia trifasciata Enderlein, 1942


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