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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
699
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
50
493
1567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
46
428
1383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
33
253
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
5
98
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
6
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
6 Genera with 12 Species
Campylocera Macquart, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Clemaxia Enderlein, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Prohypotyphla Hendel, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotomyia Hendel, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Tephritocampylocera Hendel, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Tephritopyrgota Hendel, 19343SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
12 Species
Campylocera ferruginea Macquart, 1843
Campylocera kenyana Hendel, 1934
Campylocera unicolor Becker, 1909
Clemaxia angustiangulata Enderlein, 1942
Clemaxia angustipalpis Enderlein, 1942
Prohypotyphla maculipennis Hendel, 1934
Prohypotyphla scalaris Hendel, 1934
Pyrgotomyia ciliata Hendel, 1934
Tephritocampylocera irrorata Malloch, 1929
Tephritopyrgota hirsuta Hendel, 1914
Tephritopyrgota similis Hendel, 1934
Tephritopyrgota variegata Hendel, 1934


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