Checklist for Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 (Light Flies)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4745
11084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4730
11041 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4621
10826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3768
9377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 68
560
1261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 54
462
1076 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 40
222
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Schizophora
Becher, 1882
| 37
198
352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids | 25
108
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
| 5
56
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namibia
2 Genera with 2 Species
Species list for Namibia
2 Species
Links, sources and further information Pyrgotidae at gbif.org
Pyrgotidae at irmng.org
Pyrgotidae at itis.gov
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