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Checklist for Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 (Light Flies)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
116
2523
22059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
88
1778
14881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
66
1308
9152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
62
1128
7543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
49
523
3680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
9
148
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
5 Genera with 11 Species
Boreothrinax Steyskal, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotella Curran, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Sphecomyiella Hendel, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Stenopyrgota Malloch, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
11 Species
Boreothrinax dichaetus (Steyskal, 1978)⇒ Pyrgota dichaetus Steyskal, 1978
Boreothrinax maculipennis Macquart, 1846
Boreothrinax shewelli (Steyskal, 1978)⇒ Pyrgota shewelli Steyskal, 1978
Pyrgota dichaetus Steyskal, 1978
Pyrgota fenestrata Macquart, 1851
Pyrgota shewelli Steyskal, 1978
Pyrgota undata Wiedemann, 1830Pyrgota Fly
Pyrgotella chagnoni Johnson, 1900
Sphecomyiella nelsoni Kondratieff ..., 1993
Sphecomyiella valida Harris, 1841
Stenopyrgota mexicana Malloch, 1929Globeberry


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