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Checklist for Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 (Light Flies)
and region North Dakota (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
285
1838
3456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
284
1835
3453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
1793
3370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
196
1498
2804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
44
195
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
32
155
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
23
108
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
21
85
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
13
45
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
4
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Dakota
2 Genera with 2 Species
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotella Curran, 19001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Dakota
2 Species
Pyrgota valida Harris, 1841
Pyrgotella changnoni Johnson, 1900


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