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Checklist for Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 (Light Flies)
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
840
24886
144846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
837
24869
144808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
24445
142884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
457
18795
117333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
117
3423
20657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
92
2761
13772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
70
2106
9589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
66
1842
7085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
51
614
3450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
9
183
1006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
9
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern South America
9 Genera with 39 Species
Apyrgota Hendel, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Carrerapyrgota Aczel, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Idiopyrgota Aczel, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Leptopyrgota Hendel, 191926SpeciesTaxom
Lochmostylia Hendel, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Neopyrgota Hendel, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Tauroscypson Curran, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothrinax Enderlein, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
39 Species
Carrerapyrgota millaria Aczel, 1956
Carrerapyrgota personata Lutz & Lima, 1918
Idiopyrgota setiventris Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota accolens Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota albitarsis Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota amplipennis Hendel, 1914
Leptopyrgota andrei Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota apposita Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota brevipennis Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota caelifera Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota celeriuscula Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota cocta Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota definienda Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota ensifera Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota fibulata Enderlein, 1942
Leptopyrgota flavipes Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota gracilenta Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota hesterna Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota isabelae Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota juniae Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota lenkoi Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota liae Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota marci Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota minensis Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota quarens Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota sahlbergiana Frey, 1918
Leptopyrgota sarae Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota tibialis Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota undulata Becker, 1919
Lochmostylia borgmeieri Hendel, 1934
Lochmostylia lopesi Keiser, 1951
Neopyrgota appendiculata Hennig, 1936
Neopyrgota calcarata Hendel, 1934
Neopyrgota falciterebra Hennig, 1936
Neopyrgota hennigi Aczel, 1956
Pyrgota longipes Hendel, 1908
Tauroscypson andina Aczel, 1956
Tauroscypson guiana Curran, 1934
Tropidothrinax boliviensis Enderlein, 1942


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