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Taxonomy of Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies, Scarab Pursuing Flies


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
178
15959
203753
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
126
11579
137184
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
116
10251
111672
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
90
4222
56473
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
13
1632
16315
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
100
588
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868
GenusAcropyrgota
Hendel, 1914
2Species
GenusAdapsila
Soos, 1984
  ⇒ Adapsilia
8Species
GenusAdapsilea
Enderlein, 1942
  ⇒ Adapsilia
0Species
GenusAdapsilia
Waga, 1842
61Species
GenusAdapsona
Paramonov, 1958
3Species
GenusAfropyrgota
V.Korneyev, 2015
5Species
GenusAllopyrgota
Aczel, 1956
0Species
GenusAnapyrgota
Steyskal, 1967
0Species
GenusApyrgota
Hendel, 1909
13Species
GenusAsipyrgota
Korneyev, 2014
  ⇒ Eupyrgota
0Species
GenusAustromyia
Hardy, 1954
  ⇒ Neotoxura
1Species
GenusBoreothrinax
Steyskal, 1978
3Species
GenusCampglocera
1Species
GenusCampylocera
Macquart, 1843
58Species
GenusCardiacera
Macquart, 1847
35Species
GenusCardiocera
Macquart, 1847
  ⇒ Cardiacera
1Species
GenusCarrerapyrgota
Aczel, 1956
5Species
GenusClemaxia
Enderlein, 1942
6Species
GenusCommoniella
Paramonov, 1958
2Species
GenusCongopyrgota
Aczel, 1958
8Species
GenusDescoleia
Aczel, 1956
1Species
GenusDiasteneura
Hendel, 1908
5Species
GenusDiastoneura
Curran, 1928
  ⇒ Diasteneura
0Species
GenusDicrostira
Enderlein, 1942
1Species
GenusEpice
Paramonov, 1958
1Species
GenusEpicerella
Macquart, 1851
  ⇒ Cardiacera
33Species
GenusEpicerina
Macquart, 1850
  ⇒ Epice
4Species
GenusEumorphomyia
Hendel, 1907
  ⇒ Euphya
1Species
GenusEuphya
Wulp, 1885
  ⇒ Eumorphomyia
7Species
GenusEupyrgota
Coquillet, 1898
36Species
GenusEuthioza
Enderlein, 1942
4Species
GenusFacilina
Paramonov, 1958
3Species
GenusFrontalia
Malloch in Bezzi, 1929
5Species
GenusFurciseta
Aczel, 1956
2Species
GenusGeloemyia
Hendel, 1908
10Species
GenusGelomyia
1Species
GenusHendelpyrgota
Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
1Species
GenusHypothyphlina
Enderlein, 1942
2Species
GenusHypotyphla
Loew, 1873
2Species
GenusHypotyphlina
3Species
GenusIdiopyrgota
Aczel, 1956
1Species
GenusKorneyevia
Koçak, 2009
1Species
GenusLeptopyrgota
Hendel, 1914
32Species
GenusLochmostylia
Hendel, 1934
3Species
GenusLopadops
Enderlein, 1942
1Species
GenusLygiohypotyphala
1Species
GenusLygiohypotyphla
Enderlein, 1942
5Species
GenusMaenomenus
Bezzi, 1929
1Species
GenusMetropina
Enderlein, 1942
3Species
GenusMusgravena
Paramonov, 1958
  ⇒ Cardiacera
2Species
GenusNeopyrgota
Hendel, 1934
8Species
GenusNeotoxura
Malloch, 1929
6Species
GenusNicholsonia
Latreille, 1802
  ⇒ Daddia
4Species
GenusNichulsonia
Malloch, 1929
0Species
GenusOsa
Paramonov, 1958
5Species
GenusParadapsilia
Chen, 1947
1Species
GenusParageloemyia
Hendel, 1934
4Species
GenusParatoxura
Paramonov, 1958
  ⇒ Toxura
2Species
GenusParepicerella
Hendel, 1934
  ⇒ Cardiacera
1Species
GenusPeltodasia
Enderlein, 1942
  ⇒ Eupyrgota
4Species
GenusPeltodesia
1Species
GenusPlatynostira
Enderlein, 1942
1Species
GenusPlectrobrachis
Enderlein, 1942
1Species
GenusPorpedrum
Enderlein, 1942
1Species
GenusPorpomastix
Enderlein, 1942
1Species
GenusProdalmannia
Bezzi, 1929
1Species
GenusProhypotyphala
1Species
GenusProhypotyphla
Hendel, 1934
21Species
GenusProsyrogaster
Rondani, 1875
1Species
GenusPyrgella
Paramonov, 1958
  ⇒ Cardiacera
1Species
GenusPyrgota
Wiedemann, 1830
23Species
GenusPyrgotella
Curran, 1934
2Species
GenusPyrgotina
Malloch, 1929
4Species
GenusPyrgotomyia
Hendel, 1934
1Species
GenusPyrgotosoma
Malloch, 1933
2Species
GenusPyryota
Walker, 1858
  ⇒ Pyrgota
0Species
GenusRamuliseta
Keiser, 1951
6Species
GenusRamyliseta
Keiser, 1951
0Species
GenusRhagostira
Borchmann, 1936
3Species
GenusSinolochmostylia
Yang, 1995
1Species
GenusSiridapha
Enderlein, 1942
3Species
GenusSphecomyiella
Hendel in Lindner, 1933
2Species
GenusStenopyrgota
Malloch, 1929
2Species
GenusStirothrinax
Enderlein, 1942
3Species
GenusTaeniomastix
Enderlein, 1942
4Species
GenusTauroscypson
Curran, 1934
2Species
GenusTeliophleps
Enderlein in Hering, 1940
  ⇒ Campylocera
2Species
GenusTephritocampylocera
Hendel, 1934
7Species
GenusTephritohypotyphla
Vanschuytbroeck, 1963
2Species
GenusTephritopygrota
1Species
GenusTephritopyrgota
Hendel, 1914
48Species
GenusTephritopyrogota
1Species
GenusTeretrura
Bigot, 1885
4Species
GenusToxopyrgota
Hendel, 1917
1Species
GenusToxura
Macquart, 1851
8Species
GenusTravassomyia
de Souza Lopes, 1935
1Species
GenusTrichempodia
Malloch, 1930
2Species
GenusTrichopeltia
Enderlein, 1942
1Species
GenusTropidothrinax
Enderlein, 1942
1Species
GenusTylotrypes
Bezzi, 1914
2Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Pyrgotidae
EnglishLight Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies, Scarab Pursuing Flies


Distribution and Species lists of Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868
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Angola
2 Genera  3 Species
Argentina
9 Genera  15 Species
Australia
20 Genera  76 Species
Bolivia
3 Genera  3 Species
Brazil
7 Genera  33 Species
Burundi
2 Genera  2 Species
Cameroon
4 Genera  10 Species
Canada
5 Genera  6 Species
Central African Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
2 Genera  5 Species
China
9 Genera  21 Species
Colombia
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
7 Genera  5 Species
Ecuador
1 Genus  1 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  1 Species
Ethiopia
6 Genera  7 Species
France
1 Genus  1 Species
Georgia
1 Genus  1 Species
Ghana
4 Genera  5 Species
Guatemala
2 Genera  2 Species
Guyana
1 Genus  1 Species
India
6 Genera  15 Species
Indonesia
8 Genera  17 Species
Iran
1 Genus  1 Species
Israel
1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
1 Genus  1 Species
Japan
6 Genera  9 Species
Kenya
6 Genera  12 Species
Laos
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
4 Genera  23 Species
Malawi
5 Genera  6 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
3 Genera  3 Species
Mongolia
1 Genus  1 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  4 Species
Namibia
2 Genera  2 Species
Netherlands
1 Genus  2 Species
New Zealand
1 Genus  1 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  1 Species
Nigeria
3 Genera  7 Species
Panama
1 Genus  1 Species
Papua New Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Paraguay
2 Genera  2 Species
Peru
1 Genus  1 Species
Philippines
2 Genera  4 Species
Republic South Africa
11 Genera  23 Species
Russia
1 Genus  2 Species
Rwanda
4 Genera  4 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Genus  1 Species
Senegal
3 Genera  2 Species
Sierra Leone
4 Genera  7 Species
South Korea
1 Genus  0 Species
Sri Lanka
3 Genera  4 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
1 Genus  2 Species
Taiwan
4 Genera  4 Species
Tanzania
9 Genera  14 Species
Thailand
3 Genera  3 Species
Togo
3 Genera  5 Species
Turkey
1 Genus  4 Species
Uganda
3 Genera  4 Species
USA
6 Genera  15 Species
Vietnam
2 Genera  2 Species
Zimbabwe
6 Genera  7 Species


Distribution on islands


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