Checklist for Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 (Light Flies)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 314
3514
7841 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
3513
7840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 302
3456
7694 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 209
2933
6972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 52
338
585 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies | 41
288
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
| 31
207
300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Schizophora
Becher, 1882
| 29
194
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids | 19
111
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
| 5
30
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sierra Leone
4 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for Sierra Leone
7 Species
Links, sources and further information Pyrgotidae at gbif.org
Pyrgotidae at irmng.org
Pyrgotidae at itis.gov
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