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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
775
14516
48948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
773
14509
48939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
728
14308
48425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
449
11411
41055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
117
2195
9542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
89
1723
6245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
63
1187
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
59
995
3090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
46
447
1663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
8
137
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
11
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern South America
11 Genera with 21 Species
Carrerapyrgota Aczel, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Descoleia Aczel, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Leptopyrgota Hendel, 19567SpeciesTaxom
Lopadops Enderlein, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Neopyrgota Hendel, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotosoma Malloch, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Stenopyrgota Malloch, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tauroscypson Curran, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Teretrura Bigot, 04SpeciesTaxom
Tropidothrinax Enderlein, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
21 Species
Carrerapyrgota millaria Aczel, 1956
Descoleia terestrura Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota amplipennis Hendel, 1914
Leptopyrgota annulipes Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota apilosa Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota mehelyi Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota minuta Hennig, 1937
Leptopyrgota nigrifrons Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota pulchra Aczel, 1956
Lopadops nigerrimus Enderlein, 1942
Neopyrgota appendiculata Hennig, 1936
Pyrgota ilona Aczel, 1956
Pyrgotosoma flavida Malloch, 1933
Pyrgotosoma flavidum Malloch, 1933
Stenopyrgota crassitibia Aczel, 1956
Tauroscypson andina Aczel, 1956
Teretrura flaveola Bigot, 1885
Teretrura shannoni Malloch, 1933
Teretrura tinctipennis Malloch, 1933
Teretrura tinetipennis
Tropidothrinax boliviensis Enderlein, 1942


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