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Checklist for Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 (Light Flies)
and region Tasmania (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
517
4089
8321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4082
8315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
4035
8248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
338
3289
7100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
88
656
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
453
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
46
285
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
41
237
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
32
122
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
4
24
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tasmania
3 Genera with 6 Species
Cardiacera Macquart, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Osa Paramonov, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Toxura Macquart, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tasmania
6 Species
Cardiacera bella Paramonov, 1958
Cardiacera campbelli Paramonov, 1958
Cardiacera dispar Macquart, 1847
Cardiacera guttipennis Macquart, 1851
Osa commoni Paramonov, 1958
Toxura maculipennis Macquart, 1851


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