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Checklist for Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 (Light Flies)
and region Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
71
680
2226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
57
537
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
43
403
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
40
369
1124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
27
191
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
5
87
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
3 Genera with 4 Species
Adapsilia Waga, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Campylocera Macquart, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Tephritopyrgota Hendel, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
4 Species
Adapsilia (Eupyrgota) latipennis Walker, 1849
Adapsilia (Eupyrgota) rugosigenis Hendel, 1934
Campylocera latigenis Hendel, 1914
Tephritopyrgota gowdeyi Malloch, 1929


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