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Checklist for Family Tethinidae Hendel, 1916 (Tethinid flies)
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
840
24886
144846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
837
24869
144808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
24445
142884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
457
18795
117333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
117
3423
20657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
92
2761
13772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
70
2106
9589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
66
1842
7085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
51
614
3450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Carnoidea
Newman, 1834
8
92
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTethinidae
Hendel, 1916
Tethinid flies
3
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern South America
3 Genera with 19 Species
Dasyrhicnoessa Hendel, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Pelomyia Williston, 200314SpeciesTaxom
Tethina Haliday, 19324SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
19 Species
Dasyrhicnoessa insularis Aldrich, 1931Tethinid fly
Pelomyia aurantifrons Foster & Mathis, 2003
Pelomyia boliviensis Foster & Mathis, 2003
Pelomyia coronata (Loew, 1866)⇒ Pelomyia occidentalis Williston, 1893
Pelomyia curva Foster & Mathis, 2003
Pelomyia delicata Foster & Mathis, 2003
Pelomyia dentata Foster & Mathis, 2003
Pelomyia flabella Foster & Mathis, 2003
Pelomyia freidbergi Foster & Mathis, 2003
Pelomyia irwini Foster & Mathis, 2003
Pelomyia nigripalpis Foster & Mathis, 2003
Pelomyia nigritarsis Foster & Mathis, 2003
Pelomyia peruviana Malloch, 1934
Pelomyia undulata Foster & Mathis, 2003
Pelomyia univittata Foster & Mathis, 2003
Tethina albitarsa Foster & Mathis, 1998
Tethina brasiliensis Prado & Tavares, 1966
Tethina carioca Prado & Tavares, 1966
Tethina insulans Curran, 1932

Subnodes of Tethinidae with occurrences in Northern South America
SubfamilyPelomyiinae
Foster, 1976
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTethininae
Hendel, 1916
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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