Overview
Taxonomy
The Family Platystomatidae is a member of the Superfamily Tephritoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Platystomatidae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Class: Insecta
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Superorder: Panorpida
- Order: Diptera
(DIP-ter-uh)
C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder: Brachycera
(brak-EYE-sair-uh)
- Infraorder: Muscomorpha
- Superfamily: Tephritoidea
- Family: Platystomatidae - Signal Flies
- Superfamily: Tephritoidea
- Infraorder: Muscomorpha
- Suborder: Brachycera
(brak-EYE-sair-uh)
- Order: Diptera
(DIP-ter-uh)
C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Superorder: Panorpida
- Infraclass: Pterygota
- Winged Insects
- Subclass: Dicondylia
- Class: Insecta
C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
- Superclass: Panhexapoda
- Infraphylum: Atelocerata
Heymons, 1901
- Subphylum: Mandibulata
Snodgrass, 1938
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
The Family Platystomatidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Subfamily (1): Pachycephalinae
- Tribe (1): Pachycephalini
- Genus (154): Acanthoneuropsis · Achias · Achiosoma · Aetha · Agadasys · Agastrodes · Aglaioptera · Agrohira · Amphicnephes · Anaphalantias · Angelopteromyia · Angitula · Angituloides · Antineura · Apactoneura · Asyntona · Atopocnema · Atopognathus · Bama · Brea · Bricinnia · Bricinniella · Bromophila · Campigaster · Chaetostichia · Cladoderris · Cleitamia · Coelocephala · Conopariella · Cruphiocera · Dasyortalis · Doclea · Duomyia · Elassiogaster · Elassogaster · Engistoneura · Engistoneuroides · Eniconevra · Eosamphicnephes · Epicausta · Eumeka · Euprosopia · Euthyplatystoma · Euxestomoea · Federleyella · Giraffomyia · Gorgopis · Guamomyia · Hammatopelma · Hemigaster · Hernia · Heterogaster · Himeroessa · Hysma · Icteracantha · Imugana · Inium · Laglaisia · Lamprogaster · Lamprophthalma · Lasiopsila · Lasioxiria · Lenophila · Leptolabia · Lophoplatystoma · Loxoceromyia · Loxoneura · Loxoneuroides · Lule · Lulodes · Meachina · Megaglossa · Meringomeria · Mesanopia · Mesoctenia · Metoposparga · Mezona · Microepicausta · Microlule · Mindanaia · Montrouziera · Myiodella · Mystia · Naupoda · Neoardelio · Neoepidesma · Neoestromyia · Neohemigaster · Notopsila · Oeciotypa · Oecitorypa · Oedemachilus · Onceroparia · Oncoscelia · Pachycephala · Palpomyiella · Parardelio · Pariacis · Paryphodes · Peltacanthina · Peronotrochus · Phasiamyia · Philocompus · Phlebophis · Phytalmodes · Piara · Picrometopus · Plagiostenopterina · Plastotephritis · Platystoma · Platystominae · Poecilotraphera · Pogonortalis · Polistomima · Polystodes · Poticara · Prionoscelia · Prosopoconus · Prosthiacanthina · Prosthiochaeta · Pseudepicausta · Pseudocleitamia · Pseudorichardia · Pseudoscholastes · Pterogenia · Pterogenomyia · Rhegmatosaga · Rhytidortalis · Rivellia · Scelostenopterina · Scholastes · Scotinosoma · Seguyopiara · Senopterina · Signa · Simomesia · Stenopterina · Steyskaliella · Systellodiscus · Terzia · Tessmannella · Tetrachaetina · Tomeus · Traphera · Trigonosoma · Tropidogastrella · Xenaspis · Xenaspoides · Xenognathus · Xiria · Zealandortalis · Zona · Zygaenula · Zygotricha
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1,261 species and subspecies in the Family Platystomatidae.
Genera
Acanthoneuropsis
Achias
Achiosoma
Aetha
Agadasys
Agastrodes
Aglaioptera
Agrohira
Amphicnephes
Anaphalantias
Angelopteromyia
Angitula
Angituloides
Antineura
Apactoneura
Asyntona
Atopocnema
Atopognathus
Bama
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Brea
Bricinnia
Bricinniella
Bromophila
Campigaster
Chaetostichia
Cladoderris
Cleitamia
Coelocephala
Conopariella
Cruphiocera
Dasyortalis
Doclea
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[1] [more]
Duomyia
Elassiogaster
Elassogaster
Engistoneura
Engistoneuroides
Eniconevra
Eosamphicnephes
Epicausta
Eumeka
Euprosopia
Euthyplatystoma
Euxestomoea
Federleyella
Giraffomyia
Gorgopis
Gorgopis is a genus of of the family Hepialidae. There are 28 described species found in southern and eastern Africa. [more]
Guamomyia
Hammatopelma
Hemigaster
Hernia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Heterogaster
Himeroessa
Hysma
Icteracantha
Imugana
Inium
Laglaisia
Lamprogaster
Lamprophthalma
Lasiopsila
Lasioxiria
Lenophila
Leptolabia
Lophoplatystoma
Loxoceromyia
Loxoneura
Loxoneuroides
Lule
Lulodes
Meachina
Megaglossa
Meringomeria
Mesanopia
Mesoctenia
Metoposparga
Mezona
Microepicausta
Microlule
Mindanaia
Montrouziera
Montrouziera is a of plants in the family Clusiaceae, endemic to New Caledonia. As usual in the Clusiaceae, species of this genus are known to contain xanthones. [more]
Myiodella
Mystia
Naupoda
Neoardelio
Neoepidesma
Neoestromyia
Neohemigaster
Notopsila
Oeciotypa
Oecitorypa
Oedemachilus
Onceroparia
Oncoscelia
Pachycephala
Pachycephala is a of birds native to the Austro-Pacific region. They are commonly known as typical whistlers. Older guidebooks may refer to them as thickheads, a literal translation of the generic name, which is derived from the Ancient Greek terms pachys "thick" + kephale "head". [more]
Palpomyiella
Parardelio
Pariacis
Paryphodes
Peltacanthina
Peronotrochus
Phasiamyia
Philocompus
Phlebophis
Phytalmodes
Piara
Picrometopus
Plagiostenopterina
Plastotephritis
Platystoma
Platystominae
Poecilotraphera
Pogonortalis
Polistomima
Polystodes
Poticara
Prionoscelia
Prosopoconus
Prosthiacanthina
Prosthiochaeta
Pseudepicausta
Pseudocleitamia
Pseudorichardia
Pseudoscholastes
Pterogenia
Pterogenomyia
Rhegmatosaga
Rhytidortalis
Rivellia
Scelostenopterina
Scholastes
Scotinosoma
Seguyopiara
Senopterina
Signa
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[2] [more]
Simomesia
Stenopterina
Steyskaliella
Systellodiscus
Terzia
Tessmannella
Tetrachaetina
Tomeus
Traphera
Trigonosoma
Tropidogastrella
Xenaspis
Xenaspoides
Xenognathus
Xiria
Zealandortalis
Zona
The zona (Bedotia geayi) is a species of in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. [more]
Zygaenula
Zygotricha
More info about the Genus Zygotricha may be found here.
Footnotes
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Doclea&search=Search
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Signa&search=Search
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