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Pipunculidae (big-headed fly)
Taxonomy
Pipunculidae was named by Walker (1834). It is extant. Its type is Pipunculus.
It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); and to Cyclorrhapha by Wiegmann et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Brachycera by Carpenter (1992); and to Cyclorrhapha by Wiegmann et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1834 | Pipunculidae Walker |
1992 | Pipunculidae Carpenter |
2011 | Pipunculidae Wiegmann et al. |
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Fm. Pipunculidae Walker 1834 [big-headed fly]
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Subfm. Chalarinae Hardy 1965
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G. Verrallia Mik 1899
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†Verrallia andreei Aczél 1948
†Verrallia exstincta Meunier 1903
†Verrallia kerteszia Meunier 1903
Subfm. Nephrocerinae Carpenter and Hull 1939
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Invalid names: Nephrocerini Carpenter and Hull 1939 [invalid subgroup]
Subfm. Pipunculinae Walker 1834
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Tr. Pipunculini Walker 1834
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Tr. Tomosvaryellini Hardy 1943
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G. Eudorylas Aczél 1940
Invalid names: Eudorylini Rafael and De Meyer 1992 [synonym]
Subfm. Protonephrocerinae Aczél 1948
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G. †Metanephrocerus Aczél 1948
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†Metanephrocerus belgardeae Archibald et al. 2014
†Metanephrocerus collini Carpenter and Hull 1939
†Metanephrocerus groehni Kehlmaier and Skevington 2014
†Metanephrocerus hoffeinsorum Kehlmaier and Skevington 2014
G. Protonephrocerus Collin 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available