Pipunculinae

Pipunculinae is a subfamily of big-headed flies (insects in the family Pipunculidae). There are about 9 genera and at least 130 described species in Pipunculinae.[1][2]

Pipunculinae
Nephrocerus scutellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Pipunculidae
Subfamily:	Pipunculinae
Tribes
Nephrocerini Pipunculini

Genera

These nine genera belong to the subfamily Pipunculinae:

• Allomethus ^{i c g}
• Cephalops Fallén, 1810 ^{c g b}
• Cephalosphaera ^{i c g}
• Dorylomorpha ^{i c g}
• Elmohardyia Rafael, 1987 ^{c g b}
• Eudorylas Aczél, 1940 ^{c g b}
• Nephrocerus ^{i c g}
• Pipunculus Latreille, 1802 ^{i c g b}
• Tomosvaryella Aczél, 1939 ^{i c g b}

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[2]

References

1. "Pipunculinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
2. "Pipunculinae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
3. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-23.
4. "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-23.

Further reading

• McAlpine, J. F.; Petersen, B. V.; Shewell, G. E.; Teskey, H. J.; Vockeroth, J. R.; Wood, D. M., eds. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera, Volume II. Agriculture Canada, Research Branch. ISBN 978-0-660-10731-8.

External links

• Media related to Pipunculinae at Wikimedia Commons