''Pipunculus'' is a genus of

flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

belonging to the family

Pipunculidae Pipunculidae is a family of flies (Diptera) commonly termed big-headed flies, a reference to the large (holoptic) eyes, which cover nearly the entire head. The family is found worldwide and more than 1300 species have been described. The larvae ...

. The genus has a

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...

Species

*'' Pipunculus abnormis'' Skevington, 1998 *'' Pipunculus affinis''

Cresson ''Cresson'' is the French word for ''watercress''. It may refer to: ; Places * Battle of Cresson, a small battle fought on May 1, 1187, in what now is Israel, near Nazareth * Cresson, Pennsylvania, a United States borough * Cressona, Pennsylvania, ...

, 1910 *'' Pipunculus albidus'' Skevington, 1998 *'' Pipunculus alternatus''

, 1910 *'' Pipunculus amurensis'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus amuricus'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus annulifemur'' Brunetti, 1923 *'' Pipunculus apicarinus'' Hardy & Knowlton, 1939 *'' Pipunculus artus'' (

Kertész Kertész is a Hungarian language, Hungarian occupational surname, which means gardener, derived from ''kert'' and ''kertez'' ("garden").''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Kertész Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 20 ...

, 1915) *'' Pipunculus avius'' Morakote, 1990 *'' Pipunculus babai'' Morakote, 1990 *'' Pipunculus basilicus'' Skevington, 1998 *'' Pipunculus bulbistylus'' Skevington, 1998 *'' Pipunculus calceatus'' Roser, 1840 *'' Pipunculus campestris'' Latreille, 1805 *'' Pipunculus carlestolrai'' Kuznetzov, 1993 *'' Pipunculus chiiensis'' (Ôuchi, 1943) *'' Pipunculus cinereoaeneus'' Brunetti, 1912 *'' Pipunculus cingulatus'' Loew, 1866 *'' Pipunculus curvitibiae'' Hardy, 1939 *'' Pipunculus dentatus'' Skevington, 1998 *'' Pipunculus denticeps'' Kuznetzov, 1990 *'' Pipunculus depauperatus'' Lamb, 1922 *'' Pipunculus dimi'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus diuteus'' Morakote, 1990 *'' Pipunculus elegans''

Egger Egger may mean: *Egger Island, an island in Greenland * Egger-bahn; model railway manufacturer * Easter egger * Egger (company); wood based panel manufacturer *Egger (surname) Egger is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * ...

, 1860 *'' Pipunculus elegantulus'' Williston, 1892 *'' Pipunculus emiliae'' Kuznetzov, 1990 *'' Pipunculus ferepauculus'' Hardy, 1965 *'' Pipunculus flavicrus'' Rapp, 1946 *'' Pipunculus fonsecai'' Coe, 1966 *'' Pipunculus fuscus'' Loew, 1866 *'' Pipunculus gracilis'' (

, 1912) *'' Pipunculus hakuensis'' (Ôuchi, 1943) *'' Pipunculus harmstori'' Hardy & Knowlton, 1939 *'' Pipunculus hastatus'' Skevington, 1998 *'' Pipunculus hertzogi'' Rapp, 1943 *'' Pipunculus himalayensis'' Brunetti, 1912 *'' Pipunculus horvathi''

, 1907 *'' Pipunculus houghi''

, 1900 *'' Pipunculus infandus'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus javanensis'' Meijere, 1907 *'' Pipunculus kondarensis'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus kotaneni'' Skevington, 1998 *'' Pipunculus kozlovi'' Kuznetzov, 1990 *'' Pipunculus kurilensis'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus lasifemoratus'' Hardy & Knowlton, 1939 *'' Pipunculus lenis'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus lentigue'' (

, 1915) *'' Pipunculus loewii''

, 1900 *'' Pipunculus luteicornis''

, 1911 *'' Pipunculus magnicarinatus'' Morakote, 1990 *'' Pipunculus maritimus'' Skevington, 1998 *'' Pipunculus minutulus'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus mirabilis'' Brunetti, 1912 *'' Pipunculus mongolicus'' Kuznetzov, 1990 *'' Pipunculus monticola'' Schummel, 1837 *'' Pipunculus mutillatus'' Loew, 1857 *'' Pipunculus nanus'' Skevington, 1998 *'' Pipunculus nigripes'' Loew, 1866 *'' Pipunculus nitor'' Morakote, 1990 *'' Pipunculus nodus'' Skevington, 1998 *'' Pipunculus oldenbergi'' Collin, 1956 *'' Pipunculus omissinervis''

Becker Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the ...

, 1889 *'' Pipunculus oshimensis'' (Ôuchi, 1943) *'' Pipunculus pallipes''

Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

, 1903 *'' Pipunculus papulus'' Skevington, 1998 *'' Pipunculus platystylus'' Skevington, 1998 *'' Pipunculus pumilionis'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus rafaeli'' Skevington, 1998 *'' Pipunculus rarus'' Morakote, 1990 *'' Pipunculus risbeci'' ( Séguy, 1946) *'' Pipunculus rokotensis'' (Ôuchi, 1943) *'' Pipunculus roralis'' (

, 1912) *'' Pipunculus sajanicus'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus stackelbergi'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus subvaripes'' Morakote, 1990 *'' Pipunculus talgarensis'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus tanasijtshuki'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus tenuirostris'' Kozanek, 1981 *'' Pipunculus tibialis'' ( Hardy, 1943) *'' Pipunculus torus'' Skevington, 1998 *'' Pipunculus townsendi'' Malloch, 1912 *'' Pipunculus trichaetus'' Malloch, 1912 *'' Pipunculus tumbarinus'' Malloch, 1912 *'' Pipunculus ussuriensis'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus velutinus''

, 1911 *'' Pipunculus viduus''

, 1911 *'' Pipunculus violovitshi'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus wolfii'' Kowarz, 1887 *'' Pipunculus xanthopodus'' ( Williston, 1892) *'' Pipunculus zaitzevi'' Kuznetzov, 1990 *'' Pipunculus zinovjevi'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus zlobini'' Kuznetzov, 1991 *'' Pipunculus zugmayeriae'' Kowarz, 1887

References

Pipunculidae Brachycera genera Diptera of Europe Diptera of Asia Diptera of North America Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille {{Pipunculidae-stub