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''Pyrgota'' 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 ...
in the family
Pyrgotidae The Pyrgotidae are an unusual family of flies (Diptera), one of only two families of Cyclorrhapha that lack ocelli. Most species are "picture-winged" (i.e., have patterns of bands or spots on the wings), as is typical among the Tephritoidea, but ...
. There are about 10 described species in ''Pyrgota''.


Species

These 10 species belong to the genus ''Pyrgota'': * '' Pyrgota dichaetus'' (Steyskal, 1978) * '' Pyrgota fenestrata'' (Macquart, 1851) * '' Pyrgota ilona'' Aczel, 1956 * '' Pyrgota longipes'' Hendel, 1908 * '' Pyrgota lugens'' Wulp, 1898 * '' Pyrgota maculipennis'' (Macquart, 1846) * '' Pyrgota nelsoni'' Kondratieff & Fitzgerald, 1993 * '' Pyrgota shewelli'' (Steyskal, 1978) * '' Pyrgota undata'' Wiedemann, 1830 (waved light fly) * '' Pyrgota valida'' (Harris, 1841)


References


Further reading

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External links

* Pyrgotidae Articles created by Qbugbot Schizophora genera {{Tephritoidea-stub