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Checklist for Tribe Gnortistini Edwards, 1925
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
7022
25972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1306
6349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
417
2395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
7
164
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
6
159
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
68
421
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySciophilinae
Edwards, 1809
27
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeGnortistini
Edwards, 1925
4
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
4 Genera with 30 Species
Austrosynapha Tonnoir, 19277SpeciesTaxom
Cowanomyia Jaschhof & J..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Synapha Meigen, 19276SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneura Winnertz, 192716SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
30 Species
Austrosynapha apicalis Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Austrosynapha cawthroni Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Austrosynapha claripennis Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Austrosynapha gracilis Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Austrosynapha parva Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Austrosynapha pulchella Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Austrosynapha similis Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Cowanomyia hillaryi Jaschhof & J..., 2009
Synapha apicalis (Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927)⇒ Austrosynapha apicalis Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Synapha cawthroni (Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927)⇒ Austrosynapha cawthroni Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Synapha claripennis (Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927)⇒ Austrosynapha claripennis Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Synapha gracilis (Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927)⇒ Austrosynapha gracilis Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Synapha pulchella (Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927)⇒ Austrosynapha pulchella Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Synapha similis (Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927)⇒ Austrosynapha similis Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Tetragoneura distincta (Winnertz, 1846)⇒ Tetragoneura sylvatica Curtis, 1837
Tetragoneura exigua Matile, 1989
Tetragoneura flexa Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Tetragoneura fusca Tonnoir, 1927
Tetragoneura minima Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Tetragoneura nigra Marshall, 1896
Tetragoneura obliqua Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Tetragoneura obscura Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Tetragoneura opaca Tonnoir, 1927
Tetragoneura proxima Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Tetragoneura rufipes Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Tetragoneura spinipes Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Tetragoneura sylvatica Curtis, 1837
Tetragoneura tonnoiri Matile, 1989
Tetragoneura ultima Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927
Tetragoneura venusta Tonnoir & Ed..., 1927


Links, sources and further information
Gnortistini at itis.gov