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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Abyssinia (Ethiopia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
109
475
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
109
475
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
104
469
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
87
414
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Abyssinia
8 Families width 9 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Abyssinia
9 Genera with 9 Species
Alamira Schmitz, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 19481SpeciesTaxom
Pericallimyia Villeneuve, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Perissocerus Gerstaecker, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Syllegomydas Becker, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1920Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Abyssinia
9 Species
Alamira mellea Borgmeier, 1963
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Hercostomus ozerovi Grichanov, 1999
Lamyra vorax Loew, 1858
Limnophora angustigena Emden, 1948
Pericallimyia immaculata Zumpt, 1956
Perissocerus abyssinicus Gerstaecker, 1868
Syllegomydas (Syllegomydas) vittatus Wiedemann, 1828
Tipula (Savtshenkia) rothschildi Alexander, 1920

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Abyssinia
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Diptera at hbs.bishopmuseum.org
Diptera at sci-s03.bacs.uq.edu.au
Diptera at papua-insects.nl
Diptera at artfakta.se
Diptera at dyntaxa.se
Diptera at gbif.org
Diptera at irmng.org
Diptera at itis.gov
Diptera at marinespecies.org