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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Andaman and Nicobar Islands (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
175
712
1028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
175
712
1028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
163
681
983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
103
554
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
22
59
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
22 Families width 122 Species
#CAMTSNRDBELH
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito33SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies24SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies19SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies5SpeciesTaxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916Banana stalk flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids9SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819Bat Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
59 Genera with 122 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPSTUVZ
Aedes Meigen, 1922Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1924Malaria Mosquitoes12SpeciesTaxom
Armigeres Theobald, 1917Cord Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1868Shoot Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 201313SpeciesTaxom
Brachycara Thomson, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Chaetonerius Hendel, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1985Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Clinopogon Bezzi, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Cophinopoda Hull, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1908Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Cyclopodia Kolenati, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1983Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Emphysomera Schiner, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Ficalbia Theobald, 1901Small Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Galaterina Zatwarnicki ..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Heizmannia Ludlow, 1929Metallic Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Heligmonevra calceoIaria ..., 19932SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Isomyia Walker, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1820Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Maira Schiner, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Mimegralla Rondani, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1963Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Nigritomyia Bigot, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribia Latreille, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1934Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Philodicus Loew, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1948love bug1SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1920Giant Robber Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Ptilocera Wiedemann, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Pygommatius Scarbrough &..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1989Common Flesh Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Scedella Munro, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Stilostomella1SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1991Common horse flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1924Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1934Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1928Broadtail Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Zeugodacus Hendel, 03SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
122 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) lowisii Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Rhinoskusea) longirostris (Leicester, 1908)⇒ Rhinoskusea longirostris Leicester, 1908
Aedes (Stegomyia) annandalei Theobald, 1910
Aedes (Stegomyia) edwardsi Barraud, 1923
Aedes cancricomes Edwards, 1922
Anopheles (Anopheles) aitkenii James, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) barbirostris van der Wulp, 1884
Anopheles (Anopheles) umbrosus Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Cellia) aconitus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) baimaii Sallum & Peyton, 2005
Anopheles (Cellia) jamesii (Theobald, 1901)⇒ Anopheles annularis van der Wulp, 1884
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) maculatus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) pallidus Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) sundaicus Rodenwaldt, 1925
Anopheles (Cellia) vagus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) varuna Iyengar, 1924
Armigeres durhami Edwards, 1917
Astochia longistyla Wiedemann, 1828
Astochia longistylus Wiedemann, 1828
Astochia shishodiai Joseph & Parui, 1993
Atherigona orientalis Schiner, 1868Broadleaf water-milfoil
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) albistrigata Meijere, 1911White striped fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) andamanensis Kapoor, 1971
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) blairiae Drew & Romig, 2013
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) carambolae Drew en Hancock, 1994Carambola fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) curtivitta Drew & Romig, 2013
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) limbifera Bezzi, 1919
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) melastomatos Drew & Hancock, 1994
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) patula Drew & Romig, 2013
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) ranganathi Drew & Romig, 2013
Bactrocera (Bulladacus) cinnabaria Drew & Romig, 2013
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) fuscoalata Drew & Romig, 2013
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) havelockiae Drew & Romig, 2013
Brachycara ventralis Thomson, 1869
Chaetonerius inermis Schiner, 1868
Chironomus brevistylus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Chrysopilus insularis Schiner, 1868
Chrysosoma loriseta Parent, 1934
Cladotanytarsus multispinulus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Clinopogon nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Cophinopoda chinensis Fabricius, 1794
Cryptochironomus bulbosus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Cryptochironomus calyxus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Culex (Culex) edwardsi Barraud, 1923
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Eumelanomyia) malayi Leicester, 1908
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) mammilifer Leicester, 1908
Cyclopodia horsfieldi Meijere, 1899
Dacus (Callantra) eumenoides Bezzi, 1916
Dacus (Callantra) insulosus Drew & Hancock, 1998
Dicrotendipes arcistylus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Dicrotendipes canitibialis Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Drosophila (Sophophora) andamanensis Gupta & Ray-..., 1970
Drosophila neotrapezifrons Ranganath, K..., 1983
Emphysomera nigra (Schiner, 1868)⇒ Ommatius nigra Schiner, 1868
Emphysomera spathulata Doleschall, 1858
Exoprosopa andamanica Pal, 1991
Ficalbia nigra Theobald, 1901
Galaterina noonadan Zatwarnicki ..., 2001
Heizmannia (Heizmannia) covelli Barraud, 1929
Heligmonevra andamanensis Joseph & Parui, 1980
Heligmonevra mehtai Joseph & Parui, 1993
Homoneura poecila Schiner, 1868
Isomyia coerulana Townsend, 1917
Leucophenga insulana Schiner, 1868
Lispe nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Lispe sydneyensis Schiner, 1868
Lutzia fuscana Wiedemann, 1820
Machimus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Maira aenea Fabricius, 1805
Maira aurifacies Macquart, 1848
Maira splendida Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Mimegralla stylophora Schiner, 1868
Mimomyia (Ingramia) fusca (Hanson, 1963)⇒ Ficalbia nigra Theobald, 1901
Musca (Byomya) conducens Walker, 1859
Musca (Ptilolpis) inferior Stein, 1909
Musca planiceps Wiedemann, 1824
Nigritomyia andamanensis Das, Sharma,..., 1984
Nycteribia parvuloides Theodor, 1963
Ochthera rotunda Schiner, 1868
Ommatius frauenfeldi Schiner, 1868
Ommatius mitrai Joseph & Parui, 1993
Ommatius niger Schiner, 1868
Ommatius nigra Schiner, 1868
Ommatius spathulatus Doleschall, 1858
Orthopodomyia andamanensis Barraud, 1934
Philodicus ceylanicus Schiner, 1868
Plecia mallochi Hardy, 1948
Promachus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Promachus pseudocontractus Joseph & Parui, 1993
Promachus pseudomaculatus Ricardo, 1920
Ptecticus australis Schiner, 1868Broadleaf water-milfoil
Ptilocera continua Walker, 1851Cow cabbage
Ptilocera fastuosa Gerstaecker, 1857
Pygommatius nicobarensis Joseph & Parui, 1983
Sarcophaga (Boettcherisca) karnyi Hardy, 1927
Sarcophaga nicobarensis Nandi, 1989
Sarcophaga sawainensis Nandi, 1989
Scedella cyana Walker, 1849
Stichopogon oldroydi Joseph & Parui, 1993
Stilostomella insecta
Styringomyia mcgregori Alexander, 1925
Tabanus andamanensis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Tabanus andamanicus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Tabanus subbasalis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Tabanus subcrassus Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Tanytarsus flaviradialis Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Tanytarsus magnituberculus Guha, Das & ..., 1985
Tanytarsus minimus Kieffer, 1924
Thyridanthrax keiseri Francois, 1968
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lateralis Ludlow, 1905Field pansy
Uranotaenia christophersi Barraud, 1926
Uranotaenia luteola Edwards, 1934
Verrallina andamanensis Edwards, 1922
Verrallina dux Dyar & Shannon, 1925
Verrallina lugubris Barraud, 1928
Zeugodacus fuscoalatus Drew & Romig, 0
Zeugodacus havelockiae Drew & Romig, 0
Zeugodacus incisus Walker, 0

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
17
39
77
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
20
45
Families
Genera
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