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Checklist of Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
for Antigua and Barbuda (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
117
492
806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
117
492
806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
112
482
792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
396
670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
18
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antigua and Barbuda
7 Families width 38 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito30SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antigua and Barbuda
18 Genera with 38 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anastrepha Schiner, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1827Malaria Mosquitoes5SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito13SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Elcaribe Webb, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19541SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1926Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1848Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Plastophora Brues, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1912Fire Ant Decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1903Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1903Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antigua and Barbuda
38 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Anastrepha crebra Stone, 1942
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Cellia) theileri Edwards, 1912
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) castroi Casal & Garcia, 1967
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) dolosus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) hepperi Casal & Garcia, 1967
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) renatoi Lane & Ramalho, 1960
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Micraedes) bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906
Culex (Nomina) americanus (Coquillett, 1906)⇒ Culex bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906
Deinocerites magnus Theobald, 1901
Elcaribe longicaudus Webb, 2006
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) producta Alexander, 1919
Helius stenorhynchus stenorhynchus Alexander, 1954
Lucilia rica Shannon, 1926
Mansonia (Mansonia) titillans (Walker, 1848)⇒ Coquillettidia titillans Walker, 1848
Melanagromyza minima Malloch, 1913
Plastophora antiguensis (Malloch, 1912)⇒ Pseudacteon antiguensis Malloch, 1912
Pseudacteon antiguensis Malloch, 1912
Psorophora (Grabhamia) cingulata Fabricius, 1805
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) apicalis Theobald, 1903Oxalis

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Antigua and Barbuda
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
12
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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