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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Atherton Tablelands (Tablelands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
276
1425
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
275
1424
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1363
1919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
175
1134
1640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
113
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Atherton Tablelands
33 Families width 190 Species and 3 Subspecies
#CADBTSKRMHPELNX
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito42SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies5SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae (Fallen, 1823)Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies11SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies9SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies32SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies12SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae Kolenati, 1863Bat flies1SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies9SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820Heleomyzid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies4SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies11SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies5SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Neminidae Mcalpine, 1983Nobody Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds4SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Atherton Tablelands
113 Genera with 190 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTUVWXYZ
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus11SpeciesTaxom
Allometopon Kertesz, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Amauromyza Hendel, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1933Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1942Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Archaeochlus Brundin, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Asiconops Chen, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Aspilota Foerster, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Austalis Thompson & V..., 18493SpeciesTaxom
Australoconops Camras, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Austrosciapus Bickel, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 196220SpeciesTaxom
Baeoura Alexander, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Bathypogon Loew, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Batrachomyia Krefft, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Brachytarsina Macquart, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Cellia Theobald, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1845Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmoneura De Meijere, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopogon Röder, 1775False beardgrass1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1915Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Codula Macquart, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1825Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Colepia Daniels, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Dasybasis Macquart, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Dichaetophora Duda, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Diplogeomyza Hendel, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Dirioxa Hendel, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Dolopus Daniels, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Echinocladius Cranston, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Ectenopsis Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Electrobata Hennig, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Epinettyra Permkam & Ha..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1824Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eucelatoria Townsend, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Eumecacis Enderlein, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Euparyphus Gerstaecker, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Euphranta Loew, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Euprosopia Macquart, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Exaireta Schiner, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hendelia Czerny, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heteromeringia Czerny, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Inium Mcalpine, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Krakatauia Enderlein, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Lamprogaster Macquart, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Linnaemya Robineau-Des..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1903Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Microdrosophila Malloch, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Nanexila Winterton & ..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Nemo Mcalpine, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1962Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 02SpeciesTaxom
Penicillidia Kolenati, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phthiridium Hermann, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Plinthina Walker, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Poecilohetaerus Hendel, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopachychaeta Strobl, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotabanus Ricardo, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Ptilodexia Brauer & von..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Rachicerus Walker, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Scedella Munro, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Stylogaster Macquart, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 2000Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrameringia Timberlake, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Trichophthalma Westwood, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1915Pestle Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1963Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1910Broadtail Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Vidalia Robineau-Des..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Xarnuta Walker, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Yumbera Bickel, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Zeugodacus Hendel, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Zosteria Daniels, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atherton Tablelands
190 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellatus Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Finlaya) josephinae (Marks, 1958)⇒ Finlaya josephinae Marks, 1958
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes gahnicola (Marks, 1947)⇒ Finlaya gahnicola Marks, 1947
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Aedes spinosipes Edwards, 1922
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Allometopon striatum Mcalpine, 1960
Amauromyza queenslandica Spencer, 1977
Amblypsilopus cincinnatus Bickel, 1994
Amblypsilopus wongabelensis Bickel, 1994
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Anopheles) corethroides (Theobald, 1907)⇒ Anopheles stigmaticus Skuse, 1889
Anopheles (Anopheles) powelli Lee, 1944
Anopheles (Anopheles) stigmaticus Skuse, 1889Jau jau
Anopheles (Cellia) amictus Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) novaguinensis Venhuis, 1933
Anthrax proconcisus Hardy, 1942
Archaeochlus bassianus Brundin, 1966
Aspilota dangerfieldi Wharton, 2002
Austalis copiosa Walker, 1852
Austalis roederi Bergroth, 1894
Austalis smaragdi Walker, 1849
Australoconops balteus Schneider, 2010
Austrosciapus bifarius Becker, 1922
Austrosciapus crater Bickel, 1994
Austrosciapus ravenshoensis Van Duzee, 1921
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) amplexiseta May, 1962
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) breviaculeus Hardy, 1951
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) bryoniae Tryon, 1927
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) cacuminata Hering, 1941Solanum fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) endiandrae Perkins & May, 1949
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) halfordiae Tryon, 1927Halfordia fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) hispidula May, 1958
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) kraussi Hardy, 1951
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) mendosa May, 1958
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) musae Tryon, 1927Banana fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) notatagena May, 1953
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) quadrata May, 1963
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) russeola Drew & Hancock, 1981
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) silvicola May, 1962
Bactrocera (Hemizeugodacus) aglaiae Hardy, 1951
Bactrocera (Heterodaculus) visenda Hardy, 1951
Bactrocera (Javadacus) aberrans Hardy, 1951
Bactrocera (Melanodacus) nigra Tryon, 1927Native olive fruit fly
Bactrocera (Queenslandacus) exigua May, 1958
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) chorista May, 1962
Baeoura hemmingseni Alexander, 1978
Batrachomyia quadrilineata Skuse, 1889
Brachytarsina amboinensis uniformis Maa, 1971
Ceriana (Ceriana) ornata Saunders, 1845Honey fly
Chiasmoneura cyclophora Edwards, 1929
Chrysopilus facetticus Paramonov, 1962
Chrysopogon conopsoides Fabricius, 1775
Chrysops australis Ricardo, 1915
Chrysosoma leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824
Chymomyza poena Bock, 1982
Codula conspecta Clements, 1985
Coenosia pumila (Fallen, 1825)⇒ Lispe pumila Wiedemann, 1824
Colepia ignicolor Daniels, 1987
Colepia rufiventris Macquart, 1838
Comptosia australensis Schiner, 1868
Comptosia praeargentata MacLeay, 1826
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) linealis Skuse, 1889
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Culex (Culex) crinicauda Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Culex (Culex) edwardsi Barraud, 1923
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) squamosus Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) orbostiensis Dobrotworsky, 1958
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Dacus (Callantra) axanus Hering, 1938
Dacus (Dacus) secamoneae Drew, 1989
Dacus (Didacus) aequalis Coquillett, 1909
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) germanica Ricardo, 1915
Dichaetophora plana Bock, 1982
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Diplogeomyza immaculata Mcalpine, 1967
Diplogeomyza signata Mcalpine, 1967
Dirioxa pornia Walker, 1849Island fruit fly
Dolopus simulans Daniels, 1987
Echinocladius martini Cranston, 2000
Ectenopsis (Ectenopsis) angusta Macquart, 1847
Electrobata myrmecia W. Hennig, 1965
Epinettyra setosa Permkam & Ha..., 1995
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) viridaureus Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eucelatoria heliothis Sabrosky, 1981
Eumecacis clavigera Enderlein, 1921
Euparyphus (Aochletus) cinctus Osten Sacken, 1886
Euphranta (Rhacochlaena) athertonia Permkam & Ha..., 1995
Euphranta (Rhacochlaena) lemniscata Enderlein, 1911
Euprosopia acula Mcalpine, 1973
Euprosopia conferta Mcalpine, 1973
Euprosopia integra Mcalpine, 1973
Euprosopia mica Mcalpine, 1973
Euprosopia ramosa Mcalpine, 1973
Exaireta spinigera Wiedemann, 1830Blue soldier fly
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Graptomyza flavicollis Ferguson, 1926
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hendelia gladiator Mcalpine, 1960
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Heteromeringia australiae Malloch, 1926
Heteromeringia spinulosa Mcalpine, 1960
Hirtodrosophila mixtura Bock, 1976
Homoneura (Homoneura) bitaenia Kim, 1994
Homoneura (Homoneura) diaphora Kim, 1994
Homoneura (Homoneura) hollowayi Kim, 1994
Homoneura hainanensis Yang, Hu & Zhu, 2002
Inium simplum Mcalpine, 1995
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Krakatauia funeralis Parent, 1933
Lamprogaster flavihirta Mcalpine, 1973
Lamprogaster imperialis Mcalpine, 1973
Lamprogaster nigrihirta Mcalpine, 1973
Lamprogaster viola Malloch, 1929
Linnaemya setulosa Cantrell, 1985
Lispe leucospila Wiedemann, 1830
Lispe nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Medetera grisescens Meijere, 1916Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia antialis Borgmeier, 1967
Megaselia vernicosa Beyer, 1966
Melanagromyza goniaea (Hendel, 1931)⇒ Ophiomyia beckeri Hendel, 1923
Melanostoma apicale Bigot, 1884
Microdrosophila (Microdrosophila) discrepantia Bock, 1982
Nanexila nana Winterton & ..., 1999
Nemo centriseta Mcalpine, 1983
Nephrotoma quincunx euryglossa Alexander, 1962
Ommatius burwelli
Ommatius melasmus
Penicillidia (Eremoctenia) vandeuseni Maa, 1962
Penicillidia (Penicillidia) oceanica Bigot, 1885
Penicillidia (Penicillidia) tectisentis Maa, 1971
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Phthiridium curvatum Theodor, 1967
Physocephala nigrotestacea Macquart, 1851
Physocephala pallipes Kröber, 1915
Plagiozopelma aurifrons Bickel, 1994
Plinthina beyonceae Lessard, 2011
Poecilohetaerus convergens Schneider, 1991
Pseudotabanus doddi Ricardo, 1915
Pseudotabanus silvester Bergroth, 1894
Psilota auripila Young & Steenis, 2020
Ptilodexia halone Walker, 1849
Rachicerus hainanensis Yang & Yang, 2002
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) polyclada Alexander, 1943
Riethia cinctipes Freeman, 1961
Riethia stictoptera Kieffer, 1917
Scaptia (Pseudoscione) gemina Walker, 1848
Scaptia (Scaptia) berylensis Ricardo, 1915
Scaptia beyonceae Lessard, 2011
Scaptodrosophila variata Bock, 1982
Scedella cyana Walker, 1849
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Stylogaster macalpini Smith, 1979
Tanytarsus humphreyi Cranston, 2000
Tetrameringia ustulata Timberlake, 1980
Toxorhynchites (Ankylorhynchus) purpureus Theobald, 1901
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) speciosus Skuse, 1889
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Trichophthalma (Austrogastromyia) scapularis Bigot, 1881
Trichopsomyia formiciphila Downes, Skev..., 2017
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) collessi Lee, 1946
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) quasiornatus Taylor, 1915
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albosternopleura Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) novaguinensis Peters, 1963
Verrallina (Verrallina) similis Theobald, 1910
Vidalia dualis Permkam & Ha..., 1995
Woodiphora magnipalpis Aldrich, 1896
Xarnuta confusa Malloch, 1939
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Yumbera athertonia Bickel, 1992
Yumbera nudicornis Bickel, 1992
Zosteria fulvipubescens Macquart, 1850

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Atherton Tablelands
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
27
92
136
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
21
54
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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