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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Canberra (Australian Capital Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
262
1201
1388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
262
1201
1388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
1183
1361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1000
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
152
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canberra
47 Families width 119 Species and 1 Subspecies
#TMCASPDEFLHKBNR
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies13SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies11SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies10SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae (Macquart, 1835)Dung flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Fergusoninidae Hennig, 19586SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae (Samouelle, 1819)Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies4SpeciesTaxom
Trichoceridae (Rondani, 1841)Winter Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pelecorhynchidae Philip, 1941Pelecorhynchid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae (Newman, 1834)Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ropalomeridae (Linder, 1930)Ropalomerid flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canberra
152 Genera with 119 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPRSTW
Acanthonevroides Permkam & Ha..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Acrodicrania Skuse, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1957Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Afromochtherus Lehr, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Anabarhynchus Macquart, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1856Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphyssura Hardy, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Austrotephritis Hancock & Drew, 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Bathypogon Loew, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Boreoides Hardy, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1775Bluebottle4SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1869Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1851Hairy Maggot Blow Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chyliza Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Clastobasis Skuse, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Coboldia Melander, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1826
Tiger Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Colepia Daniels, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Compsilura Bouche, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1941Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Cylindromyia Meigen, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1942Fruit fly5SpeciesTaxom
Duomyia Walker, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Electrobata Hennig, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eukiefferiella Thienemann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Exechia Winnertz, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 17612SpeciesTaxom
Feltiella Rübsaamen, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Fergusonina Malloch, 19376SpeciesTaxom
Finlaya Theobald, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Gymnometriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Gynoplistia Westwood, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heteropsilopus Bigot, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1881Limnophila Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lixophaga Townsend, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lycoriella Frey, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1852Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Microphorella Becker, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Myiopharus Brauer & Ber..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Napomyza Westwood, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Neoaratus Ricardo, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1962Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1803
Green Soldier Fly0SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Opacifrons Duda, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxysarcodexia Townsend, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Parachironomus Lenz, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracladura Brunetti, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Parametriocnemus Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraspathulina Hardy & Drew, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Passeromyia Rodhain & Vi..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pedicia Latreille, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Pegoplata Schnabl & Dz..., 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelecorhynchus Macquart, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytobia Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Prohardyia Pont, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolycoriella Menzel & Mohrig, 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 20203SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Pullimosina Rohá& 269;ek, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Resseliella Seitner, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalomyia Rübsaamen, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Riethia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1934Common Flesh Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Sceptonia Winnertz, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Sparnopolius Loew, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Spathulina Rondani, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Spelobia Spuler, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1850Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tapeigaster Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Thereutria Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Tricharaea Thomson, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Trichophthalma Westwood, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsidea Westwood, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Trichosia Winnertz, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Triphleba Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Tritaxys Macquart, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Willistoniella Meunier, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canberra
119 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthonevroides jarvisi Tryon, 1927
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Aedes calcariae (Marks, 1957)⇒ Ochlerotatus calcariae Marks, 1957
Afromochtherus megastylus Londt, 2002
Anabarhynchus plumbeoides Lyneborg, 2001
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Aphyssura contexta Norris, 1999
Aphyssura territorialis Norris, 1999
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) cacuminata Hering, 1941Solanum fruit fly
Bathypogon robustus Hull, 1956
Bathypogon rubidapex Hull, 1956
Boreoides subulatus Hardy, 1920Wingless soldier fly
Bradysia impatiens Johannsen, 1912Dark-winged fungus gnat
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Calliphora (Neocalliphora) stygia Fabricius, 1781Brown blowfly
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) augur Fabricius, 1775Bluebodied blowfly
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Cerdistus margitis Walker, 1849
Cerdistus mistipes Macquart, 1850
Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) luctuosa Meigen, 1830
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chrysomya rufifacies Macquart, 1843Blow fly
Chrysomya saffranea Bigot, 1877Fly
Chrysomya varipes Macquart, 1851Small green blowfly
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Coboldia fuscipes Meigen, 1830Fly
Colepia abludo Daniels, 1983
Colepia ingloria Mac Leay, 1827
Compsilura concinnata Meigen, 1824Tachinid fly
Coproica ferruginata Stenhammar, 1855Fly
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culicoides (Amossovia) flukei Jones, 1956Arctic catchfly
Culicoides (Trithecoides) victoriae Macfie, 1941
Cylindromyia angustissimifrons Paramonov, 1956
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Drosophila (Dorsilopha) busckii (Cocquillett, 1901)⇒ Drosophila busckii Cocquillett, 1901
Drosophila (Drosophila) hydei Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) simulans Sturtevant, 1919Apaac
Drosophila palustris Spencer, 1942Spreading sandmat
Duomyia capitalis Mcalpine, 1973
Electrobata myrmecia W. Hennig, 1965
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euaresta bullans Wiedemann, 1830Bathurst burr seed fly
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Exechia pectinivalva Stackelberg, 1948
Fannia australis Malloch, 1923
Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761Lesser house fly
Fergusonina brimblecombi Tonnoir, 1937
Fergusonina carteri Tonnoir, 1937
Fergusonina evansi Tonnoir, 1937
Fergusonina frenchi Tonnoir, 1937
Fergusonina nicholsoni Tonnoir, 1937
Fergusonina tillyardi Tonnoir, 1937
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bimaculata Skuse, 1890
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Heteropsilopus cingulipes Walker, 1835
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Limnophila (Limnophila) bryobia Mik, 1881
Lispe sydneyensis Schiner, 1868
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lycoriella (Lycoriella) agraria (Felt, 1898)⇒ Lycoriella ingenua Dufour, 1839
Lynchia chalcolampra (Speiser, 1904)⇒ Icosta chalcolampra Speiser, 1904
Macrocera decorosa Skuse, 1888
Macrocera nephrotoma Matile, 1972
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Megaselia rufipes Meigen, 1804Coffin fly
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) collatus Walker, 1852
Microdon amabilis Ferguson, 1926
Microphorella iota Colless, 1964
Myiopharus metopia Brauer & Ber..., 1889Cadelle
Napomyza clematidis Kaltenbach, 1859
Neoaratus hercules Wiedemann, 1828
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Nephrotoma quincunx euryglossa Alexander, 1962
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Opacifrons maculifrons Becker, 1907
Paracladura uriarra (Krzeminska, 2003)⇒ Zendura uriarra Krzeminska, 2003
Paraspathulina apicomacula Hardy & Drew, 1996
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Passeromyia longicornis Macquart, 1851
Pelecorhynchus fulvus Ricardo, 1910
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) plantaginis Goreau, 1851Bird vetch
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) vitalbae Kaltenberg, 1872
Prohardyia carinata Stein, 1910
Psilota auricauda Curran, 1926
Psilota auripila Young & Steenis, 2020
Psilota pollinosa Young & Steenis, 2020
Psychoda alternata (Say, 1824)⇒ Tinearia alternata Say, 1824
Pullimosina (Pullimosina) heteroneura Haliday, 1836Small dung fly
Riethia zeylandica Freeman, 1959
Sarcophaga (Australopierretia) australis (Johnston & T..., 1921)⇒ Oxysarcodexia conclausa Walker, 1861
Sarcophaga fergusonina (Hardy, 1940)⇒ Sarcophaga assimilis Macquart, 1851
Sarcophaga helea (Seguy, 1934)⇒ Sarcophaga misera Walker, 1849
Saropogon (Saropogon) nigritarsus Hull, 1956
Sparnopolius confusus Wiedemann, 1824
Spathulina acroleuca Schiner, 1868
Spelobia (Bifronsina) bifrons (Stenhammar, 1854)⇒ Bifronsina bifrons Stenhammar, 1855
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stomoxys dacnusa (Speiser, 1908)⇒ Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tapeigaster annulipes Macquart, 1847
Thereutria amaraca Walker, 1849
Tricharaea (Tricharaea) brevicornis Wiedemann, 1830
Trichophthalma (Lichtwardtiomyia) orientalis Mackerras, 1925
Trichopsidea oestracea Westwood, 1839

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Canberra
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
36
101
95
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
51
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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