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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Castries (Saint Lucia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
22
39
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
22
39
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
21
37
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
17
32
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Castries
6 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Castries
8 Genera with 8 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1932Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Blaesoxipha Loew, 1830Grasshopper Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1896Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Oxysarcodexia Townsend, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Rhexoza Enderlein, 19621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Castries
8 Species
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Blaesoxipha (Gigantotheca) plinthopyga Wiedemann, 1830Flesh fly
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culicoides (Macfiella) phlebotomus Williston, 1896
Oxysarcodexia bakeri Aldrich, 1916
Pseudosmittia digitata Saether, 1981
Psychoda fasciata Quate, 1965
Rhexoza processa Cook, 1962

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Castries
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
6
6
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