Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 129
445
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 129
445
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 126
434
680 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 69
274
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 18
33
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Cayman Islands
18 Families width 48 Species | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoboridae Newman, 1834 | Phantom midge | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834 | Forest Midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae (Newman, 1834) | Stiletto flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911 | Latrine flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Psychodidae Newman, 1834 | Drain flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802) | Breeze flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tethinidae Hendel, 1916 | Tethinid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Cayman Islands
33 Genera with 48 Species #ABCDEFGHLMNOPSTUW
| Aedes Meigen, 1903 | Ochlerotatus | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Andrenosoma Rondani, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1820 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brachydeutera Loew, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaetoclusia Coquillett, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Conioscinella Duda, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Corethrella Freeman, 1970 | Frog-biting midges | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenodactylomyia Felt, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1907 | Typical Mosquito | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Deinocerites Theobald, 1901 | Crabhole Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophila Fallen, 1954 | Fruit fly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Efferia Coquillet, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elcaribe Webb, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exoprosopa Macquart, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fannia Robineau-Des..., 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geratomyza Spencer, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippelates Lioy, 1940 | Eye flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lutzomyia Franca, 1965 | Sand Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melanagromyza Hendel, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neogriphoneura Malloch, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Olcella Enderlein, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Palpada Macquart, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1794 | Gang Mosquito | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sapromyza Fallen, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenotabanus Lutz, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanus Linnaeus, 1869 | Common horse flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telmatoscopus Eaton, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tethina Haliday, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Thereva Latreille, 1796 | Stiletto flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | Tomosvaryella Hardy, 1968 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Trichomyia Haliday, 1839 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901 | Heaven Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wyeomyia Theobald, 1906 | Bromeliad Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cayman Islands
48 Species | Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856 | Eastern salt marsh mosquito | | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895) | ⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894 | | Aedes condolescens Dyar & Knab, 1907 | | | Aedes mediovittatus Coquillett, 1906 | | | Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821 | Black Salt Marsh Mosquito | | Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903 | | | Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901 | | | Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820 | Peirson's false bindweed | | Brachydeutera neotropica Wirth, 1964 | Downy phlox | | Chaetoclusia flava Lonsdale & M..., 2006 | | | Corethrella (Corethrella) incompta Borkent, 2008 | | | Corethrella (Corethrella) longituba Belkin, Hein..., 1970 | | | Ctenodactylomyia watsoni Felt, 1915 | | | Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 | Brown house mosquito | | Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) mulrennani Basham, 1948 | | | Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907 | | | Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901 | Crabhole mosquito | | Drosophila endobranchia Carson & Whe..., 1968 | | | Drosophila stalkeri Wheeler, 1954 | Clammy groundcherry | | Efferia caymanensis Scarbrough, 1988 | | | Elcaribe obscurus Coquillett, 1893 | | | Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001 | | | Fannia polychaeta Stein, 1895 | | | Geratomyza maculata Spencer, 1973 | | | Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940 | | | Lutzomyia (Micropygomyia) cayennensis Lewis D. J., 1968 | | | Lutzomyia orestes Fairchild G...., 1950 | | | Lutzomyia yencanensis Ortíz I., 1965 | | | Melanagromyza caerulea Malloch, 1913 | Leafminer fly | | Melanagromyza riparella Hendel, 1923 | | | Neogriphoneura corrugata de Mello & V..., 2008 | | | Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906 | Dark rice field mosquito | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903 | | | Psorophora (Psorophora) ciliata Fabricius, 1794 | Gallinipper | | Sapromyza rhodesiella Curran, 1938 | | | Stenotabanus jamaicensis Newstead, 1909 | | | Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859 | | | Tabanus vittiger (Thomson, 1869) | ⇒ Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859 | | Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893 | | | Tethina cohiba Foster & Mathis, 1998 | | | Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901 | | | Wyeomyia vanduzeei Dyar & Knab, 1906 | |
Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Cayman Islands
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
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