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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Central Uganda (Uganda)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
164
891
1497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
891
1497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
846
1415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
126
781
1337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
32
88
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Uganda
32 Families width 161 Species and 2 Subspecies
#CSABTDPLGMK
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies8SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito37SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies15SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903Anthomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies38SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies6SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies12SpeciesTaxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820Stalk-eyed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Glossinidae Theobald, 1903Tik-tik flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies6SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae (Walker, 1833)Black scavenger flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies3SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae (Newman, 1834)Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae (Macquart, 1834)Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Uganda
88 Genera with 161 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUX
Adichosina Villeneuve, 01SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1909Ochlerotatus9SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Amygdalops Lamb, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1805Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Archiconops Kröber, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Bengalia Robineau-Des..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Bistrispinaria Speiser, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Bombomyia Greathead, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18539SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1915Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1818Hairy Maggot Blow Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chymomyza Czerny, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Coccodiplosis Meijere, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Coelocephala Karsch, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Compsomyiops Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Conops Linnaeus, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Cosmina Robineau-Des..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Craspedoxantha Bezzi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1923Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 198415SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Dicheniotes Munro, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Dicranoptycha Osten Sacken, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Diopsis Linnaeus, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Diostracus Loew, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Diplochasma Knab, 01SpeciesTaxom
Epimadiza Becker, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1858Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1909African Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Euthyplatystoma Hendel, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Glossina Wiedemann, 1903Tik-tik2SpeciesTaxom
Gonia Meigen, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1858Clegs5SpeciesTaxom
Helius Lepeletier &..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Isomerocera Enderlein, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Leptomerosepsis Duda, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1922Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lulodes Enderlein, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1887Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1935Indistinct Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Neoepidesma Hendel, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Neomelanoconion Theobald, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1921Tiger Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ochromelinda Villeneuve, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Ochromusca Malloch, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Paradelphomyia Alexander, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paryphodes Speiser, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Phumosia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Phycus Beckeri Krober, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 19152SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1948love bug3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudexechia Tuomikoski, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolimnophila Alexander, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Ralytupa Edwards, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1908Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1936Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scedella Munro, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Tabanocella Bigot, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1958Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Tephritopyrgota Hendel, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1920Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Trentepohlia Bigot, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Trirhithrum Bezzi, 19205SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1932Heaven Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Xenocalliphora Malloch, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Uganda
161 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adichosina thoracica
Aedes (Aedimorphus) cumminsii Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leptolabis Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Aedimorphus) phyllolabis Edwards, 1929
Aedes (Aedimorphus) tarsalis Newstead, 1907
Aedes (Albuginosus) capensis Edwards, 1924Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) circumluteolus Theobald, 1908
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus Theobald, 1901
Aedes (Stegomyia) apicoargenteus Theobald, 1909
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Amygdalops major Rohacek, 2004
Anopheles (Anopheles) implexus Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) obscurus Grünberg, 1905
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anthrax pithecius Fabricius, 1805
Archiconops conspicuus Brunetti, 1925
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Bactrocera (Daculus) munroi White, 2004
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Bengalia gaillardi Sourcouf & G..., 1912
Bistrispinaria fortis Speiser, 1913
Bistrispinaria magniceps Bezzi, 1918
Bombomyia discoidea Fabricius, 1794
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) marriotti Munro, 1933
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) venusta Munro, 1956
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) edwardsi Munro, 1957
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) hamata Meyer, 1996
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) punctata Wiedemann, 1824Cacao fruit fly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) anonae Graham, 1908Annona fruit fly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) fasciventris Bezzi, 1920
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) flexuosa Walker, 1853
Ceriana (Sphiximorpha) neavei Bezzi, 1915
Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Chymomyza bambara Burla, 1954
Coccodiplosis coffeae Barnes, 1935
Coelocephala arcifera Hendel, 1914
Coelocephala arcuata stigma Hendel, 1914
Compsomyiops fulvicrura Robineau-Des..., 1830
Conops (Conops) argentispatium Brunetti, 1929
Coquillettidia aurites Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia fraseri Theobald, 1911
Coquillettidia fuscopennata Theobald, 1903
Coquillettidia maculipennis Theobald, 1911
Coquillettidia metallica Theobald, 1901
Coquillettidia pseudoconopas Theobald, 1910
Coquillettidia versicolor Edwards, 1913
Cosmina prasina Brauer & Ber..., 1889
Craspedoxantha polyspila Bezzi, 1924
Culex (Culex) annulioris Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) guiarti Blanchard, 1905
Culex (Culiciomyia) subaequalis Edwards, 1941
Culex (Eumelanomyia) fimbriforceps Edwards, 1935
Culex (Eumelanomyia) insignis Carter, 1911
Culex (Eumelanomyia) subrima Edwards, 1941
Culex (Kitzmilleria) moucheti Evans, 1923
Dacus (Dacus) armatus Fabricius, 1805
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) disjunctus Bezzi, 1915
Dacus (Dacus) eburneus Bezzi, 1915
Dacus (Dacus) kampalensis Munro, 1984
Dacus (Dacus) limbipennis (Macquart, 1843)⇒ Dacus armatus Fabricius, 1805
Dacus (Dacus) momordicae Bezzi, 1915
Dacus (Dacus) punctatifrons Karsch, 1887
Dacus (Dacus) spissus Munro, 1984
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) siliqualactis Munro, 1939
Dacus (Didacus) tenebricus (Munro, 1938)⇒ Dacus ostiofaciens Munro, 1932
Dacus (Leptoxyda) inornatus Bezzi, 1909
Dacus (Leptoxyda) macer Bezzi, 1919
Dacus (Leptoxyda) sicatoluteus Munro, 1984
Damalis drilus Londt, 1989
Dicheniotes acclivis Munro, 1947
Dicranoptycha (Dicranoptycha) atricolor Alexander, 1920
Diopsis gnu Hendel, 1923
Diostracus chaetodactylus Saigusa, 1984
Diplochasma variegata
Epimadiza munroi Sabrosky, 1947
Episyrphus trisectus Loew, 1858
Eretmapodites corbeti Hamon, 1962
Eretmapodites oedipodeios Graham, 1909
Erioptera (Erioptera) karisimbii Alexander, 1956
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eumerus triangularis Herve-Bazin, 1913
Euscelidia artaphernes Speiser, 1910
Euscelidia procula Walker, 1849
Euthyplatystoma nitidum (Frey, 1932)⇒ Lulodes seriatopunctatu Enderlein, 1924
Geranomyia costosetosa Alexander, 1956
Glossina fuscipes Newstead, 1910
Glossina pallidipes Austen, 1903
Gonia atra (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Gonia aldrichi Tothill, 1924
Gonia bimaculata Wiedemann, 1819
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Haematopota furva Austen, 1912
Haematopota nefanda Edwards, 1916
Haematopota nigripennis Austen, 1914
Haematopota ugandae Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota vittata Loew, 1858
Helius (Helius) costosetosus Alexander, 1932
Isomerocera quadrilineata Fabricius, 1787
Leptomerosepsis simplicicrus Duda, 1926
Lucilia ampullacea Villeneuve, 1922Streakless Greenbottle
Lulodes seriatopunctatu Enderlein, 1924
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanagromyza chalcosoma Spencer, 1959Bean pod fly
Melanagromyza solanidis Spencer, 1959
Mesembrius cyanipennis Bezzi, 1915
Mesembrius tarsatus Bigot, 1883
Mimomyia lacustris Edwards, 1935
Molophilus (Molophilus) reductissimus Alexander, 1956
Musca (Byomya) sorbens Wiedemann, 1830
Neoepidesma grandis Frey, 1932
Nephrotoma chalybea Alexander, 1921
Nephrotoma fuscipennis pronotalis Alexander, 1921
Ochromelinda thoracica Villeneuve, 1934
Ochromusca trifaria Bigot, 1878
Ophiomyia phaseoli Tryon, 1895Bean fly
Palpomyia plebeiella Grogan & Wirth, 1975
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) brachyphallus Alexander, 1956
Paryphodes conspurcatus Hendel, 1914
Phycus maculipennis (Krober, 1939)⇒ Phycus breviscapus Brunetti, 1929
Phytomia bulligera Austen, 1909
Phytomia neavei Bezzi, 1915
Plecia octodentata Hardy, 1948
Plecia redunca Hardy, 1952
Plecia uncinata Hardy, 1948
Pseudexechia hancocki Matile, 1971
Pseudolimnophila (Calolimnophila) rex Alexander, 1920
Pseudolimnophila (Pseudolimnophila) varipes Alexander, 1920
Ralytupa bacillata Matile, 1975
Rhingia pulcherrima Bezzi, 1908
Rhyncomya impavida Rossi, 1790
Sarcophaga dysderci (Villeneuve, 1936)⇒ Heteronychia dysderci Villeneuve, 1936
Scedella caesia Munro, 1957
Scedella incurva Munro, 1957
Scedella kawandana Munro, 1957
Senaspis dibapha Walker, 1849
Senaspis elliottii Austen, 1909
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Sepsis posterolineata (Brunetti, 1929)⇒ Leptomerosepsis simplicicrus Duda, 1926
Tabanocella perpulcra Austen, 1910
Tanytarsus spadiceonotatus Freeman, 1958
Tenuopus acrosticalis Curran, 1927
Tephritopyrgota gowdeyi Malloch, 1929
Tipula (Acutipula) meliuscula Alexander, 1920
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) speiseri Edwards, 1913
Trirhithrum brachypterum Munro, 1934
Trirhithrum coffeae Bezzi, 1918Coffee fruit fly
Trirhithrum fraternum Munro, 1934
Trirhithrum occipitale Bezzi, 1918
Trirhithrum validum Bezzi, 1920
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia chorleyi Edwards, 1936
Uranotaenia hopkinsi Edwards, 1932
Uranotaenia nigromaculata Edwards, 1941
Uranotaenia pallidocephala Theobald, 1908
Uranotaenia shillitonis Edwards, 1932

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Central Uganda
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
62
103
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
26
58
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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