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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Christmas Island (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
127
360
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
127
360
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
358
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
78
266
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
23
43
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Christmas Island
23 Families width 41 Species and 1 Subspecies
#CDABSTPLOX
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies8SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae (Schönherr, 1840)Clusiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae (Macquart, 1834)Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Strongylophthalmyiidae Hennig, 1940Strongylophthalmyiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Odiniidae Hendel, 1920Odiniid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Xenasteiidae Hardy, 19800SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Christmas Island
43 Genera with 41 Species
#ABCDGHLMOPSTX
Aedes Meigen, 1926Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyia Meigen, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1849Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Chonocephalus Wandolleck, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cophinopoda Hull, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Corindia Bickel, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Craspedochaeta Czerny, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Cymatopus Kertesz, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Czernyola Bezzi, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyrhicnoessa Hendel, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Dideopsis Matsumura, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1927Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Gabaza Walker, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hemipyrellia Townsend, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Holorusia Loew, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Lissocephala Malloch, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Longifrons Kim, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1940Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonis Herman, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Plagiostenopterina Hendel, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1881love bug1SpeciesTaxom
Poecilosomella Duda, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1946Common Flesh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Strongylophthalmyia Heller, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 01SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Traginops Coquillett, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xenasteia Hardy, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Christmas Island
41 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Stegomyia) andrewsi Edwards, 1926
Amblypsilopus abruptus Walker, 1859
Amblypsilopus natalis Bickel, 1994
Anthomyia illocata Walker, 1856Fly
Anthrax incomptus Walker, 1849
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) albistrigata Meijere, 1911White striped fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) papayae Drew & Hancock, 1994Asian papaya fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) umbrosa Fabricius, 1805Breadfruit fly
Bactrocera (Gymnodacus) calophylli Perkins & May, 1949
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Chrysosoma leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824
Cophinopoda andrewsi Oldroyd, 1964
Coquillettidia chrysosoma Edwards, 1915
Culex (Culex) alis Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Cymatopus cacaratus Parent, 1935
Cymatopus calcaratus Parent, 1935
Cymatopus longipilus Parent, 1935
Dasyrhicnoessa insularis Aldrich, 1931Tethinid fly
Dideopsis aegrota Fabricius, 1805
Drosophila (Sophophora) serrata (Malloch, 1927)⇒ Drosophila sattalensis Fartyal & Singh, 1994
Gabaza argentea Walker, 1858Desert milkweed
Hemipyrellia jucunda Kirby, 1888
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Holorusia andrewsi Edwards, 1932
Homoneura campbelli Kim, 1994
Libnotes notata notata van der Wulp, 1878
Lissocephala powelli Carson & Whe..., 1973
Longifrons robertsoni Kim, 1994
Lucilia andrewsi Senior-White, 1940
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Orthogonis christmasensis Daniels, 2012
Plagiozopelma flavipodex Becker, 1922
Plecia forcipata Osten Sacken, 1881
Poecilosomella pectiniterga Deeming, 1964
Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) metopina Villeneuve, 1908
Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) longifilia (Salem, 1946)⇒ Sarcophaga longilfilia Salem, 1946
Sympycnus natalis
Syritta maritima Hull, 1944
Tetanocera clara Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Christmas Island
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
20
37
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
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