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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Coast Province (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
785
1134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
173
784
1134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
161
744
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
652
976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
95
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Coast Province (Kenya)
27 Families width 153 Species and 1 Subspecies
#CASDTHBPELGM
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito22SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies11SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies15SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies14SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies31SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies22SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820Stalk-eyed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Glossinidae Theobald, 1903Tik-tik flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies3SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies8SpeciesTaxom
Canaceidae Jones, 1906Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)Bat flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Coast Province (Kenya)
95 Genera with 153 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTUX
Acacidiplosis Gagne, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1941Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Alcimus Loew, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1935Malaria Mosquitoes6SpeciesTaxom
Apodacra Macquart, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Aposchizomyia Gagne, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Bactria Meigen, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Beckerella Enderlein, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bombylella Greathead, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Bombylisoma Rondani, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 188711SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1815
Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1794Hairy Maggot Blow Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Conophorus Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Cosmina Robineau-Des..., 18051SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19389SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Diopsis Linnaeus, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1927African Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Eurycarenus Loew, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 19248SpeciesTaxom
Fulgenta1SpeciesTaxom
Glossina Wiedemann, 1910Tik-tik1SpeciesTaxom
Gonioscelis Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1906Clegs4SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnochaeta Corti, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Heteronychia Brauer & Ber..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistomerus Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyperechia Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Irwiniella Lyneborg, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Isomerocera Enderlein, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocnemus Loew, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Litorhina Bowden, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Metommatius Hull, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Nigritomyia Bigot, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Nocticanace Malloch, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Oligopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19545SpeciesTaxom
Paratephritis Shiraki, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Perilampsis Bezzi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Philoliche Wiedemann, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1868Giant Robber Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Raymondia Frauenfeld, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhexoza Enderlein, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1908Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhinomusca Malloch, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidocephala Hermann, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Senotainia Macquart, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Sergentomyia França & Par..., 19637SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1806Common horse flies6SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Trirhithrum Bezzi, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1912Heaven Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorrachista Hendel, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Coast Province (Kenya)
153 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acacidiplosis ananas Gagne, 1993
Aedes (Pseudarmigeres) natalensis Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) calceatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) heischi Someren, 1951
Aedes (Stegomyia) mickevichae Huang, 1988
Aedes (Stegomyia) soleatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Alcimus tigris Karsch, 1888
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Amblypsilopus steelei Grichanov, 1996
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) keniensis Evans, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) rivulorum Leeson, 1935
Apodacra natalensis Villeneuve, 1916
Aposchizomyia striata Gagne, 1993
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Atylotus diurnus Walker, 1850
Bactria abdominalis Ricardo, 1920
Bactria vagator Wiedemann, 1828
Bactrocera (Afrodacus) biguttula Bezzi, 1922
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) invadens Drew, Tsurut..., 2005
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Basilia robusta Theodor, 1956
Beckerella hildebrandtii
Bombylella delicata Wiedemann, 1830
Bombylisoma nucale Bezzi, 1924
Bombylisoma simba Bowden, 1973
Cephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) cosyra Walker, 1849Mango fruit fly
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) perseus Meyer & Cope..., 2005
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) pinax Munro, 1933
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) bremii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Grass fern
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) millicentae De Meyer & C..., 2005
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) curvata Munro, 1937Clover seed midge
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) fasciventris Bezzi, 1920
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) flexuosa Walker, 1853
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) podocarpi Bezzi, 1924
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) rosa Karsch, 1887Natal fly
Chrysomya marginalis Wiedemann, 1830
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Conophorus nigripennis Loew, 1872
Cosmina aenea Fabricius, 1805
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Cyrtopogon laxenecera Bromley, 1935
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) durbanensis Munro, 1935
Dacus (Dacus) humeralis Bezzi, 1915Perkins's fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) punctatifrons Karsch, 1887
Dacus (Didacus) arcuatus Munro, 1939
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) frontalis Becker, 1922Greater melon fly
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Dacus (Metidacus) pergulariae Munro, 1938
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Diopsis sulcifrons Bezzi, 1908
Empis (Coptophlebia) lyra Smith, 1967
Eretmapodites quinquevittatus Theobald, 1901
Eretmapodites silvestris Ingram & De ..., 1927
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Eurycarenus dichopticus Bezzi, 1920
Eurycarenus laticeps Loew, 1852
Eurycarenus melanurus Bezzi, 1924
Euscelidia tsavo Dikow, 2003
Exhyalanthrax alliopterus Hesse, 1956
Exhyalanthrax transiens Bezzi, 1921
Exoprosopa argentifrons Macquart, 1855
Exoprosopa aurivestrix Francois, 1962
Exoprosopa dimidiata (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Larrpana dimidiatipennis Bowden, 1971
Exoprosopa louisae Francois, 1962
Exoprosopa punctulata Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa rubescens Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Exoprosopa thoracica Bezzi, 1924
Fulgenta longicerca MacGowan, 2005
Glossina (Austenina) brevipalpis Newstead, 1910
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Haematopota brunnescens Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota duttoni Newstead, Du..., 1907
Haematopota fenestralis Oldroyd, 1952
Haematopota longa Ricardo, 1906
Hemigymnochaeta varia Hough, 1898
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Heteronychia calicifera Bottcher, 1912
Irwiniella tomentosa Becker, 1914
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Isomerocera quadrilineata Fabricius, 1787
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Lamyra greatheadi Oldroyd, 1974
Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851
Lasiocnemus londti Dikow, 2007
Ligyra enderleini Paramonov, 1929
Ligyra sisyphus Fabricius, 1805
Litorhina basalis Ricardo, 1901
Lonchaea taita MacGowan, 2018
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Mesembrius caffer Loew, 1858
Microstylum nigrimystaceum Ricardo, 1925
Nigritomyia loewii Brauer, 1882
Nocticanace littorea Mathis & Fre..., 1991
Pachylophus fossulatus Adams, 1905
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Serratoparagus) pusillus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus auritus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus capricorni Stuckenberg, 1954
Paratephritis umbrifera Munro, 1957
Perilampsis thyene (Munro, 1939)⇒ Perilampsis amazuluana Munro, 1929
Philoliche (Buplex) malindensis Oldroyd, 1957
Philoliche beckeri littoralis Oldroyd, 1957
Philoliche (Stenophara) distincta Ricardo, 1908
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Promachus abdominalis Ricardo, 1920
Promachus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Rhexoza processa Cook, 1962
Rhingia pulcherrima Bezzi, 1908
Rhinomusca brucei Malloch, 1932
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Senotainia grisea Villeneuve, 1916
Sergentomyia africana Newstead, 1912
Sergentomyia congolensis
Sergentomyia distincta
Sergentomyia meilloni Sinton, 1932
Sergentomyia schwetzi Adler, Theod..., 1929
Sergentomyia suberecta Sinton, 1932
Sergentomyia teesdalei Minter, 1963
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Tabanus distinctus (Ricardo, 1908)⇒ Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842
Tabanus donaldsoni Carter, 1912
Tabanus guineensis Wiedemann, 1824
Tabanus pertinens Austen, 1912
Tabanus taeniola Palisot de B..., 1806Camel gad fly
Tabanus thoracinus Palisot de B..., 1806
Thyridanthrax incipiens Bezzi, 1924
Toxophora diploptera Speiser, 1910
Trirhithrum culcasiae White & Cope..., 2003
Trirhithrum nigerrimum Bezzi, 1913
Trirhithrum senex Munro, 1938
Trirhithrum teres Munro, 1938
Trupanea cosmina (Hendel, 1938)⇒ Trupanea convergens Hering, 1936
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia fraseri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia lucyae Van Someren, 1954
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nivipous Theobald, 1912
Xanthorrachista alata Becker, 1909

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Coast Province (Kenya)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
21
83
118
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
12
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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