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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Cooktown (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
1108
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
1108
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1066
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
952
1295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
56
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cooktown
18 Families width 74 Species and 2 Subspecies
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies15SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies10SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies11SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cooktown
56 Genera with 74 Species
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Acanthiophilus Becker, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1929Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Agapophytus Guérin-Ménev..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Alepia Enderlein, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Amenia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1846Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Asiconops Chen, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Austalis Thompson & V..., 18492SpeciesTaxom
Australoconops Camras, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Austrophilus Thompson, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 195811SpeciesTaxom
Bathypogon Loew, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachyanax Evenhuis, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Brachyrhopala Macquart, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1954Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Colepia Daniels, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Conops Linnaeus, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Dideopsis Matsumura, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Electrobata Hennig, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Euphranta Loew, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Heteroconops Kröber, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1905Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Microconops Kröber, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1962Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 01SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopenthes Roberts, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Psilozona Ricardo, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1846Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thecophora Rondani, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Thereutria Loew, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Thraxan Yeates & Lam..., 19982SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1914Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1903Broadtail Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooktown
74 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthiophilus melanoxanthus Hering, 1938Spring pheasant's eye
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes australiensis Theobald, 1910
Aedes keefei King & Hoogs..., 1946
Aedes littlechildi (Taylor, 1933)⇒ Macleaya littlechildi Taylor, 1933
Aedes tulliae Taylor, 1929
Agapophytus australasiae Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Alepia ancylis Quate & Brown, 2004
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Amenia imperialis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Anthrax incomptus Walker, 1849
Anthrax maculatus Macquart, 1846
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Austalis roederi Bergroth, 1894
Austalis smaragdi Walker, 1849
Australoconops balteus Schneider, 2010
Australoconops ocellatus Meijere, 1910
Austrophilus terraereginae Ferguson, 1926
Bactrocera (Afrodacus) jarvisi Tryon, 1927Jarvis's fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) aeroginosa Drew & Hancock, 1981
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) alyxiae May, 1953
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) breviaculeus Hardy, 1951
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) bryoniae Tryon, 1927
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) laticaudus Hardy, 1950
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) manskii Perkins & May, 1949
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) mayi Hardy, 1951
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) musae Tryon, 1927Banana fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) neohumeralis Hardy, 1951Lesser Queensland fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) robiginosa May, 1958
Brachyanax ater Roberts, 1928
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) atacta Riek, 1954
Colepia lanata Daniels, 1987
Comptosia scitula Yeates, 1991
Comptosia soror Yeates, 1991
Conops (Asiconops) australianus Camras, 1961
Conops (Asiconops) sparsus Schneider, 2010
Contarinia alloteropsidis Harris, 1979
Contarinia bothriochloae Harris, 1979
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Dacus (Callantra) pusillus (May, 1965)⇒ Bactrocera pusilla Hardy, 1983
Dideopsis aegrota Fabricius, 1805
Electrobata myrmecia W. Hennig, 1965
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) suavissimus Walker, 1858
Euphranta (Rhacochlaena) linocierae Hardy, 1951
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Heteroconops gracilis Krober, 1915
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Ligyra satyrus Fabricius, 1775
Ligyra septentrionis Roberts, 1928
Ligyra tenebrosa Paramonov, 1967
Lispe gracilitarsis Pont, 2019
Mansonia (Mansonioides) septempunctata Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Microconops ornatus Krober, 1915
Nephrotoma quincunx euryglossa Alexander, 1962
Ommatius burwelli
Paraclius neglectus Becker, 1922
Paragus (Serratoparagus) crenulatus Thompson, 1869
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Pseudopenthes fenestrata Roberts, 1928
Psilozona albitarsis Ricardo, 1912
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Tabanus pallipennis (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Tabanus particaecus Hardy, 1948
Thecophora australiana Camras, 1955
Thraxan depressus Yeates & Lam..., 1998
Thraxan simulatus Yeates & Lam..., 1998
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Trupanea glauca Thomson, 1869
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albescens Taylor, 1914
Verrallina (Verrallina) funerea Theobald, 1903

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Cooktown
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
41
53
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
15
21
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