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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Cooper Creek (Lake Eyre Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
97
229
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
97
229
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
88
210
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
163
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cooper Creek
9 Families width 13 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cooper Creek
10 Genera with 13 Species
Bactrocera Macquart, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1825Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conochironomus Freeman, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1889Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dideopsis Matsumura, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Dixa Meigen, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Nothorhaphium Bickel, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdomastix Skuse, 20191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooper Creek
13 Species
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) decurtans May, 1965
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) tenuifascia May, 1965
Coenosia pumila (Fallen, 1825)⇒ Lispe pumila Wiedemann, 1824
Conochironomus australiensis Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus cygnus Cranston & Hare, 1995
Conochironomus kakadu Cranston & Hare, 1995
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Dideopsis aegrota Fabricius, 1805
Dixa ubiquita Moulton, 2017
Forcipomyia brachyrhynchus Wirth & Dow, 1972
Lispe albimaculata Stein, 1910
Nothorhaphium aemulans Becker, 1922
Rhabdomastix borroloola Theischinger..., 2019

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Cooper Creek
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
5
7
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