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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region County Galway (Connacht, Ireland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
388
599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
388
599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
99
368
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
319
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
80
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for County Galway
16 Families width 126 Species
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies6SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies47SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies40SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies6SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912Window Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for County Galway
80 Genera with 126 Species
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Agromyza Fallen, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1804Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Antocha Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Apolysis Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Beris Latreille, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Bibio Geoffroy, 1758March flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1817Blacklets2SpeciesTaxom
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chromatomyia Hardy, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1820Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1758Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrotoma Macquart, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Dicranophragma Osten Sacken..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1833Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Erioconopa Starý, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Eriothrix Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Euphylidorea Alexander, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Exorista Meigen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Hydromya Robineau-Des..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Lejogaster Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Linnaemya Robineau-Des..., 18101SpeciesTaxom
Lydella Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1817Large hover fly2SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Nemotelus Geoffroy, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neolimnomyia Seguy, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1758Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oplodontha Rondani, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ormosia Rondani, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1817Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Pelatachina Meade, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Phylidorea Bigot, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Pilaria Sintenis, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Pipizella Rondani, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19902SpeciesTaxom
Prosena Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Rhypholophus Kolenati, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Siphona Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1989Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1816Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicola Harris, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Tanyptera Latreille, 1758Comb-horned cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1921Cranefly20SpeciesTaxom
Tricyphona Zetterstedt, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Tropidia Meigen, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for County Galway
126 Species
Agromyza filipendulae Spencer, 1976
Agromyza reptans Fallen, 1823
Anopheles (Anopheles) claviger Meigen, 1804
Antocha (Antocha) vitripennis Meigen, 1830
Apolysis sipho Melander, 1946
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) ochracea Meigen, 1804
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Beris chalybata Forster, 1771Murky-legged black legionnaire
Beris clavipes Linnaeus, 1767Scarce orange legionnaire
Bibio marci Linnaeus, 1758March fly
Cheilosia (Convocheila) bergenstammi Becker, 1894
Cheilosia (Convocheila) vernalis Fallen, 1817
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) cinerascens Meigen, 1804
Chromatomyia milii Kaltenbach, 1864
Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Hardy, 1849)⇒ Phytomyza syngenesiae Hardy, 1849
Chrysogaster hirtella (Loew, 1843)⇒ Melanogaster hirtella Loew, 1843
Chrysops (Chrysops) relictus Meigen, 1820Twin-lobed deerfly
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Cylindrotoma distinctissima Meigen, 1818Port Huron hawthorn
Dasineura ulmaria Bremi, 1847Meadowsweet Gall-midge
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) autumnalis Staeger, 1840
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) modesta Meigen, 1818
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) sera Walker, 1848
Dicranophragma (Brachylimnophila) adjunctum Walker, 1848
Drosophila (Sophophora) cameraria (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Hirtodrosophila cameraria Haliday, 1833
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Erioconopa trivialis Meigen, 1818
Erioptera (Erioptera) fuscipennis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Ormosia fascipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Erioptera (Erioptera) lutea Meigen, 1804
Eriothrix rufomaculatus De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) lineata (Harris, 1776)⇒ Eristalis horticola De Geer, 1776
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) latifasciatus Macquart, 1829Variable Aphideater
Euphylidorea (Euphylidorea) meigenii Verrall, 1886
Exorista (Exorista) fasciata (Fallen, 1820)⇒ Exorista cephalopalpis Chao, 1964
Gonomyia (Gonomyia) dentata De Meijere, 1920
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) hybridus Loew, 1846
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Hirtodrosophila cameraria Haliday, 1833
Hydromya dorsalis Fabricius, 1775
Hydrotaea albipuncta Zetterstedt, 1845
Lejogaster (Liogaster) metallina Fabricius, 1781
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) glaucia Linnaeus, 1758
Leucozona (Leucozona) lucorum Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Linnaemya (Linnaemya) vulpina Fallen, 1810
Lydella stabulans Meigen, 1824
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Melangyna (Melangyna) arctica Zetterstedt, 1838
Melangyna (Meligramma) cincta (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Meligramma cincta Fallen, 1817
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Mesembrina meridiana Linnaeus, 1758Noon fly
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) bifasciata Schrank, 1781
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) quadrinotata Meigen, 1818
Molophilus (Molophilus) appendiculatus Staeger, 1840
Molophilus (Molophilus) ater Meigen, 1804
Molophilus (Molophilus) cinereifrons De Meijere, 1920
Molophilus (Molophilus) griseus Meigen, 1804
Molophilus (Molophilus) occultus De Meijere, 1918
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Nemotelus (Nemotelus) notatus Zetterstedt, 1842Flecked snout
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Nephrotoma flavescens Linnaeus, 1758Tiger Cranefly
Oplodontha viridula Fabricius, 1775Common green colonel
Ormosia (Ormosia) hederae Curtis, 1835
Ormosia (Ormosia) nodulosa Macquart, 1826
Orthonevra nobilis Fallen, 1817
Parasyrphus malinellus Collin, 1952
Parasyrphus punctulatus Verrall, 1873
Pelatachina tibialis Fallen, 1810
Phylidorea (Paraphylidorea) fulvonervosa Schummel, 1829
Phylidorea (Phylidorea) ferruginea Meigen, 1818
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) ilicis (Curtis, 1846)⇒ Phytomyza ilicicola Loew, 1872
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) ranunculi Schrank, 1803Leaf-Miner Fly
Pilaria discicollis Meigen, 1818
Pilaria meridiana Staeger, 1840
Pipizella viduata Linnaeus, 1758
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) angustatus Zetterstedt, 1843
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) occultus Goeldlin, Ma..., 1990
Prosena siberita Fabricius, 1775Parasitic fly
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) maculata (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limonia lecontei Alexander, 1940
Rhypholophus varius Meigen, 1818
Sericomyia lappona Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Siphona (Siphona) geniculata De Geer, 1776
Sphaerophoria fatarum Goeldlin, 1989
Sphegina (Sphegina) clunipes Fallen, 1816
Sylvicola (Anisopus) punctatus Fabricius, 1787
Symplecta (Psiloconopa) stictica Meigen, 1818
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Syrphus vitripennis Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Tachina (Eudoromyia) fera Linnaeus, 1761
Tanyptera (Tanyptera) atrata Linnaeus, 1758
Tetanocera (Tetanocera) ferruginea Fallen, 1820
Tipula (Acutipula) fulvipennis De Geer, 1776
Tipula (Acutipula) maxima Poda, 1761
Tipula (Lunatipula) fascipennis Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Platytipula) luteipennis Meigen, 1830
Tipula (Platytipula) melanoceros Schummel, 1833
Tipula (Pterelachisus) submarmorata Schummel, 1833
Tipula (Pterelachisus) varipennis Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Savtshenkia) alpium Bergroth, 1888
Tipula (Savtshenkia) confusa van der Wulp, 1883Tipula marmorata
Tipula (Savtshenkia) rufina Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Savtshenkia) signata Staeger, 1840
Tipula (Savtshenkia) staegeri Nielsen, 1922
Tipula (Savtshenkia) subnodicornis Zetterstedt, 1838
Tipula (Schummelia) variicornis Schummel, 1833
Tipula (Tipula) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758Common crane fly
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Tipula (Vestiplex) scripta Meigen, 1830
Tipula (Yamatotipula) lateralis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Tipula vanewrighti Oosterbroek, 1986
Tipula (Yamatotipula) montium Egger, 1863
Tipula (Yamatotipula) pierrei Tonnoir, 1921
Tricyphona (Tricyphona) immaculata Meigen, 1804
Tropidia scita Harris, 1780
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in County Galway
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
51
68
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
29
58
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