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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Darjeeling (West Bengal, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
883
1613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
883
1613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
132
879
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
777
1495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
42
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Darjeeling
16 Families width 69 Species
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies38SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae (Newman, 1834)Fungus Gnat7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Darjeeling
42 Genera with 69 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
Anaxandra Stål, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Astochia Becker, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Bengalia Robineau-Des..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Bibio Geoffroy, 1911March flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Cratyna Winnertz, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Diamesa Meigen, 1991Snow Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropeza Macquart, 02SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1974Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Hexatoma Latreille, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Holorusia Loew, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Indotipula Edwards, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1898Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1906Limnophila Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lycoriella Frey, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1918Tiger Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Odontosciara Rubsaamen, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Paracricotopus Thienemann &..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Philoliche Wiedemann, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 02SpeciesTaxom
Picrometopus Frey, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pselliophora Osten Sacken, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pseudeurina De Meijere, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Scedella Munro, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Sciophila Meigen, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1915Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom
Subcyrtus Brunetti, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Tanyptera Latreille, 1918Comb-horned cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1964Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1927Cranefly13SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darjeeling
69 Species
Anaxandra hamata Reuter, 1881
Anaxandra nigrocornuta Reuter, 1881
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Astochia hindostani Ricardo, 1919
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) biguttata Bezzi, 1916
Bengalia escheri Bezzi, 1913
Bibio rufifemur Brunetti, 1911
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) brevior Brunetti, 1912
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) inconspicua (Brunetti, 1912)⇒ Cheilotrichia brevior Brunetti, 1912
Cratyna alia Alam & Gupta, 1993
Diamesa edentistyla Bhattacharya..., 1991
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) cinerascens Brunetti, 1912
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) pulchripennis Brunetti, 1912
Dicranomyia (Sivalimnobia) fortis Brunetti, 1912
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) bicoloripes Brunetti, 1913
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) ferruginea
Empis (Coptophlebia) dasychira Mik, 1878
Erioptera (Meterioptera) halterata Brunetti, 1912
Erioptera (Teucherioptera) paivai Alexander, 1927
Geranomyia semifasciata Brunetti, 1911
Haematopota hardyi Stone & Philip, 1974
Hexatoma (Eriocera) plumbicincta Brunetti, 1911
Holorusia cerbereana Alexander, 1942
Holorusia fumipennis (Brunetti, 1911)⇒ Holorusia cerbereana Alexander, 1942
Holorusia majestica Brunetti, 1911
Holorusia ornatithorax Brunetti, 1911
Holorusia pallifrons Edwards, 1932
Indotipula divisa Brunetti, 1911
Indotipula gracilis Brunetti, 1911
Laphria fulva (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Lamyra fulva Meigen, 1804
Laphria gilvoides Wulp, 1898
Libnotes (Laosa) fuscinervis Brunetti, 1912
Limnophila (Dicranophragma) multipunctipennis Brunetti, 1918
Limnophila (Dicranophragma) pulchripennis (F. Meunier, 1906)⇒ Limnophila venustipennis Alexander, 1921
Lycoriella crassisetosa Alam & Gupta, 1993
Microstylum albolimbatum Wulp, 1898
Mycetophila curvilinea Brunetti, 1912
Nephrotoma consimilis Brunetti, 1911
Nephrotoma hypocrites Brunetti, 1918
Odontosciara exacta Brunetti, 1912
Paracricotopus missilus Chaudhuri & Som, 1998
Penthetria simplicipes Brunetti, 1925
Philoliche varipes Ricardo, 1911
Phytosciara exacta Brunetti, 1912
Phytosciara sexsetosa
Platypalpus ferrugineus Brunetti, 1913
Pselliophora divisa Brunetti, 1911
Pseudeurina indica Cherian, 1997
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) marmoripennis (Brunetti, 1912)⇒ Rhipidia pulchra De Meijere, 1904
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) pulchra De Meijere, 1904
Scedella cyana Walker, 1849
Sciophila bicolor (Brunetti, 1912)⇒ Sciophila garretti Zaitzev, 1982
Sphegina bispinosa Brunetti, 1915
Subcyrtus splendens Brunetti, 1926
Tanyptera (Tanyptera) indica Brunetti, 1918
Thereva brunettii Hollis, 1964
Tipula (Acutipula) fumifascipennis (Brunetti, 1918)⇒ Tipula robusta Brunetti, 1911
Tipula (Acutipula) interrupta Brunetti, 1911
Tipula (Acutipula) munda (Brunetti, 1912)⇒ Tipula paria Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Acutipula) paria Speiser, 1909
Tipula (Acutipula) robusta Brunetti, 1911
Tipula (Indotipula) demarcata (Brunetti, 1912)⇒ Tipula sessilis Edwards, 1921
Tipula (Nippotipula) pulcherrima Brunetti, 1912
Tipula (Platytipula) sessilis Edwards, 1921
Tipula (Schummelia) xanthopleura (Edwards, 1928)⇒ Tipula sessilis Edwards, 1921
Tipula (Vestiplex) himalayensis Brunetti, 1911
Tipula (Vestiplex) inaequidentata Alexander, 1927
Tipula (Vestiplex) nigroapicalis Brunetti, 1911
Tipula (Vestiplex) styligera Alexander, 1927

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Darjeeling
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
18
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
24
49
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