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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
1139
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
225
1136
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1096
1600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
869
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
75
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Darwin
27 Families width 136 Species and 5 Subspecies
#TCSBAHMPRD
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies16SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito55SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies11SpeciesTaxom
Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916Chiromyid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Apioceridae Bigot, 1852Flower-loving flies0SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991Half-bridge flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge4SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies14SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies5SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies4SpeciesTaxom
Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863Woodlouse flies0SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae (Latreille, 1809)Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae (Macquart, 1834)Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Darwin
75 Genera with 136 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMOPRSTUVZ
Adrama Walker, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus13SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1899Malaria Mosquitoes8SpeciesTaxom
Aphaniosoma Becker, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphoebantus Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Apiocera Westwood, 1835
Flower-loving flies0SpeciesTaxom
Asphondylia Loew, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Austalis Thompson & V..., 18493SpeciesTaxom
Australosepsis Malloch, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18999SpeciesTaxom
Brevimulticaecum Mozgovoi, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cellia Theobald, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1845Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 2013Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Dasybasis Macquart, 19178SpeciesTaxom
Docosia Winnertz, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Euphranta Loew, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Euphumosia Guérin-Ménev..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Euprosopia Macquart, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gabaza Walker, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnochaeta Corti, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1904
Tiny Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Lilaea Walker, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 20164SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1903Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Macrotarsina Schiner, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 2001Green Soldier Fly2SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphia Becker, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonomoneura Bequaert, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotabanus Ricardo, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Reburrus Daniels, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Rhexoza Enderlein, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Rhytidortalis Hendel, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1934Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Stizochymus Hull, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1850Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1933Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Termitorioxa Hendel, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Thraxan Yeates & Lam..., 19982SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1924Pestle Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Typhlophoros von Linstow, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1919Heaven Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1947Broadtail Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Zeugodacus Hendel, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Zosteria Daniels, 18501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darwin
136 Species and 5 Subspecies
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellatus Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) katherinensis (Woodhill, 1949)⇒ Stegomyia katherinensis Woodhill, 1949
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes britteni Marks & Hodgkin, 1958
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Aedes daliensis Taylor, 1916
Aedes elchoensis Taylor, 1929
Aedes phaecasiatus (Marks, 1964)⇒ Ochlerotatus phaecasiatus Marks, 1964
Aedes quasirubithorax Theobald, 1910
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hilli Woodhill & Lee, 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) meraukensis Venhuis, 1932
Anopheles (Cellia) novaguinensis Venhuis, 1933
Anopheles (Cellia) subpictus Grassi, 1899Apple maggot
Asphondylia hilli Edwards, 1916
Austalis muscoides Walker, 1858
Austalis roederi Bergroth, 1894
Austalis smaragdi Walker, 1849
Australosepsis niveipennis Becker, 1903
Bactrocera (Afrodacus) jarvisi Tryon, 1927Jarvis's fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) aquilonis May, 1965Northern Territory fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) decurtans May, 1965
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) mayi Hardy, 1951
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) opiliae Drew & Hardy, 1981False oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) tenuifascia May, 1965
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) tryoni Froggatt, 1897QFF
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) chorista May, 1962
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Brevimulticaecum scleropagi Khalil, 1984
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Ceriana (Ceriana) ornata Saunders, 1845Honey fly
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) squamosus Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culex) starckeae Stone & Knight, 1958
Culex (Culex) vicinus Taylor, 1916
Culex (Culex) whitmorei Giles, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cubiculi Marks, 1989
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) fraudatrix Theobald, 1905
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) hilli Edwards, 1922
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) winkleri Belkin, 1962
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides (Avaritia) obscurus Tokunaga, 1959
Culicoides (Trithecoides) immaculatus Lee & Reye, 1953
Culicoides shivasi Bellis & Dyce, 2013
Cydistomyia brevior anellosus Summers, 1912
Cydistomyia obscurus Mackerras & ..., 2008
Dacus (Callantra) axanus Hering, 1938
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) clavicallosa Ricardo, 1917
Dasybasis clavicallosa clavicallosa Taylor, 1919
Dasybasis constans minor Taylor, 1919
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) nemotuberculata Ricardo, 1914
Dasybasis neogermanica hilli Taylor, 1919
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) parva Taylor, 1913
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) pseudocallosa Ferguson & Hill, 1922
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) tryphera Taylor, 1917
Docosia melita Chandler & Gatt, 2000
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) arvorum Fabricius, 1787Syrphid fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aurulans Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) hervebazini Klocker, 1924
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Euphumosia papua Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Euprosopia conjuncta Hendel, 1914
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Gabaza darwini Hill, 1919
Hemigymnochaeta candacia Lehrer, 2007
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Hermetia pallidipes Hill, 1919
Ischiodon scutellaris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842
Lilaea (Lilaea) mansoni Summers, 1912
Lilaea (Lilaea) strangmanni Summers, 1912
Lispe assimilis (Wiedemann, 1824)⇒ Lispe uliginosa Fallen, 1825
Lispe brendana Pont, 2019
Lispe nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Lispe setigena Vikhrev & Pont, 2016
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanagromyza alysicarpi (Bezzi, 1928)⇒ Ophiomyia alysicarpi Bezzi, 1928
Mesembrius hilaris Walker, 1849
Mythicomyia phacodes Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Odontomyia pallida Hill, 1919
Odontomyia thula Woodley, 2001
Ophiomyia alysicarpi Bezzi, 1928
Ophiomyia atralis Spencer, 1961
Paraclius darwini (Parent, 1933)⇒ Paraclius sexmaculatus Bezzi, 1928
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Pseudonomoneura micheneri James, 1938
Pseudotabanus alcocki Summers, 1912
Reburrus bancrofti Hardy, 1935
Rhexoza processa Cook, 1962
Rhytidortalis browni Mcalpine, 2000
Sarcophaga helea (Seguy, 1934)⇒ Sarcophaga misera Walker, 1849
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stizochymus salinator Walker, 1849
Syritta orientalis Macquart, 1842Desert starvine
Tabanus cinerescens MacLeay, 1826
Tabanus dorsobimaculatus Macquart, 1850
Tachina cerceis (Walker, 1849)⇒ Exorista rustica Fallen, 1810
Tanytarsus pontophilus Tokunaga, 1933
Termitorioxa exleyae Permkam & Ha..., 1995
Termitorioxa laurae Permkam & Ha..., 1995
Termitorioxa termitoxena Bezzi, 1919
Thraxan echinatus Yeates & Lam..., 1998
Thraxan luteus Yeates & Lam..., 1998
Toxorhynchites (Ankylorhynchus) purpureus Theobald, 1901
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) atripes Skuse, 1889
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) punctolateralis Theobald, 1903
Tripteroides (Rachisoura) filipes Walker, 1861
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) magnesianus Edwards, 1924
Trupanea jonesi Curran, 1932
Trupanea radifera Coquillett, 1899
Typhlophoros spratti Sprent, 1999
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) hirsutifemora Peters, 1964
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albescens Taylor, 1914
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lateralis Ludlow, 1905Field pansy
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) longirostris Leicester, 1908
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) nivipes Theobald, 1905
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) novaguinensis Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) tibialis Taylor, 1919
Verrallina (Verrallina) funerea Theobald, 1903
Verrallina (Verrallina) reesi King & Hoogs..., 1947
Zosteria fulvipubescens Macquart, 1850

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Darwin
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
21
52
72
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
23
64
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