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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Edinburgh (City of Edinburgh Council, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
94
269
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
94
269
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
88
259
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
75
236
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
33
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Edinburgh (City of Edinburgh Council)
16 Families width 53 Species
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies12SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies6SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies5SpeciesTaxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841Winter Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Edinburgh (City of Edinburgh Council)
33 Genera with 53 Species
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Acanthocnema Becker, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Beris Latreille, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Bibio Geoffroy, 1758March flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cheilotrichia Rossi, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Chromatomyia Hardy, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1937Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Cyzenis Robineau-Des..., 18101SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1968Fruit fly4SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Gymnocheta Robineau-Des..., 18101SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lophosceles Ringdahl, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Lypha Robineau-Des..., 18101SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18571SpeciesTaxom
Napomyza Westwood, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1804Tiger Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Themira Robineau-Des..., 18332SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1804Cranefly9SpeciesTaxom
Trichocera Meigen, 1818Winter gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Winthemia Robineau-Des..., 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Edinburgh (City of Edinburgh Council)
53 Species
Acanthocnema (Clinoceroides) glaucescens Loew, 1864
Anopheles (Anopheles) plumbeus Stephens, 1828Milktree
Beris chalybata Forster, 1771Murky-legged black legionnaire
Bibio marci Linnaeus, 1758March fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) canescens Mikan, 1796Western bee-fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Cheilotrichia (Empeda) cinerascens Meigen, 1804
Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Hardy, 1849)⇒ Phytomyza syngenesiae Hardy, 1849
Contarinia quinquenotata F. Low, 1888Daylily gall midge
Culicoides (Oecacta) kibunensis Tokunaga, 1937Cafe falso
Cyzenis albicans Fallen, 1810Tachinid fly
Dasineura fraxinea Kieffer, 1907
Drosophila (Sophophora) ananassae Doleschall, 1858Pomace fly
Drosophila (Sophophora) silvestris (Perkins, 1910)⇒ Drosophila subsilvestris Hardy & Kane..., 1968
Drosophila (Sophophora) simulans Sturtevant, 1919Apaac
Drosophila (Sophophora) subsilvestris Hardy & Kane..., 1968
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Gymnocheta viridis Fallen, 1810
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Lophosceles cinereiventris Zetterstedt, 1845
Lophosceles pulcher Meade, 1882
Lypha dubia Fallen, 1810
Morellia (Ziminiella) simplex Loew, 1857
Napomyza hirticornis (Hendel, 1932)⇒ Phytomyza hirticornis Hendel, 1932
Napomyza scrophulariae (Spencer, 1966)⇒ Phytomyza scrophulariae Spencer, 1966
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Meigen, 1830
Nephrotoma quadrifaria Meigen, 1804
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) minuscula Goureau, 1851Asplenium ladyfern
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) petoei Hering, 1924
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) pullula Zetterstedt, 1848Nuttall's linanthus
Scaptomyza (Scaptomyza) flava Fallen, 1823Blind's bryum moss
Sepsis cynipsea Linnaeus, 1758
Sepsis fulgens Meigen, 1826Lesser dung fly
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Tachina (Eudoromyia) fera Linnaeus, 1761
Tachina (Servillia) ursina Meigen, 1824
Themira putris Linnaeus, 1758
Themira superba Haliday, 1833
Tipula (Pterelachisus) varipennis Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Savtshenkia) confusa van der Wulp, 1883Tipula marmorata
Tipula (Savtshenkia) gimmerthali Lackschewitz, 1925
Tipula (Savtshenkia) rufina Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Savtshenkia) serrulifera Alexander, 1942
Tipula (Savtshenkia) staegeri Nielsen, 1922
Tipula (Tipula) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758Common crane fly
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Tipula (Yamatotipula) lateralis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Tipula vanewrighti Oosterbroek, 1986
Trichocera (Saltrichocera) annulata Meigen, 1818Winter Gnat
Urophora (Urophora) jaceana Hering, 1935Brown Knapweed Gall Fly
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Winthemia quadripustulata Fabricius, 1794Red-tailed tachina

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Edinburgh (City of Edinburgh Council)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
24
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
9
18
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