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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Geelong (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
76
150
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
76
150
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
71
144
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
62
135
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Geelong
7 Families width 8 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Geelong
8 Genera with 8 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1850Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1941Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Electrobata Hennig, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Parentia Hardy, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1945Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Geelong
8 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) camptorhynchus Thomson, 1869Southern Saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes alboannulatus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius alboannulatus Macquart, 1850
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Culicoides (Trithecoides) victoriae Macfie, 1941
Electrobata myrmecia W. Hennig, 1965
Parentia dispar Macquart, 1850
Tachina cerceis (Walker, 1849)⇒ Exorista rustica Fallen, 1810
Tipula (Microtipula) megalyra Alexander, 1945

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Geelong
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
4
5
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