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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Grampian Mountains (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
391
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
132
391
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
124
372
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
332
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
27
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grampian Mountains
17 Families width 38 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies7SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies3SpeciesTaxom
Helosciomyzidae Griffiths, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae (Macquart, 1834)Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grampian Mountains
27 Genera with 38 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1960Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anabarhynchus Macquart, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Atarba Osten Sacken, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Austalis Thompson & V..., 18461SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1988New Zealand black fly4SpeciesTaxom
Cabasa Walker, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Copidapha Enderlein, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1941Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Electrobata Hennig, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Euprosopia Macquart, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gynoplistia Westwood, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Helosciomyza Hendel, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Heteropsilopus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Lenophila Guérin-Ménev..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1852Large hover fly1SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Nothorhaphium Bickel, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Paracnephia Rubtsov, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paralimnophila Alexander, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Peleteria Robineau-Des..., 19561SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1940Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Thraxan Yeates & Lam..., 19981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grampian Mountains
38 Species
Aedes andersoni (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus andersoni Edwards, 1926
Aedes luteifemur (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus luteifemur Edwards, 1926
Aedes postspiraculosus Dobrotworsky, 1960
Aedes silvestris (Dobrotworsky, 1960)⇒ Ochlerotatus silvestris Dobrotworsky, 1961
Anabarhynchus montanus White, 1915
Atarba (Ischnothrix) grampiana Alexander, 1931
Austalis pulchella Macquart, 1846
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) cornutum Tonnoir, 1925
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) montanum Mackerras & ..., 1952
Austrosimulium (Novaustrosimulium) furiosum Skuse, 1889
Austrosimulium colboi Davies & Gyö..., 1988
Cabasa pulchella Macquart, 1846
Chrysopilus imitator Paramonov, 1962
Chrysopilus tonnoiri Paramonov, 1962
Copidapha maculiventris Westwood, 1835
Culicoides (Trithecoides) victoriae Macfie, 1941
Electrobata myrmecia W. Hennig, 1965
Euprosopia vitrea Mcalpine, 1973
Geranomyia grampianicola Alexander, 1930
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) bimaculata Skuse, 1890
Gynoplistia (Gynoplistia) wilsonella Alexander, 1930
Helosciomyza subacuta Mcalpine, 2012
Heteropsilopus ingenuus Erichson, 1842
Hydrophorus signifer (Coquillett, 1899)⇒ Hydrophorus signiferus Coquillett, 1899
Hydrophorus signiferus Coquillett, 1899
Lenophila achilles McAlpine & Kim, 1977
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) collatus Walker, 1852
Molophilus (Austromolophilus) phyllis Alexander, 1930
Molophilus (Molophilus) grampianus Alexander, 1930
Nothorhaphium aemulans Becker, 1922
Paracnephia fergusoni Tonnoir, 1925
Paralimnophila (Paralimnophila) grampiana Theischinger, 1996
Peleteria (Oxydosphyria) aclista Reinhard, 1956Miniature lupine
Sarcophaga fergusonina (Hardy, 1940)⇒ Sarcophaga assimilis Macquart, 1851
Simulium (Morops) melatum Wharton, 1949
Simulium (Nevermannia) ornatipes Skuse, 1890
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) tasmanicus Parent, 1932
Thraxan patielus Yeates & Lam..., 1998

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Grampian Mountains
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
12
17
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
10
19
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