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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Grenada (Windward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
800
1175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
192
799
1174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
786
1155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
128
604
907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
25
93
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grenada
25 Families width 115 Species and 1 Subspecies
#PCSETMADOFKH
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies18SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito24SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies4SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies5SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies15SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies2SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom
Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910Aphid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grenada
93 Genera with 115 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTUVWX
Acontistoptera Brues, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Angiometopa Brauer & Ber..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1827Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Aphiochaeta Brues, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Apotropina Hendel, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Archisepsis Silva, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Athyroglossa Loew, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Beckerina Lehmanni End..., 19191SpeciesTaxom
Brachypremna Osten Sacken, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Bromeloecia Spuler, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Calobata Meigen, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Calycomyza Hendel, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopleurophora Schmitz, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1940Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conicera Meigen, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Copestylum Macquart, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 2008Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cremersia Schmitz, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1944Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyia Wiedemann, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtoneurina Giglio-Tos, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Euxesta Loew, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Grallomyia1SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1896Shoulder Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Hypocera Lioy, 01SpeciesTaxom
Isostomyia Coquillett, 1927Grasping Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lepidoselaga Agassiz, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lepidosina Marshall & Buck, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Lepiselaga Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Leptotarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lioscinella Duda, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Lyprauta Edwards, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Melaleucopis1SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Mesogramma Loew, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Mesograpta Loew, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Micromorphus Mik, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Neodohrniphora Malloch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ochthera Latreille, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Orfelia Costa, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Orimarga Osten Sacken, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Ornidia Lepeletier &..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Oscinimorpha Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Parydra Stenhammar, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Phytoliriomyza Hendel, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Robustagramma Marshall & Cui, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Sobarocephala Czerny, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerocera Latreille, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Stenotabanus Lutz, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Tachyempis Melander, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Taeniaptera Macquart, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1945Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1883Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1977Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tricharaea Thomson, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Woodiphora Schmitz, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1896Bromeliad Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Xanthina Aldrich, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grenada
115 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes busckii Coquillett, 1906
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Angiometopa ravinia Parker, 1916
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Apotropina longula Becker, 1912
Archisepsis pusio Schiner, 1868
Athyroglossa granulosa Cresson, 1922
Beckerina neotropica Brues, 1919
Brachypremna unicolor Osten Sacken, 1888Black hawthorn
Bromeloecia undulata Yau & Marshall, 2018
Calobata angulata Loew, 1866
Calobata platycnema Loew, 1866
Calycomyza grenadensis Zlobin, 1996
Calycomyza lantanae Frick, 1956Lantana leafmining fly
Chaetopleurophora grenadensis Brues, 1904
Chaetopleurophora scutellata Brues, 1904
Chrysotus paradoxus Aldrich, 1902
Coenosia hippelates Emden, 1940
Conicera atra (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Conicera dauci Meigen, 1830
Conicera dauci Meigen, 1830
Conicera neotropica Brues, 1904
Coniceromyia grenadensis Brues, 1904
Copestylum discale Curran, 1926
Corethrella (Corethrella) albicoxa Borkent, 2008
Culex (Anoedioporpa) originator Gordon & Evans, 1922Bradley's spleenwort
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) idottus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Melanoconion) jocasta Komp & Rozeboom, 1951
Culex (Microculex) inimitabilis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culicoides heliconiae Fox & Hoffman, 1944
Cyphomyia lasiophthalma (Williston, 1896)⇒ Cyphomyia willistoni Enderlein, 1914
Cyphomyia willistoni Enderlein, 1914
Cyrtoneurina gemina Wiedemann, 1830
Cyrtoneurina uber Giglio-Tos, 1893
Deinocerites magnus Theobald, 1901
Diplonevra alleni (Brues, 1919)⇒ Diplonevra hamata Borgmeier, 1962
Diplonevra hamata Borgmeier, 1962
Dohrniphora divaricata Aldrich, 1896
Dorilas spinosus (Hardy, 1948)⇒ Eudorylas spinosus Hardy, 1948
Eudorylas spinosus Hardy, 1948
Euxesta stigmatias Loew, 1868Annual globemallow
Fannia polychaeta Stein, 1895
Geranomyia tibialis Loew, 1851
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) minutistyla Alexander, 1969
Grallomyia dilator
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) splendens Williston, 1896Hogvine
Hypocera grenadensis
Isostomyia perturbans Curran, 1927
Lepidoselaga recta (Loew, 1869)⇒ Lepiselaga crassipes Fabricius, 1805
Lepidosina angusticercus Marshall & Buck, 2007
Lepiselaga crassipes Fabricius, 1805
Leptotarsus (Habromastix) platyxanthus (Alexander, 1924)⇒ Leptotarsus terraereginae Alexander, 1920
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Lioscinella nigrirostra Adams, 1904
Liriomyza sorosis Williston, 1896
Lyprauta defecta Edwards, 1931
Medetera exiguus Aldrich, 1902
Megaselia fasciiventris Enderlein, 1912
Melaleucopis simmondsi Sabrosky, 1958
Melaloncha stylata Schiner, 1868
Melanagromyza funebris Lamb, 1912
Mesogramma ferroxida (Hull, 1942)⇒ Toxomerus ferroxida Hull, 1942
Micromorphus caudatus Aldrich, 1902
Molophilus (Molophilus) melanoleucus Alexander, 1953
Neodohrniphora curvinervis Malloch, 1914
Ochthera loreta Cresson, 1931
Orfelia defecta Edwards, 1931
Orimarga (Diotrepha) fumicosta Alexander, 1921
Paraclius abdominalis (Aldrich, 1902)⇒ Tachytrechus abdominalis Aldrich, 1902
Paraclius bellus (Aldrich, 1902)⇒ Tachytrechus bellus Aldrich, 1902
Paraclius fuscicornis (Aldrich, 1902)⇒ Tachytrechus fuscicornis Aldrich, 1902
Paraclius nigripes (Aldrich, 1902)⇒ Tachytrechus nigripes Aldrich, 1902
Paraclius quadrinotatus Aldrich, 1902
Paramyia nigra Williston, 1897
Parydra (Parydra) undulata Becker, 1896
Peloropeodes discolor Robinson, 1964Smooth yellow vetch
Peloropeodes frater (Aldrich, 1902)⇒ Peloropeodes discolor Robinson, 1964
Phalacrotophora halictorum Melander & B..., 1903
Phora scutellata Brues, 1903
Phora stylata (Schiner, 1868)⇒ Melaloncha stylata Schiner, 1868
Phytoliriomyza calva Zlobin, 1996
Platypalpus singularis Collin, 1960
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) subpectinata Williston, 1896
Rhipidia subpectinata subpectinata Williston, 1896
Robustagramma grenadense Marshall & Cui, 2005
Sobarocephala lumbalis Williston, 1896
Sphaerocera bimaculata Williston, 1896
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Stenotabanus (Aegialomyia) tobagensis Fairchild, 1958
Tachydromia insularis
Tachydromia singularis (Collin, 1960)⇒ Platypalpus singularis Collin, 1960
Tachyempis apicis Williston, 1896
Tachytrechus abdominalis Aldrich, 1902
Tachytrechus bellus Aldrich, 1902
Tachytrechus fuscicornis Aldrich, 1902
Tachytrechus nigripes Aldrich, 1902
Taeniaptera tibialis Macquart, 1843
Tipula (Microtipula) bruesi Alexander, 1945
Toxomerus ferroxida Hull, 1942
Toxomerus multipunctatus Wulp, 1883
Toxorhynchites gerbergi Belkin, 1977
Tricharaea (Sarcophagula) occidua Fabricius, 1794Flesh fly
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Volucella discale (Curran, 1926)⇒ Copestylum discale Curran, 1926
Volucella discalis Curran, 1926
Woodiphora magnipalpis Aldrich, 1896
Wyeomyia (Triamyia) aporonoma Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) pertinans Williston, 1896
Xanthina plumicauda Aldrich, 1902

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Grenada
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
20
70
79
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
23
36
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