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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Himalaya (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
613
1138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
613
1138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
109
610
1135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
65
447
891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Himalaya
9 Families width 19 Species
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861Mountain midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies9SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912Window Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Himalaya
13 Genera with 19 Species
Apistomyia Bigot, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Brithura Edwards, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hirmoneura Meigen, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Holorusia Loew, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Metallea Wulp, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Phyllolabis Osten Sacken, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Rhinia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Scedella Munro, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 2015Pufftails2SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicola Harris, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1926Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Himalaya
19 Species
Apistomyia santokhi Kaul, 1971
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Brithura imperfecta Brunetti, 1913
Erioptera (Erioptera) himalayae Alexander, 1930
Erioptera (Teucherioptera) paivai Alexander, 1927
Hirmoneura opaca Lichtwardt, 1909
Holorusia cerbereana Alexander, 1942
Holorusia fumipennis (Brunetti, 1911)⇒ Holorusia cerbereana Alexander, 1942
Holorusia majestica Brunetti, 1911
Holorusia ornatithorax Brunetti, 1911
Holorusia pallifrons Edwards, 1932
Metallea setosa Townsend, 1917
Phyllolabis beesoni Alexander, 1929
Rhinia melastoma Wiedemann, 1830
Scedella cyana Walker, 1849
Sphegina bispinosa Brunetti, 1915
Sphegina radula Hippa, Van S..., 2015
Sylvicola divisus Brunetti, 1911
Tabanus laevigatus Szilady, 1926

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Himalaya
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
6
11
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