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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
98
274
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
98
274
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
266
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
182
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
28
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean
17 Families width 33 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds2SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean
28 Genera with 33 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1926Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1849Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Aurigamonas Vickerman, 2005
0SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Cadrema Walker, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1913Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Cymatopus Kertesz, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Distichophora Schmitz, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1994Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hemipyrellia Townsend, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1846Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucophenga Mik, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lissocephala Malloch, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Olfersia Leach, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1946Common Flesh Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 19441SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean
33 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Amblypsilopus pectinatus De Meijere, 1910
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Anthrax incomptus Walker, 1849
Atylotus agricola Wiedemann, 1828
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) papayae Drew & Hancock, 1994Asian papaya fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) umbrosa Fabricius, 1805Breadfruit fly
Cadrema nigricornis Thomson, 1869
Chrysosoma leucopogon Wiedemann, 1824
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Cymatopus calcaratus Parent, 1935
Cymatopus longipilus Parent, 1935
Dacus (Leptoxyda) longistylus (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dacus persicus Hendel, 1927
Drosophila (Sophophora) serrata (Malloch, 1927)⇒ Drosophila sattalensis Fartyal & Singh, 1994
Drosophila sattalensis Fartyal & Singh, 1994
Fannia polychaeta Stein, 1895
Hemipyrellia jucunda Kirby, 1888
Lamyra dimidiata Loew, 1847
Laphria dimidiata (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Lamyra dimidiata Loew, 1847
Leucophenga insulana Schiner, 1868
Lissocephala powelli Carson & Whe..., 1973
Olfersia aenescens C. G. Thompson, 1869
Olfersia fumipennis Sahlberg, 1886
Physocephala albofasciata Brunetti, 1912
Plagiozopelma flavipodex Becker, 1922
Sarcophaga (Sarcorohdendorfia) longifilia (Salem, 1946)⇒ Sarcophaga longilfilia Salem, 1946
Sarcophaga helea (Seguy, 1934)⇒ Sarcophaga misera Walker, 1849
Sarcophaga longilfilia Salem, 1946
Stichopogon chrysostoma Schiner, 1867
Stomorhina celibe Peris, 1951
Syritta maritima Hull, 1944
Tachina cerceis (Walker, 1849)⇒ Exorista rustica Fallen, 1810

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Indian Ocean
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
15
25
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
3
4
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