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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Insular (Venezuela)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
130
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
130
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
35
114
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
29
108
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
17
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Insular (Venezuela)
6 Families width 37 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito24SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae Kolenati, 1863Bat flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Insular (Venezuela)
17 Genera with 37 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1906Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1926Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Docosia Winnertz, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Haemagogus Linnaeus, 1921Shoulder Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ischnothrix Bigot, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1970Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megistopoda Kolenati, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Nycterophilia Ferris, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichobius Lima, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1819Canopy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Strebla Wiedemann, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trichobius Gervais, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1954Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1896Bromeliad Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Insular (Venezuela)
37 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes angustivittatus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes podographicus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Culex (Carrollia) urichii Coquillett, 1906
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) educator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) elevator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) vexillifer Komp, 1936
Culex (Microculex) rejector Dyar & Knab, 1906
Docosia melita Chandler & Gatt, 2000
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) anastasionis Dyar, 1921
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) equinus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Haemagogus (Haemagogus) iridicolor Dyar, 1921
Ischnothrix brevisector Alexander, 1935
Mansonia dyari Belkin, 1970
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megistopoda aranea Coquillett, 1899
Nycterophilia coxata Ferris, 1916
Paratrichobius longicrus Ribeiro, 1907
Sabethes (Sabethoides) chloropterus Von Humboldt, 1819
Strebla curvata Wenzel, 1976
Strebla hertigi Wenzel, 1966
Strebla wiedemanni (Kolentai, 1856)⇒ Trichobius yunkeri Wenzel, 1966
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906
Trichobius costalimai Guimaraes, 1938
Trichobius dugesii Townsend, 1891
Trichobius parasiticus Gervais, 1844
Trichobius sphaeronotus Jobling, 1939Onesided galenia
Uranotaenia trapidoi Galindo, Bla..., 1954
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) pertinans Williston, 1896

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Insular (Venezuela)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
6
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
11
26
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