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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Jamaica (Queens, New York, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
337
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
337
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
118
330
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
265
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
27
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jamaica (Queens)
15 Families width 21 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jamaica (Queens)
27 Genera with 21 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Amauromyza Hendel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1828Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Boettcheria Parker, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Cerotainia Schiner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasterophilus Leach, 1776Horse bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Neodexiopsis Malloch, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Peleteria Robineau-Des..., 19561SpeciesTaxom
Philosepedon Eaton, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyia Haliday, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica (Queens)
21 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Amauromyza maculosa Malloch, 1913Blotch Leafminer
Anopheles (Anopheles) crucians Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Boettcheria parkeri Aldrich, 1916
Cerotainia macrocera Say, 1823
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Gasterophilus intestinalis De Geer, 1776Horse bot
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Liriomyza eupatorii Kaltenbach, 1874
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Molophilus (Molophilus) psephenus Alexander, 1978
Neodexiopsis rufitibia Stein, 1919
Peleteria (Oxydosphyria) aclista Reinhard, 1956Miniature lupine
Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Jamaica (Queens)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
19
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
8
7
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