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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Kingston (Kingston Parish, Surrey County, Jamaica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
86
187
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
86
187
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
84
181
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
62
148
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
33
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kingston (Jamaica)
18 Families width 41 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies6SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae (Latreille, 1802)Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kingston (Jamaica)
33 Genera with 41 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anastrepha Schiner, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1906Frog-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Delina Robineau-Des..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Diadiplosis Felt, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Drino Robineau-Des..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Elcaribe Webb, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Gymnodia Robineau-Des..., 18961SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1929
Eye Gnats0SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1965Sand Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mallophora Macquart, 1965Bee Killers1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mycodiplosis Rübsaamen, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Nemotelus Geoffroy, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Oxysarcodexia Townsend, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pericoma Walker, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Polymera Wiedemann, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1941Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kingston (Jamaica)
41 Species
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes inaequalis Grabham, 1907
Aedes mediovittatus Coquillett, 1906
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Anastrepha crebra Stone, 1942
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) walkeri Theobald, 1901Walker'S Anopheles
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Beameromyia graminicola Farr, 1963
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Corethrella (Corethrella) appendiculata Grabham, 1906Akolea
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) inhibitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Delina anthrax Schiner, 1864
Diadiplosis coccidivora (Felt, 1911)⇒ Triommata coccidivora Felt, 1914
Drino (Drino) rhoeo Walker, 1849
Elcaribe obscurus Coquillett, 1893
Gymnodia debilis Williston, 1896
Lamprempis viridis Coquillett, 1895
Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938Cabbage leaf miner
Lutzomyia (Micropygomyia) cayennensis Lewis D. J., 1968
Lutzomyia yencanensis Ortíz I., 1965
Mallophora bellengeri Farr, 1965
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mycodiplosis pucciniacola Hardy, 1960
Nemotelus (Camptopelta) flavicornis (Johnson, 1894)⇒ Nemotelus glaber Loew, 1872
Ommatius oreophilus Farr, 1965
Oxysarcodexia bakeri Aldrich, 1916
Pericoma grabhamana Dyar, 1926
Pericoma pictipennis Tonnoir, 1920
Polymera (Polymera) arawak Alexander, 1964
Psorophora (Grabhamia) jamaicensis Theobald, 1901
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Psychoda grisescens Tonnoir, 1922
Psychoda platilobata Tokunaga, 1957
Scenopinus buscki Kelsey, 1969American nailwort
Scenopinus pygmaeus Loew, 1857

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Kingston (Jamaica)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
21
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
12
25
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