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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
86
320
543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
85
313
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
83
311
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
69
268
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
24
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kinshasa
9 Families width 43 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies17SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies0SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kinshasa
24 Genera with 43 Species
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Acropsilus Mik, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1997Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Aenigmatopoeus Schmitz, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19983SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1998Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Conopariella Enderlein, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Corindia Bickel, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1967Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Gigantosciapus Grichanov, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Hypoceromys Lindner, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19133SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhaga Schiner, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1909Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tenuopus Curran, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1908Heaven Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Venacalva Whittington, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Xyrogena Whittington, 20033SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kinshasa
43 Species
Acropsilus olegi Wiedemann, 1830
Aedes muroafeete Huang, 1997
Aenigmatopoeus pseudokohli Disney, 1997
Amblypsilopus barkalovi Grichanov, 1998
Amblypsilopus weii Grichanov, 1999
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) cosyra Walker, 1849Mango fruit fly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) anonae Graham, 1908Annona fruit fly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) whitei Meyer & Frei..., 2006
Ceratitis flava Meyer & Frei..., 2006
Chrysosoma bicoloratum Grichanov, 1999
Chrysosoma kwangense Grichanov, 1999
Chrysosoma pseudorepertum Grichanov, 1998
Condylostylus selitskayae Grichanov, 1998
Conopariella exigua Whittington, 2003
Corindia saegeri Grichanov, 1998
Corindia verschureni Grichanov, 1998
Culex (Eumelanomyia) orstom Brunhes, Ada..., 1967
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Gigantosciapus francoisi Grichanov, 1998
Gigantosciapus nataliae Grichanov, 1998
Medetera ghesquierei Grichanov, 1999
Medetera lvovskii Adams, 1903
Medetera seksyaevae Malloch, 1913
Mesorhaga garamba Grichanov, 1999
Ommatius cornutus Scarbrough &..., 2003
Peloropeodes matilei Grichanov, 2000
Polypedilum amputatum Bjørlo, 2001
Polypedilum lehmanni Oyewo & Saether, 1998
Tabanus canus (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Dasybasis canipilis Krober, 1934
Tabanus marmorosus Surcouf, 1909
Tenuopus zverevi Grichanov, 1996
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia chorleyi Edwards, 1936
Uranotaenia fusca Bellardi, 1861Alpine woodsorrel
Uranotaenia henrardi Panzer, 1798
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia pallidocephala Theobald, 1908
Venacalva dichas Whittington, 2003
Xyrogena flocca Whittington, 2003
Xyrogena hypena Whittington, 2003
Xyrogena ligula Whittington, 2003

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Kinshasa
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
19
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
5
12
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