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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Kiribati (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
193
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
193
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
189
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
147
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
21
42
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kiribati
21 Families width 62 Species
#CEAMTSDHFLP
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies7SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae (Meigen, 1820)Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge8SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)Craneflies0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies4SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kiribati
42 Genera with 62 Species
#ABCDEFGHLOPST
Aedes Meigen, 1944Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Allotrichoma Becker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyia Meigen, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1868Shoot Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Brachycara Thomson, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1972Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Chalcidomorphina Enderlein, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19342SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1823Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19406SpeciesTaxom
Dasyrhicnoessa Hendel, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Hecamede Halida, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hostis Cresson, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Hydrotaea Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19532SpeciesTaxom
OrthocladiinaeOrthoclads1SpeciesTaxom
Oxydiscus De Meijere, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralimna Loew, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonapomyza Hendel, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pygophora Schiner, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1923Common Flesh Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Scholastes Loew, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Spaniotoma Philippi, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Stegomyia Meigen, 17621SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kiribati
62 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nocturnus Thoebald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) marshallensis Stone & Bohart, 1944
Allotrichoma alium Cresson, 1929
Anthomyia vicarians Schiner, 1868Fly
Atherigona orientalis Schiner, 1868Broadleaf water-milfoil
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) frauenfeldi Schiner, 1868Mango fly
Brachycara ventralis Thomson, 1869
Calliphora (Oceanocalliphora) bryani Kurahashi, 1972
Chalcidomorphina planes James, 1967Hester's cory cactus
Chrysosoma complicatum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma molestum Parent, 1934
Chrysotus (Chrysotus) longipalpis Aldrich, 1896
Crossopalpus cookiensis Smith, 1989
Crossopalpus kraussi (Quate, 1960)⇒ Crossopalpus cookiensis Smith, 1989
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Dasineura pseudococcus Thomas, 1890
Dasyhelea dupliforceps Tokunaga, 1959
Dasyhelea esakii Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea flavescens Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Dasyhelea insularis Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea palauensis Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyhelea peliliouensis Tokunaga, 1940
Dasyrhicnoessa insularis Aldrich, 1931Tethinid fly
Dasyrhicnoessa vockerothi Hardy & Delf..., 1980Tethinid fly
Dicranomyia (Glochina) illingworthi Alexander, 1914
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) aeneus Scopoli, 1763Common Lagoon Fly
Fannia polychaeta Stein, 1895
Forcipomyia (Microhelea) flavitibialis Tokunaga & M..., 1959
Forcipomyia (Pterobosca) fidens Macfie, 1936
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) pietatis Alexander, 1940
Hecamede (Hecamede) granifera Thomson, 1868Shore fly
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Homoneura (Homoneura) acrostichalis De Meijere, 1915
Hostis guamensis Cresson, 1945Shore fly
Hydrotaea aenescens Wiedemann, 1830Dump fly
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Ophiomyia cornuta De Meijere, 1910Leafminer fly
Ophiomyia scaevolae (Frick, 1953)⇒ Ophiomyia cornuta De Meijere, 1910
Orthocladiinae bifurcata Tokunaga, 1936
Paralimna lineata Meijere, 1908
Placopsidella cynocephala Kertesz, 1901Lanceleaf springbeauty
Placopsidella marquesana Malloch, 1933Shore fly
Pseudonapomyza spinosa Spencer, 1973
Pseudosmittia bifurcata Tokunaga, 1936
Pseudosmittia christmasensis Ferrington &..., 2011
Pseudosmittia licina Ferrington &..., 2011
Psilopa girschneri Röder, 1889Egyptian carissa
Pygophora respondens Walker, 1859Muscid fly
Sarcophaga (Alisarcophaga) gressitti Kano & Lopes, 1981Flesh fly
Sarcophaga (Boettcherisca) peregrina Robineau-Des..., 1830Boettcherisca peregrina
Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) dux (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Sarcophaga kohla Johnston & H..., 1923
Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) kohla Johnston & H..., 1923
Scholastes bimaculatus Hendel, 1914Eastern white water-crowfoot
Spaniotoma bifurcata (Tokunaga, 1936)⇒ Orthocladiinae bifurcata Tokunaga, 1936
Stegomyia (Stegomyia) aegypti Linnaeus, 1762Tiger Mosquito
Styringomyia didyma Grimshaw, 1901Crane fly
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) pulvinaria Alexander, 1950

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Kiribati
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
15
28
37
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
14
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