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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Kourou (Cayenne)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
153
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
153
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
41
152
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
30
129
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
3
15
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kourou
3 Families width 44 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito42SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kourou
15 Genera with 44 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1930Malaria Mosquitoes7SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1805Brushy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1915Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1901Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Sabethes Robineau-Des..., 1906Canopy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Stibasoma Schiner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1906Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1919Bromeliad Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kourou
44 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes serratus Theobald, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) mediopunctatus Lutz, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) peryassui Dyar & Knab, 1908
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) braziliensis Chagas, 1907
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) triannulatus Neiva & Pinto, 1922
Anopheles (Stethomyia) kompi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) albicosta Peryassú, 1908
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) fasciolata Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) venezuelensis Theobald, 1912
Culex (Culex) mollis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) educator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) foliafer Komp & Rozeboom, 1951
Culex (Melanoconion) phlogistus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Melanoconion) portesi Senevet & Ab..., 1941
Culex (Melanoconion) rabanicola Floch & Abon..., 1946
Culex (Melanoconion) spissipes Theobald, 1903
Culex (Melanoconion) zeteki Dyar, 1918
Culex (Microculex) imitator Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Microculex) pleuristriatus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Johnbelkinia longipes Fabricius, 1805
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Lutzia (Lutzia) allostigma (Howard, Dyar..., 1915)⇒ Culex allostigma Howard, Dyar..., 1915
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Ochlerotatus (Ochlerotatus) scapularis Rondani, 1848
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) lutzii Theobald, 1901
Sabethes (Peytonulus) undosus Coquillett, 1906
Stibasoma euglossa (Lutz, 1915)⇒ Stibasoma flaviventre Macquart, 1848
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1787
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) theobaldi Dyar & Knab, 1906
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Wyeomyia (Dendromyia) complosa Dyar, 1928
Wyeomyia (Triamyia) aporonoma Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Wyeomyia (Wyeomyia) pertinans Williston, 1896
Wyeomyia melanocephala Dyar & Knab, 1906
Wyeomyia occulta Bonne-Wepste..., 1919
Wyeomyia splendida (Bonne-Wepste..., 1919)⇒ Phoniomyia splendida Bonne-wepste..., 1919

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Kourou
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
13
42
Family
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