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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Kurunegala (North Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
75
299
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
75
299
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
279
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
254
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kurunegala
8 Families width 17 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Celyphidae Bigot, 1852Beetle flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kurunegala
12 Genera with 17 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1907Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1908Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Euchariomyia Bigot, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Phumosia Robineau-Des..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Phyllarista1SpeciesTaxom
Prosena Lepeletier &..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pselliophora Osten Sacken, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Spaniocelyphus Hendel, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Torocca Walker, 19191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kurunegala
17 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) pallidostriatus Theobald, 1907
Anopheles (Anopheles) peditaeniatus Leicester, 1908
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis Hendel, 1912Oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) zonata (Saunders, 1841)⇒ Bactrocera correcta Bezzi, 1916
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) gavisa Munro, 1935
Culex (Culex) fuscocephala Theobald, 1907Alpine woodsorrel
Culex (Culex) pseudovishnui Colless, 1957
Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Euchariomyia dives Bigot, 1888
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Phumosia indica Surcouf, 1914
Phyllarista rohdendorfi Verves, 1979
Prosena siberita Fabricius, 1775Parasitic fly
Pselliophora laeta Fabricius, 1794
Pselliophora taprobanes Walker, 1848
Spaniocelyphus cognatus Karsch, 1884
Torocca fasciata Townsend, 1919

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Kurunegala
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
5
8
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