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Checklist of Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
for Kuwait (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
72
192
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
72
192
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
70
190
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
151
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
20
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kuwait
9 Families width 26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies15SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kuwait
20 Genera with 26 Species
Anastoechus Osten-sacken, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Antonia Pohl, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Bombylella Greathead, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1820Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1819Hairy Maggot Blow Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conosia van der Wulp, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Cytherea Fabricius, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Leptometopa Becker, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parageron Paramonov, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Sparnopolius Loew, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Tylos Meigen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Usia Latreille, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kuwait
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anastoechus exalbidus Wiedemann, 1820
Anastoechus nivifrons Walker, 1871
Anastoechus trisignatus Portchinsky, 1881
Antonia suavissima Loew, 1856
Bombylella atra Scopoli, 1763
Bombylius (Bombylius) pumilus Meigen, 1820
Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819Hairy maggot blow fly
Conosia irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Conosia irrorata irrorata Wiedemann, 1828
Cytherea alexandrina Becker, 1902
Cytherea delicata Becker, 1906
Cytherea fenestrata Loew, 1873
Cytherea nucleorum Becker, 1902
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Heteralonia lugubris Macquart, 1840
Heteralonia mucorea Klug, 1832
Leptometopa kaszabi Papp, 1976
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Parageron aurata Fabricius, 1794
Sparnopolius megacephalus Portschinsky, 1887
Symplecta (Trimicra) pilipes Fabricius, 1787Crane fly
Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893
Tylos kuwaitensis
Usia taeniolata Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Kuwait
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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