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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region KwaZulu (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
21
49
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
21
49
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
21
49
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
20
48
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
3
9
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for KwaZulu
3 Families width 20 Species
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies12SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for KwaZulu
9 Genera with 20 Species
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 193910SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19596SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 19631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for KwaZulu
20 Species
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) rosa Karsch, 1887Natal fly
Dacus (Didacus) binotatus Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Dacus (Didacus) brevis Coquillett, 1901
Dacus (Didacus) brevistriga Walker, 1861Feay's milkweed
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) ficicola Bezzi, 1915
Dacus (Didacus) fuscatus Wiedemann, 1819Chaparral false bindweed
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Dacus (Leptoxyda) purpurifrons Bezzi, 1924
Dacus (Leptoxyda) woodi Bezzi, 1917
Dacus (Metidacus) delicatus Munro, 1939
Melanagromyza argentea Spencer, 1963
Melanagromyza metallica Thomson, 1869
Melanagromyza ochrasquamata Spencer, 1961
Melanagromyza provecta Meijere, 1910
Melanagromyza scottburghensis Spencer, 1965
Melanagromyza vignalis Spencer, 1959
Ophiomyia lucidata Spencer, 1961
Phytomyza drakensbergensis Spencer, 1963

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in KwaZulu
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
9
20
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