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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Kwale (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
44
139
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
44
139
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
39
131
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
32
121
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
31
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwale
9 Families width 38 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies16SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820Stalk-eyed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863)Bat flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwale
31 Genera with 38 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1951Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Alcimus Loew, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18877SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Diopsis Linnaeus, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Eurycarenus Loew, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyperechia Schiner, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Irwiniella Lyneborg, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocnemus Loew, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Metommatius Hull, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Promachus Loew, 1868Giant Robber Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Raymondia Frauenfeld, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Trirhithrum Bezzi, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1912Heaven Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorrachista Hendel, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwale
38 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) heischi Someren, 1951
Alcimus tigris Karsch, 1888
Allobaccha picta Wiedemann, 1830
Anopheles (Cellia) arabiensis (Patton, 1905)⇒ Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) gambiae Giles, 1902African malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) invadens Drew, Tsurut..., 2005
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) pinax Munro, 1933
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) curvata Munro, 1937Clover seed midge
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) fasciventris Bezzi, 1920
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) flexuosa Walker, 1853
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) podocarpi Bezzi, 1924
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) rosa Karsch, 1887Natal fly
Cyrtopogon laxenecera Bromley, 1935
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) humeralis Bezzi, 1915Perkins's fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) punctatifrons Karsch, 1887
Dacus (Didacus) arcuatus Munro, 1939
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Diopsis sulcifrons Bezzi, 1908
Eumerus obliquus Fabricius, 1805Onion bulb fly
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Irwiniella tomentosa Becker, 1914
Lasiocnemus londti Dikow, 2007
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) longiventris Loew, 1858
Paragus (Serratoparagus) pusillus Stuckenberg, 1954
Promachus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Trirhithrum culcasiae White & Cope..., 2003
Trirhithrum nigerrimum Bezzi, 1913
Uranotaenia alboabdominalis Theobald, 1910
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia fraseri Edwards, 1912
Uranotaenia lucyae Van Someren, 1954
Uranotaenia mashonaensis Theobald, 1901
Uranotaenia nivipous Theobald, 1912
Xanthorrachista alata Becker, 1909

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Kwale
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
27
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
4
11
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