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Checklist of Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
for Libya (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
1125
2066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
1122
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
199
1109
2043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
760
1470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
30
103
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Libya
30 Families width 179 Species and 1 Subspecies
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Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies83SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies18SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Cecidomyidae9SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies8SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies8SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902Micro Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies3SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies5SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Libya
103 Genera with 179 Species
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R
S
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U
V
W

Amictus Wiedemann, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Anastoechus Osten-sacken, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Anisotamia Macquart, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1929Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1859Charcoal Bee Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Arceuthomyia Kieffer, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Asphondylia Loew, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1826Shoot Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Bombylisoma Rondani, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1855Greater Bee Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Capparimyia Bezzi, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cerdistus Loew, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Ceroptera Macquart, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Chalcochiton Loew, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Chirosiomima Hennig, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Conophorus Meigen, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Cophura Osten Sacken, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtisiopsis Seguy, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cytherea Fabricius, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Dischistus Loew, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Eclimus Loew, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Efflatounia Bezzi, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Epacmus Osten Sacken, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Estheria Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eusimulium Roubaud, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 19226SpeciesTaxom
Geranomyia Haliday, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Gonia Meigen, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Heterotropus Loew, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1822Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Homalometopus Becker, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Houardiella Kieffer, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Iteaphila Zetterstedt, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Jaapiella Rübsaamen, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Leptoconops Skuse, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 18662SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1924Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinus Latreille, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Nemorilla Rondani, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Nemotelus Geoffroy, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Neobombylodes Evenhuis, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1922Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Notiphila Fallen, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Oedaspis Loew, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Oestranthrax Bezzi, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoica Rondani, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Parageron Paramonov, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Perissocerus Gerstaecker, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Petrorossia Bezzi, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Phileris Tsacas & Wei..., 18281SpeciesTaxom
Philonicus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Phlebotomus Loew, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Physiphora Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Psectrosema Kieffer, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinus Loew, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Rheotanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19092SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalomyia Rübsaamen, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncomya Robineau-Des..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Ruppellia Wiedemann, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Saropogon Loew, 18283SpeciesTaxom
Satanas Jacobson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Scoliocephalus Becker, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Spogostylum Macquart, 18205SpeciesTaxom
Stefaniola Kieffer, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Stiphrolamyra Engel, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syllegomydas Becker, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1839Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 18205SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1980Cranefly2SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Trichis Klug, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Triplasius Loew, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Trixiceps Villeneuve, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Usia Latreille, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Veribubo Evenhuis, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Villa Lioy, 18697SpeciesTaxom
Wohlfahrtia Brauer & Ber..., 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Libya
179 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amictus validus Loew, 1869
Amictus zinamominus Becker, 1906
Anastoechus bahirae Becker, 1915
Anastoechus stramineus Wiedemann, 1820
Anastoechus trisignatus Portchinsky, 1881
Anisotamia ruficornis Macquart, 1840
Anopheles (Anopheles) hyrcanus Pallas, 1771
Anopheles (Anopheles) tenebrosus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Anopheles) ziemanni Grünberg, 1902
Anopheles broussesi Edwards, 1929
Anthrax angustipennis Macquart, 1840
Anthrax binotatus (Wiedemann, 1820)⇒ Anthrax angustipennis Macquart, 1840
Anthrax dentata Becker, 1907
Anthrax leucogaster (Wiedemann, 1820)⇒ Anthrax trifasciatus Meigen, 1804
Anthrax lucida (Becker, 1902)⇒ Villa lucida Walker, 1852
Anthrax trifasciatus Meigen, 1804
Anthrax virgo Egger, 1859
Apoclea algira Linné, 1767
Apoclea micracantha Loew, 1856
Apoclea trivialis Loew, 1873
Arceuthomyia valerii Tavares, 1904
Asphondylia ononidis F. Low, 1873
Asphondylia punica Marchal, 1897
Atherigona varia Meigen, 1826Broom-corn stem-maggot fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) zonata (Saunders, 1841)⇒ Bactrocera correcta Bezzi, 1916
Basilia mediterranea Hurka, 1970
Bombylisoma unicolor Loew, 1855
Bombylius (Bombylius) analis Olivier, 1789
Bombylius (Bombylius) canescens Mikan, 1796Western bee-fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) discolor (Mikan, 1796)⇒ Bombylius medius Linnaeus, 1758
Bombylius (Bombylius) medius Linnaeus, 1758
Bombylius collaris Becker, 1906
Bombylius polypogon Loew, 1855
Capparimyia savastani Martelli, 1911Caper fly
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Cerdistus pallidus Efflatoun, 1927
Ceroptera alluaudi Villeneuve, 1917
Chalcochiton argentifrons Macquart, 1849
Chalcochiton argyrocephalus Macquart, 1840
Chalcochiton aureus Fabricius, 1794
Chalcochiton bisalbifrons Bezzi, 1922
Chalcochiton syriacus Loew, 1869
Chirosiomima gestroi Seguy, 1930
Conophorus aegyptiacus Bezzi, 1925
Conophorus bellus Becker, 1906
Cophura ameles Pritchard, 1943Dana's milkvetch
Crossopalpus aeneus Walker, 1871
Culex (Barraudius) pusillus Macquart, 1850Ivy gourd
Culex (Culex) theileri Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Cyrtisiopsis singularis Seguy, 1930
Cytherea barbara Sack, 1906
Cytherea cyrenaica Bezzi, 1926
Cytherea maroccana Becker, 1903
Cytherea nucleorum Becker, 1902
Dacus (Didacus) frontalis Becker, 1922Greater melon fly
Dacus (Leptoxyda) longistylus (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dacus persicus Hendel, 1927
Dacus (Leptoxyda) persicus Hendel, 1927Pennsylvania buttercup
Dischistus perniveus Bezzi, 1925
Dischistus separatus Becker, 1906
Dischistus tripolitanus Paramonov, 1940
Eclimus gracilis Loew, 1844
Efflatounia aegyptiaca Bezzi, 1925
Empis cyrenaica Bezzi, 1925
Empis ghigiana Bezzi, 1924
Epacmus modestus Loew, 1872
Eristalinus aeruginosus Collin, 1949
Exhyalanthrax irrorellus Klug, 1832
Exoprosopa baccha (Loew, 1869)⇒ Exoprosopa pandora Fabricius, 1805
Exoprosopa grandis Wiedemann, 1820
Exoprosopa minos Meigen, 1804
Exoprosopa pandora Fabricius, 1805
Exoprosopa rutila Pallas & Wie..., 1818
Exoprosopa zanoni Bezzi, 1922
Geranomyia fuscior Starý, 2012
Geron halteralis Wiedemann, 1820
Gonia gutrata Walker, 1871
Gonia insueta Walker, 1871
Helina clara Meigen, 1826
Heteralonia (Mesoclis) pygmalion Fabricius, 1805
Heteralonia singularis Macquart, 1840
Heteralonia vesperugo Costa, 1893
Heterotropus trotteri Bezzi, 1915
Hilara clypeata Meigen, 1822
Holopogon dichromatopus Bezzi, 1926
Homalometopus albiditinctus (Becker, 1903)⇒ Homalometopus castaneus Mathis, 1984
Homalometopus castaneus Mathis, 1984
Houardiella salicorniae Kieffer, 1912
Iteaphila setosa Bezzi, 1924
Jaapiella parvula Liebel, 1889
Leptoconops algeriensis Clastrier, 1975
Limnophora exuta Kowarz, 1893
Limnophora obsignata Rondani, 1866
Lispe caesia Meigen, 1826
Lomatia belzebul Fabricius, 1794
Lomatia lateralis Meigen, 1820
Lomatia tysiphone Loew, 1860
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanagromyza sojae Zehntner, 1900Soya miner
Merodon festae Bezzi, 1924
Musca callvea Walker, 1849
Nemestrinus striatus Lichtwardt, 1907
Nemorilla maculosa Meigen, 1824
Nemotelus (Nemotelus) nigrifrons Loew, 1846
Nemotelus (Nemotelus) proboscideus Loew, 1846
Neobombylodes eximius Becker, 1906
Neobombylodes giganteus Villeneuve, 1920
Nephrotoma alluaudi Pierre, 1922
Notiphila australis Loew, 1860
Notiphila imperomana Mathis, 1995
Oedaspis trotteriana Bezzi, 1913
Oedaspis villeneuvei Bezzi, 1913
Oestranthrax pallifrons Bezzi, 1926
Ornithoica turdi Olivier, 1811
Parageron aurata Fabricius, 1794
Perissocerus dumonti Seguy, 1928
Petrorossia hespera Rossi, 1790
Petrorossia letho Wiedemann, 1828
Phaonia tuguriorum Scopoli, 1763
Phileris dorsiger Wiedemann, 1828
Philonicus scaurus Walker, 1849
Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perfiliewi Parrot, 1930
Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) sergenti Parrot, 1917
Physiphora aenea Fabricius, 1794Picture-winged fly
Psectrosema tamaricum Kieffer, 1912
Rhadinus megalonix Loew, 1856
Rhadinus megalonyx Loew, 1856
Rheotanytarsus pentapoda Kieffer, 1909
Rhopalomyia producticeps Kieffer, 1912
Rhopalomyia tubifex Bouché, 1847
Rhyncomya desertica Peris, 1951
Ruppellia thoracica Macquart, 1840
Saropogon elbaiensis Efflatoun, 1937
Saropogon jugulum Loew, 1847
Saropogon vestitus Wiedemann, 1828
Satanas gigas Eversmann, 1855
Scenopinus patrizi Seguy, 1932
Scoliocephalus pallidisetis Becker, 1903
Spogostylum griseipennis Macquart, 1850
Spogostylum hippolyta Wiedemann, 1828
Spogostylum isis Meigen, 1820
Spogostylum ocyale Wiedemann, 1828
Spogostylum tripunctatum Wiedemann, 1820
Stefaniola dupla Möhn, 1971
Stenopogon festae Bezzi, 1925
Stichopogon chrysostoma Schiner, 1867
Stiphrolamyra rubicunda Oldroyd, 1947
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Syllegomydas algiricus Gerstaecker, 1868
Syllegomydas algiricus tripolitanus
Syllegomydas efflatouni Bezzi, 1924
Syllegomydas gestroi Seguy, 1932
Syllegomydas guichardi Bequaert, 1961
Tabanus mitidjensis Macquart, 1839
Thyridanthrax elegans Wiedemann, 1820
Thyridanthrax griseolus Klug, 1832
Thyridanthrax incanus Klug, 1832
Thyridanthrax obliteratus Loew, 1869
Thyridanthrax polyphemus Wiedemann, 1820
Tipula (Tipula) orientalis Lackschewitz, 1930
Tipula (Yamatotipula) barbarensis Theowald & O..., 1980
Toxophora fasciculata Villers, 1789
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) pulvinaria Alexander, 1950
Trichis maculata Klug, 1832
Triplasius boghariensis Lucas, 1852
Trixiceps magnipalpis Bezzi, 1922
Usia (Micrusia) novakii Strobl, 1902
Usia (Micrusia) pusilla Meigen, 1820
Usia (Micrusia) versicolor Fabricius, 1787
Usia taeniolata Fabricius, 1794
Veribubo anus Wiedemann, 1828
Veribubo misellus Loew, 1869
Villa cana Meigen, 1804
Villa clarissima Loew, 1857
Villa fasciata Meigen, 1804
Villa ixion Fabricius, 1794
Villa lucida Walker, 1852
Villa senecio Loew, 1869
Villa ventruosus Loew, 1869
Wohlfahrtia aschersoni Enderlein, 1934

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Libya
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
85
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
18
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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