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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Magnetic Island (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
200
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
200
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
67
194
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
43
151
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Magnetic Island
5 Families width 16 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Magnetic Island
11 Genera with 16 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Chylophaga Hull, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1828Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Lophodiplosis Gagne, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Myioscaptia Mackerras, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotabanus Ricardo, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1848Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1889Carnivorous Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1924Pestle Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Magnetic Island
16 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes australiensis Theobald, 1910
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) siphanticida Terry, 1905
Chylophaga australis Ricardo, 1912
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Lophodiplosis cornuata Gagne, 1997
Pseudotabanus montanus
Pseudotabanus silvester Bergroth, 1894
Tabanus sequens Walker, 1848
Toxorhynchites (Ankylorhynchus) purpureus Theobald, 1901
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) speciosus Skuse, 1889
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) atripes Skuse, 1889
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) magnesianus Edwards, 1924

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Magnetic Island
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
6
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