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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Mahé (Seychelles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
126
543
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
126
543
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
122
533
859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
87
429
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
24
86
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mahé
24 Families width 133 Species and 1 Subspecies
#DOTMESACHKBP
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies21SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae (Macquart, 1835)Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat19SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats3SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903Anthomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies25SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges19SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae (Latreille, 1802)Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840)Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies14SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mahé
86 Genera with 133 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTUWZ
Acropsilus Mik, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Acrosticta Loew, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Afrotethina Munari, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Allactoneura De Meijere, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Allotrichoma Becker, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Amesicrium Enderlein, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Amygdalops Lamb, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Argyrochlamys Lamb, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Atypophthalmus Brunetti, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ceratosciara1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodiplosis Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Clastobasis Skuse, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Clinodiplosis Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Clinophaena Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1940Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conops Linnaeus, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cophinopoda Hull, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Craterophorus Lamb, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Crossopalpus Bigot, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophleps Lichtwardt, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Dasyrhicnoessa Hendel, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Epicypta Winnertz, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Euricrium Enderlein, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Eutropha Loew, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Exechia Winnertz, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyza Fallen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hexatoma Latreille, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Lasiodiplosis Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Laurypta Edwards, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ledomyia Kieffer, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Lepidodiplosis Kieffer, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Lestodiplosis Kieffer, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Lordotus Loew, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Manota Williston, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Mascaromyia Bickel, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 191213SpeciesTaxom
Monardia Kieffer, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Nanodiplosis Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Neoplatyura Malloch, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Orimarga Osten Sacken, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Ormosia Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Peromyia Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Phronia Winnertz, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Placopsidella Kertesz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Planodiplosis Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Plastophora Brues, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Platurocypta Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Platyprosthiogyne Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Psectrosciara Kieffer, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhicnoessa Malloch, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Rhegmoclema Enderlein, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Rhymoleia Edwards, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Sceptonia Winnertz, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 19227SpeciesTaxom
Scythropochroa Enderlein, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tachytrechus Haliday, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tanypus Meigen, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Tasiocera Skuse, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticomyia Skuse, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tinda Walker, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Trentepohlia Bigot, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Trichopteromyia Williston, 01SpeciesTaxom
Trisopsis Kieffer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1912Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Urodolichus Lamb, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Winnertzia Rondani, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Zeros Cresson, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mahé
133 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acropsilus errabundus Lamb, 1922
Acrosticta apicalis Williston, 1896Picture-winged fly
Acrosticta exsul (Lamb, 1914)⇒ Acrosticta apicalis Williston, 1896
Afrotethina aurisetulosa Lamb, 1914
Allactoneura argentosquamosa Enderlein, 1910
Allotrichoma argentipraetexta Lamb, 1912
Amesicrium nanum Enderlein, 1911
Amygdalops thomasseti Lamb, 1914Shasta buckwheat
Argyrochlamys impudicus Lamb, 1922
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) magnicauda (Edwards, 1912)⇒ Atypophthalmus seychellanus Alexander, 1956
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) mahensis Edwards, 1912
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) seychellanus Alexander, 1956
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) thomasseti Edwards, 1912
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Ceratosciara corniculata Enderlein, 1911
Chrysodiplosis pulchricornis Kieffer, 1911
Chrysotus seychellensis Lamb, 1922
Clastobasis maculicoxa Enderlein, 1910
Clastobasis seychellensis Enderlein, 1910
Clinodiplosis insularum Kieffer, 1911
Clinophaena mahensis Kieffer, 1911
Coenosia hippelates Emden, 1940
Conops (Conops) ornatus (Williston, 1892)⇒ Conops bigoti Brunetti, 1925
Cophinopoda pulchripes Bigot, 1859
Craterophorus mirabilis Lamb, 1922
Craterophorus mirus Lamb, 1921
Craterophorus permirus Lamb, 1922
Crossopalpus angustata Collin, 1922
Crossopalpus basalis Collin, 1922
Cryptophleps nigrihalteratus Lamb, 1922
Cryptophleps ochrihalteratus Lamb, 1922
Dasyrhicnoessa vockerothi Hardy & Delf..., 1980Tethinid fly
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) gardineri Edwards, 1912
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) tipulipes Karsch, 1886
Drapetis angustata Collin, 1922
Drapetis basalis Collin, 1922
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) insularis Edwards, 1912
Epicypta collaris Enderlein, 1910
Epicypta flavipes Enderlein, 1910
Epicypta luridiceps Enderlein, 1910
Epicypta seychellensis Enderlein, 1910
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) albicapitella Edwards, 1912
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) maculosa Edwards, 1912
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) seychellarum Bezzi, 1915
Euricrium corniculata Enderlein, 1911
Eutropha noctilux Walker, 1859
Exechia areolata Enderlein, 1910
Exechia flabellipennis Enderlein, 1910
Exechia subvenosa Enderlein, 1910
Exechia tricincta Enderlein, 1910
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) flavonotata Edwards, 1912
Heteromyza eriphides (Walker, 1849)⇒ Heteromyza oculata Fallen, 1820
Hexatoma (Eriocera) fuscinervis Edwards, 1912
Hexatoma (Eriocera) obscuripennis Edwards, 1912
Hexatoma (Parahexatoma) ferruginea Edwards, 1912
Hexatoma (Parahexatoma) luteipennis Edwards, 1912
Lasiodiplosis homotomus Kieffer, 1911
Laurypta laevis Enderlein, 1910
Ledomyia aurofulgens Kieffer, 1911
Ledomyia mahensis Kieffer, 1911
Ledomyia monilicornis Kieffer, 1911
Ledomyia styloptera Kieffer, 1911
Lepidodiplosis calopus Kieffer, 1911
Lepidodiplosis mahensis Kieffer, 1911
Lepidodiplosis seychellensis Kieffer, 1911
Lestodiplosis ciliatipennis Kieffer, 1911
Lestodiplosis scottianus Kieffer, 1911
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) rhizosema Speiser, 1909
Limonia iridescens Edwards, 1912
Lordotus divisus Cresson, 1919
Manota flavipes Enderlein, 1910
Mascaromyia leptogaster Thomson, 1869
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia brevis Collin, 1912
Megaselia consueta Collin, 1912
Megaselia egena Collin, 1912
Megaselia extans Collin, 1912
Megaselia frontata Collin, 1912
Megaselia innocens Collin, 1912
Megaselia invenusta Collin, 1912
Megaselia latinervis Collin, 1912
Megaselia media Collin, 1912
Megaselia planipes Collin, 1912
Megaselia soluta Collin, 1912
Megaselia spreta Collin, 1912
Megaselia viduata Collin, 1912
Mycomya brevifurcata Enderlein, 1910
Nanodiplosis squamosus Kieffer, 1911
Neoplatyura axillariger Enderlein, 1910
Orimarga (Orimarga) scotti Edwards, 1912
Ormosia (Neserioptera) perpusilla Edwards, 1912
Paraclius solivagus Lamb, 1922
Peromyia seychellensis Kieffer, 1911
Phronia brevifurcatus Enderlein, 1910
Placopsidella scotti Lamb, 1912
Planodiplosis insularis Kieffer, 1911
Plastophora aculeipes Collin, 1912
Platurocypta limbatifemur Enderlein, 1910
Platyprosthiogyne metameromelina Enderlein, 1910
Psectrosciara brunnescens Brunetti, 1911
Psectrosciara mahensis (Kieffer, 1911)⇒ Psectrosciara brunnescens Brunetti, 1911
Pseudorhicnoessa rattii Munari, 1981
Pseudosmittia remigula Saether, 2004
Rhegmoclema rufithorax Enderlein, 1912
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) spadicithorax Edwards, 1912
Rhymoleia maculicoxa Enderlein, 1910
Sceptonia metameromelina Enderlein, 1910
Sciapus bilobatus Lamb, 1922
Sciapus grandicaudatus Lamb, 1922
Sciapus indistinctus Stein, 1895
Sciapus lasiophthalmus
Sciapus librativertex
Sciapus magnicaudatus Lamb, 1922
Sciapus pollicifer Lamb, 1922
Scythropochroa latefurcata Enderlein, 1911
Stichopogon (Stichopogon) inaequalis Loew, 1847
Styringomyia annulipes Enderlein, 1912
Styringomyia mahensis Edwards, 1912
Sympycnus violaceus Lamb, 1922
Tachytrechus seychellensis Lamb, 1922
Tanypus complanatus Saether, 2004
Tasiocera (Dasymolophilus) minutissima Edwards, 1912
Thrypticomyia seychellensis Edwards, 1912
Tinda indica Walker, 1851
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) seychellarum Edwards, 1912
Toxorhina seychellarum seychellarum Edwards, 1912
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) pennipes Osten Sacken, 1888
Trichopteromyia latipennis
Trisopsis nana Kieffer, 1911
Uranotaenia pandani Theobald, 1912
Urodolichus caudatus Lamb, 1922
Urodolichus gracilis Lamb, 1922
Winnertzia mahensis Kieffer, 1911
Zeros fractivirgata Lamb, 1912

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Mahé
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
16
34
59
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
52
74
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