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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Mechelen (Antwerp, Belgium)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1043
1713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
212
1043
1713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
202
1023
1686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
161
941
1596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
23
66
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mechelen
23 Families width 90 Species
#BSCARTEMHL
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies29SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies4SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies14SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Megamerinidae Hendel, 1913Megamerinid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies2SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912Window Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mechelen
66 Genera with 90 Species
#ABCDEFHLMNOPRSTVX
Anthrax Scopoli, 1781Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Baccha Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Beris Latreille, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1796Greater Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1758Bluebottle2SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1790Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chirosia Rondani, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Chrysogaster Meigen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1820Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Criorhina Meigen, 1816Bumble Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1925Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Cylindromyia Meigen, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Dexiosoma Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Dioctria Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Epiphragma Osten Sacken, 17601SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1776Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Robineau-Des..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots5SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ferdinandea Rondani, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemipenthes Loew, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1761Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lejogaster Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Leucozona Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lipoptena Nitzsch, 1758Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megamerina Rondani, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrina Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 17941SpeciesTaxom
Myopa Fabricius, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1758Tiger Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Nigrotipula Hudson & Van..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oligotrophus Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oxycera Meigen, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Peromyia Kieffer, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Phytomyza Fallen, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Sapromyza Fallen, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1758Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Sicus Scopoli, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomys Geoffroy, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicola Harris, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1758Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachina Meigen, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1758Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1863Cranefly10SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mechelen
90 Species
Anthrax anthrax Schrank, 1781Anthracite Bee-fly
Baccha elongata Fabricius, 1775Common Dainty
Beris chalybata Forster, 1771Murky-legged black legionnaire
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) minor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombylius canescens Mikan, 1796
Bombylius (Bombylius) venosus Mikan, 1796
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotomima) valgus Gmelin, 1790
Chirosia betuleti Ringdahl, 1935Fern gall fly
Chrysogaster solstitialis Fallen, 1817
Chrysopilus cristatus Fabricius, 1775Black snipefly
Chrysops (Chrysops) relictus Meigen, 1820Twin-lobed deerfly
Criorhina asilica Fallen, 1816Pale-banded Bear Hoverfly
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) torrentium Martini, 1925
Cylindromyia (Cylindromyia) brassicaria Fabricius, 1775
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Dexiosoma canina (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Dexiosoma caninum Fabricius, 1781
Dioctria (Dioctria) rufipes (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Taracticus octopunctatus Say, 1823
Empis (Euempis) tessellata Fabricius, 1794
Epiphragma (Epiphragma) ocellare Linnaeus, 1760
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) balteatus Geer, 1776Marmalade Fly
Erigone atra Brauer, 1898Post Dwarf Weaver
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) intricaria Linnaeus, 1758
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) pertinax Scopoli, 1763
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) rupium Fabricius, 1805Hover fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Eupeodes) corollae Fabricius, 1794Vagrant Hoverfly
Ferdinandea cuprea Scopoli, 1763Common Copperback
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Helophilus (Helophilus) pendulus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemipenthes maura Linnaeus, 1758
Laphria flava Linnaeus, 1761Bumblebee robberfly
Lejogaster (Liogaster) metallina Fabricius, 1781
Leptogaster cylindrica (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Leptogaster guttiventris Zetterstedt, 1842
Leucozona (Ischyrosyrphus) glaucia Linnaeus, 1758
Lipoptena cervi Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Mallota florea Linnaeus, 1758
Megamerina dolium Fabricius, 1805
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Mesembrina meridiana Linnaeus, 1758Noon fly
Minettia (Frendelia) longipennis Fabricius, 1794
Myopa extricata Collin, 1960
Myopa testacea Linnaeus, 1767
Neoitamus socius Loew, 1871
Nephrotoma crocata Linnaeus, 1758Heath Banded Tiger
Nephrotoma flavescens Linnaeus, 1758Tiger Cranefly
Nigrotipula nigra Linnaeus, 1758
Oligotrophus juniperina Linnaeus, 1758
Oxycera rara Scopoli, 1763Four-barred major
Peromyia anisotoma Mamaev, 1994
Physocephala rufipes Fabricius, 1781
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) aquilegiae (Hardy, 1849)⇒ Phytomyza minuscula Goureau, 1851
Phytomyza (Phytomyza) tussilaginis Hendel, 1925Pacific buttercup
Rhamphomyia (Holoclera) nigripennis Fabricius, 1794
Sapromyza (Sapromyza) sexpunctata Meigen, 1826
Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) carnaria Linnaeus, 1758Common flesh fly
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia lappona Linnaeus, 1758
Sericomyia silentis Harris, 1776Common bog hover fly
Sicus ferrugineus Scopoli, 1763
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Stratiomys potamida Meigen, 1822Banded general
Sylvicola (Anisopus) punctatus Fabricius, 1787
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Tabanus bromius Linnaeus, 1758Band-eyed brown horsefly
Tachina (Eudoromyia) fera Linnaeus, 1761
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Temnostoma vespiforme Linnaeus, 1758
Tephritis bardanae Schrank, 1803
Tipula (Acutipula) luna Westhoff, 1879
Tipula (Acutipula) maxima Poda, 1761
Tipula (Dendrotipula) flavolineata Meigen, 1804
Tipula (Lunatipula) lunata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tipula luna Westhoff, 1879
Tipula (Lunatipula) vernalis Meigen, 1804
Tipula (Tipula) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758Common crane fly
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Tipula (Yamatotipula) couckei Tonnoir, 1921
Tipula (Yamatotipula) lateralis (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Tipula vanewrighti Oosterbroek, 1986
Tipula (Yamatotipula) montium Egger, 1863
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Volucella pellucens Linnaeus, 1758Pellucid Hoverfly
Xylota (Ameroxylota) segnis Linnaeus, 1758Brown-Toed Forest Fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Mechelen
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
19
58
71
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
8
19
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