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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Melville Island (Tiwi Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
80
219
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
80
219
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
191
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
145
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melville Island
6 Families width 18 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melville Island
16 Genera with 18 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1977Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1856Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1845Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1889Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Dasybasis Macquart, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Hemiristina Permkam & Ha..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nanexila Winterton & ..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Paraceratitella Hardy, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1826Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1861Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1963Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1947Broadtail Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melville Island
18 Species
Aedes stoneorum (Marks, 1977)⇒ Macleaya stoneorum Marks, 1977
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) aquilonis May, 1965Northern Territory fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) opiliae Drew & Hardy, 1981False oriental fruit fly
Ceriana (Ceriana) ornata Saunders, 1845Honey fly
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Dacus (Didacus) hardyi Drew, 1979
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) angusticallus Ricardo, 1917
Hemiristina pleomeles Permkam & Ha..., 1995
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Nanexila spilotis Winterton & ..., 1999
Paraceratitella eurycephala Hardy, 1967
Tabanus cinerescens MacLeay, 1826
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Tripteroides (Rachisoura) filipes Walker, 1861
Uranotaenia (Pseudoficalbia) diagonalis Brug, 1934
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) moresbyensis Peters, 1963
Verrallina (Verrallina) reesi King & Hoogs..., 1947

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Melville Island
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
7
8
Family
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