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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Mossel Bay (Garden Route)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
121
406
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
121
406
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
119
404
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
375
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
28
65
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mossel Bay
28 Families width 89 Species and 1 Subspecies
#ABTCEMSPD
Acroceridae (Leach, 1815)Hunch-back flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies3SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies19SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids7SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies7SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Celyphidae Bigot, 1852Beetle flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mossel Bay
65 Genera with 89 Species
#ABCDEFGHKLMNOPST
Acrocera Meigen, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Adelidea Macquart, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Adersia Austen, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1953Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Afrodromia Smith, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Afroleptomydas Bequaert, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Afroscleropogon Londt, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Bibio Geoffroy, 1925March flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombomyia Greathead, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Cephalocera Latreille, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Colobostema Enderlein, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Conops Linnaeus, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Cosmina Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 192413SpeciesTaxom
Delphacura Lyneborg, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Didacus Collart, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Dischistus Loew, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Dorilas Meigen, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Drymodromia Becker, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Empidideicus Becker, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Fucellia Robineaux-de..., 1868Seaweed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hemigephyra Lyneborg, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Leptotarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 19451SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Medetera Fischer von ..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Medina Robineau-Des..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Mesosmittia Brundin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Neoceratitis Hendel, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Neolophonotus Engel, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Neotabuda Krober, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Nurteria Dyte & Smith, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Orthellia Robineau-Des..., 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Philoliche Wiedemann, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Psilodera Gray, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Pterella Robineau-Des..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Sabeurina Deeming, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1950Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Stolidosoma Becker, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1830Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1976Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tomosvaryella Hardy, 19933SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mossel Bay
89 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrocera fasciata Wiedemann, 1830Shortstalk false bindweed
Adelidea pterosticta Hesse, 1938
Adersia oestroides Karsch, 1888
Aedes breedensis Muspratt, 1953
Afrodromia longicornis Smith, 1969
Afroleptomydas bezzianus Bequaert, 1963
Afroscleropogon clementsi Londt, 1999
Allobaccha cuthbertsoni Curran, 1938
Apelmocreagris stigmatopleura
Bactrocera (Afrodacus) lucida Munro, 1939
Bibio turneri Edwards, 1925
Bombomyia discoidea Fabricius, 1794
Bryophaenocladius productus Freeman, 1953
Cephalocera umbrina Gerstaecker, 1868
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) aliena Bezzi, 1920
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) rubivora Coquillett, 1901
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) volucris Bezzi, 1918
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Colobostema turneri Duda, 1928
Conops (Conops) aurantius Brunetti, 1925
Conops ferruginosus Krober, 1915
Conops zonatus Krober, 1915
Cosmina fuscipennis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) doryloides (Munro, 1939)⇒ Dacus fuscinervis Malloch, 1932
Dacus (Dacus) fuscinervis Malloch, 1932
Dacus (Didacus) bistrigulatus Bezzi, 1908
Dacus (Didacus) botianus Munro, 1984
Dacus (Didacus) brevis Coquillett, 1901
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) ficicola Bezzi, 1915
Dacus (Didacus) frontalis Becker, 1922Greater melon fly
Dacus (Didacus) fuscatus Wiedemann, 1819Chaparral false bindweed
Dacus (Didacus) pullescens Munro, 1948
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Dacus (Leptoxyda) rubicundus Bezzi, 1924
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) mosselica Alexander, 1949
Dicrotendipes pilosimanus (Kieffer, 1914)⇒ Dicrotendipes septemmaculatus Becker, 1908
Dischistus plumipalpis Bezzi, 1921
Dorilas (Dorilas) obtusus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Cephalops obtusus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Dorilas) reconditus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Cephalops obtusus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) aemulus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas aemulus Hardy, 1949
Dorilas (Eudorylas) libratus (Hardy, 1949)⇒ Eudorylas libratus Hardy, 1949
Drymodromia capensis Smith, 1969
Empidideicus notatus Hesse, 1967
Exhyalanthrax lugens Loew, 1860
Fucellia capensis Schiner, 1868
Graptomyza signata Walker, 1860
Hemigephyra atra Lyneborg, 1972
Heteralonia leucothyrida Hesse, 1956
Heteralonia pleurosticta Hesse, 1956
Kiefferulus chloronotus Kieffer, 1911
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Leptotarsus (Longurio) mosselensis Alexander, 1945
Liriomyza brassicae Riley, 1885Cabbage leaf miner
Liriomyza mosselensis Spencer, 1965
Lomatia latiuscula Loew, 1860
Medetera otiosa Parent, 1934
Medina abdominalis Mesnil, 1971
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia xanthopyga Beyer, 1965
Mesosmittia nigerrimus
Molophilus urodontus urodontus Savchenko, 1978
Musca lasiophthalma (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Neomyia sororella Villeneuve, 1926
Neoceratitis lycii Coquillett, 1901
Neolophonotus bimaculatus Londt, 1986
Neolophonotus variabilis Londt, 1986
Neotabuda incrassata Lyneborg, 1980
Nurteria bicolor Parent, 1934
Orthocladius bergensis Freeman, 1953
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Philoliche aethiopica Thunberg, 1789
Polypedilum (Polypedilum) lobiferum Freeman, 1954
Psilodera affinis Westwood, 1848
Psilodera contigua (Brunetti, 1926)⇒ Psilodera fasciata Wiedemann, 1819
Pterella obscurior Villeneuve, 1916
Sabeurina minuta Loew, 1860
Sarcophaga vansoni Zumpt, 1950
Sciara stigmatopleura Edwards, 1925
Stolidosoma bicolor Parent, 1934
Stomorhina guttata Villeneuve, 1914
Stomorhina lunata Fabricius, 1805Locust Blowfly
Sympycnus discrepans Parent, 1934
Tabanus biguttatus Wiedemann, 1830
Thereva capensis Lyneborg, 1976
Tomosvaryella apicalis Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella propria Hardy, 1949
Tomosvaryella spinigera De Meyer, 1993

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Mossel Bay
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
21
50
74
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
15
15
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