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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region North Tanzania (Tanganyika, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
168
687
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
168
687
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
653
856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
457
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Tanzania
10 Families width 26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids14SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916Banana stalk flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Tanzania
25 Genera with 26 Species
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Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Allodia Winnertz, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Beckerellus Greathead, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Chaetonerius Hendel, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1907Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Colosmittia Andersen & S..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Hydrosmittia Saether & Fe..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Ionthosmittia Sæther & And..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Lerheimia Andersen & S..., 19933SpeciesTaxom
Lobosmittia Sæther & And..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Molleriella Sæther & Ekrem, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciophila Meigen, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Tokyobrillia Kobayashi & ..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Usambaromyia Andersen & S..., 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Tanzania
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Beckerellus terminatus Becker, 1909
Bryophaenocladius imberbus Andersen & S..., 2000
Bryophaenocladius mazumbaiensis Andersen & S..., 2000
Bryophaenocladius usambarensis Andersen & S..., 2000
Cephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
Chrysops bicolor Cordier, 1907
Chrysops nigriflava (Austen, 1907)⇒ Chrysops bicolor Cordier, 1907
Colosmittia clavata Andersen & S..., 1993
Discomyza fagomoga Zatwarnicki ..., 2015
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Hercostomus enghoffi Grichanov, 1999
Ionthosmittia caudiga Saether & An..., 1995
Lerheimia aviculata Andersen & S..., 1993
Lerheimia scopulata Andersen & S..., 1993
Lerheimia villangulata Andersen & S..., 1993
Lobosmittia basilobata Saether & An..., 1993
Molleriella kaputu Andersen, 2014
Nilothauma anderseni Adam & Saether, 1999
Parakiefferiella minax Ferrington &..., 1995
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Phytomia kroeberi Bezzi, 1912
Sciophila pinniger Soli, 1997
Sciophila stellata Soli, 1997
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Tokyobrillia anderseni Saether & Wang, 1993
Usambaromyia nigrala Andersen & S..., 1994

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in North Tanzania
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
9
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
16
17
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