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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region North West (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
830
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
830
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
807
1244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
667
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
59
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North West
19 Families width 71 Species and 3 Subspecies
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies10SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies8SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies8SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies15SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies4SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies5SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North West
59 Genera with 71 Species
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Acnephalomyia Londt, 2010
0SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1926Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Afrocneros Bezzi, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Afroholopogon Londt, 1994
0SpeciesTaxom
Agromyza Fallen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Bombomyia Greathead, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Bromophila Loew, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1830Hairy Maggot Blow Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtopogon Loew, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Danomyia Londt, 1993
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Dicranophragma Osten Sacken..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Electrobata Hennig, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euscelidia Westwood, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Gonempeda Alexander, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Hammerschmidtia Schummel, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnochaeta Corti, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Hermannomyia Oldroyd, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Hexatoma Latreille, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistomerus Macquart, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ilisia Rondani, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Lamprempis Wheeler & Me..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Laxenecera Macquart, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19636SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Neolimnomyia Seguy, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Neolimonia Alexander, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Notolomatia Greathead, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Perilampsis Bezzi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Phytoliriomyza Hendel, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Pilaria Sintenis, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Pliomelaena Bezzi, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Qiniella Wang & Sæth..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Remotomyia Londt, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidocephala Hermann, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1912Common Flesh Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Storthyngomerus Hermann, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1830Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Teratopomyia Oldroyd, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1817Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North West
71 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aedes luteifemur (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Ochlerotatus luteifemur Edwards, 1926
Afrocneros mundus Loew, 1863
Agromyza panici De Meijere, 1934
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) nigrotibialis Perkins, 1938
Bombomyia discoidea Fabricius, 1794
Bromophila caffra Macquart, 1846
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) connexa Bezzi, 1926
Chrysomya marginalis Wiedemann, 1830
Culex (Culex) thalassius Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Cyrtopogon pulcher Back, 1909
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Dacus (Didacus) viator Munro, 1939
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) modesta Meigen, 1818
Dicranomyia tusitala tusitala Alexander, 1921
Dicranophragma (Brachylimnophila) nemorale Meigen, 1818
Electrobata myrmecia W. Hennig, 1965
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euscelidia procula Walker, 1849
Euscelidia pulchra Dikow, 2003
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Gonempeda flava Schummel, 1829
Hammerschmidtia sedmani Vockeroth, M..., 2019
Hemigymnochaeta varia Hough, 1898
Hexatoma (Eriocera) albihirta Alexander, 1912
Hexatoma (Eriocera) pterotricha Alexander, 1940
Hoplistomerus nobilis Loew, 1858
Ilisia maculata Meigen, 1804
Lamprempis diaphorina Osten Sacken, 1887
Laxenecera engeli Oldroyd, 1974
Limonia flavipes Fabricius, 1787
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Limonia phragmitidis Schrank, 1781
Lispe leucospila Wiedemann, 1830
Lispe nuba Wiedemann, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanagromyza miranda Spencer, 1969Giant spurge
Melanagromyza panici De Meijere, 1934
Melanagromyza pasiae Spencer, 1986
Melanagromyza pasiensis Spencer, 1986
Melanagromyza senecionella Spencer, 1976
Melanagromyza seneciophila Spencer, 1963
Molophilus (Molophilus) cinereifrons De Meijere, 1920
Molophilus (Molophilus) corniger De Meijere, 1920
Molophilus sicarius sicarius Alexander, 1929
Morellia hortensia Wiedemann, 1824
Neolimnomyia (Neolimnomyia) batava Edwards, 1938
Neolimnomyia (Neolimnomyia) filata Walker, 1856
Neolimonia dumetorum Meigen, 1804
Notolomatia pictipennis Wiedemann, 1828
Perilampsis thyene (Munro, 1939)⇒ Perilampsis amazuluana Munro, 1929
Phytoliriomyza tricolor Malloch, 1927
Pilaria discicollis Meigen, 1818
Pliomelaena brevifrons aspila Bezzi, 1924
Prosimulium daviesi Peterson & D..., 1960Swamp blackberry
Qiniella copa Mendes & And..., 2002
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) maculata (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limonia lecontei Alexander, 1940
Rhipidocephala caffra Macquart, 1846
Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) minima Rondani, 1862
Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) dux (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Sarcophaga kohla Johnston & H..., 1923
Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) croatica Baranov, 1941
Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) pagensis Baranov, 1939
Sarcophaga (Stackelbergeola) mehadiensis Bottcher, 1912
Scaptodrosophila anthia Okada & Carson, 1982
Stichopogon punctus Loew, 1851
Tabanus biguttatus Wiedemann, 1830
Teratopomyia cyanea Fabricius, 1781
Tipula (Beringotipula) unca Wiedemann, 1817
Trupanea imperfecta (Coquillett, 1902)⇒ Trupanea vitiosa Foote, 1989

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in North West
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
43
48
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
16
23
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