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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
43
85
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
43
85
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
38
76
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
69
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
13
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwest Tanzania
7 Families width 23 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies7SpeciesTaxom
Glossinidae Theobald, 1903Tik-tik flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwest Tanzania
13 Genera with 23 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1907Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1805Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1924Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Eurycarenus Loew, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Glossina Wiedemann, 1923Tik-tik3SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1908Clegs2SpeciesTaxom
Philoliche Wiedemann, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodoros Matsumura, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1908Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoxena Breddin & Bö..., 19391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Tanzania
23 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) luteocephalus Newstead, 1907
Anthrax aygulus Fabricius, 1805
Anthrax pithecius Fabricius, 1805
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis Hendel, 1912Oriental fruit fly
Chrysops compactus Austen, 1924
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Didacus) brevistriga Walker, 1861Feay's milkweed
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Didacus) lounsburyii Coquillett, 1901
Dacus (Didacus) vertebratus Bezzi, 1908Jointed pumpkin fly
Eurycarenus dichopticus Bezzi, 1920
Geron (Empidigeron) calvus Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Glossina morsitans Westwood, 1850Tsetse
Glossina pallidipes Austen, 1903
Glossina swynnertoni Austen, 1923
Haematopota crassicrus Edwards, 1916
Haematopota noxialis Austen, 1908
Philoliche (Ommatiosteres) lautissima Austen, 1920
Philoliche candidolimbata Austen, 1911
Philoliche zonata Walker, 1871
Pseudodoros nigricollis Becker, 1903
Tabanus distinctus (Ricardo, 1908)⇒ Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842
Thaumatoxena burtti Schmitz, 1939

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Northwest Tanzania
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
12
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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