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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Northwest Tasmania (Tasmania, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
133
344
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
133
344
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
131
341
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
303
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
26
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwest Tasmania
26 Families width 68 Species and 1 Subspecies
#CRHTSALDBPEI
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Coelopidae Hendel, 1910Kelp Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies2SpeciesTaxom
Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820Heleomyzid flies10SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies4SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies10SpeciesTaxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861Mountain midges3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies7SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies0SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ironomyiidae McAlpine & M..., 1966Ironic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pelecorhynchidae Philip, 1941Pelecorhynchid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwest Tasmania
58 Genera with 68 Species
#ACDEGHILMNOPRSTX
Aedes Meigen, 1924Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Amma Mcalpine, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Atherimorpha White, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Austroleria Mcalpine, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnobia Alexander, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1925New Zealand black fly1SpeciesTaxom
Austrotephritis Hancock & Drew, 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrothaumalea Tonnoir, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cabasa Walker, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1781Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratolauxania Hendel, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocoelopa Timberlake, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Chlorops Meigen, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Coelopella Malloch, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Corindia Bickel, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1914Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasypogon Meigen, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplogeomyza Hendel, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Edwardsina Alexander, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euprosopia Macquart, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Gluma Mcalpine, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Gynoplistia Westwood, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Heleomicra Mcalpine, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Heteromeringia Czerny, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1916Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Howickia Richards, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Ironomyia White, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Leriopsis Mcalpine, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Melangyna Verrall, 1847Large hover fly2SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Monteithiana Richards, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Negrobovia Bickel, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Neoscleropogon Malloch, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Nothorhaphium Bickel, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Pelecorhynchus Macquart, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Phacelodocera Enderlein, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Platyphasia Skuse, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Rhis Mcalpine, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Senostoma Macquart, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Spathulina Rondani, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Tapeigaster Macquart, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 19531SpeciesTaxom
This Mcalpine, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Thyridula Becker, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1911Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trixoleria Mcalpine, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Xanthandrus Verrall, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Tasmania
68 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes cunabulanus (Edwards, 1924)⇒ Ochlerotatus cunabulanus Edwards, 1924
Amma blancheae Mcalpine, 1991
Atherimorpha fulva Hardy, 1920
Atherimorpha occidens Hardy, 1927
Austroleria extensa Mcalpine, 1967
Austroleria truncata Mcalpine, 1967
Austrolimnobia spectabilis (Alexander, 1922)⇒ Sigmatomera spectabilis Alexander, 1922
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) cornutum Tonnoir, 1925
Austrothaumalea zentae Theischinger, 1986
Cabasa pulchella Macquart, 1846
Calliphora (Neocalliphora) stygia Fabricius, 1781Brown blowfly
Chaetocoelopa sydneyensis Schiner, 1868Sydney kelp fly
Chlorops grossus Malloch, 1931
Chlorops varivitta Malloch, 1938
Coelopella popeae (Mcalpine, 1991)⇒ Rhis popeae Mcalpine, 1991
Conioscinella pallidiseta Malloch, 1940
Corindia major Bickel, 1986
Culex (Neoculex) fergusoni Taylor, 1914
Dasypogon elongatus (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Neoscleropogon macquarti Daniels, 1989
Diplogeomyza conformis Mcalpine, 1967
Diplogeomyza diaphora Hendel, 1917
Diplogeomyza hardyi tasmanica
Diplogeomyza maculipennis Malloch, 1926
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) montana Tonnoir, 1924
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) plicata Zwick, 1977
Edwardsina (Tonnoirina) similis Tonnoir, 1924
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euprosopia albipila Mcalpine, 1973
Gluma musgravei Mcalpine, 1991
Gluma nitida Mcalpine, 1991
Heleomicra lenis Mcalpine, 2007
Heteromeringia laticornis Mcalpine, 1960
Hilara balnearia White, 1916
Ironomyia whitei Mcalpine, 2008
Leriopsis montana Mcalpine, 1967
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) collatus Walker, 1852
Melangyna (Austrosyrphus) viridiceps Macquart, 1847Common hover fly
Microcephalops microdes Perkins, 1905
Molophilus (Superbomolophilus) gigas Alexander, 1922
Monteithiana dealata Richards, 1973
Negrobovia australensis Schiner, 1868
Neoscleropogon macquarti Daniels, 1989
Nothorhaphium aemulans Becker, 1922
Ommatius chrysopilus Oldroyd, 1972
Pelecorhynchus eristaloides Walker, 1848
Pelecorhynchus olivei Hardy, 1933
Phacelodocera tasmaniensis (Alexander, 1922)⇒ Ptilogyna tasmaniensis Alexander, 1922
Platyphasia tasmaniensis Dobrotworsky, 1971
Psilota coerulea Macquart, 1846
Psilota nitida Macquart, 1850
Rhis whitleyi Mcalpine, 1991
Scaptia (Scaptia) jacksonii Macquart, 1838
Spathulina acroleuca Schiner, 1868
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) adustus Parent, 1932
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) ambulator Parent, 1932
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) anomalipennis Becker, 1922
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) scitulus Aldrich, 1916
Sympycnus (Sympycnus) tasmanicus Parent, 1932
Syntormon singularis Bickel, 1999
Syntormon tasmanense Bickel, 1999
Tapeigaster nigricornis Macquart, 1851
Telmatoscopus (Eutelmatoscopus) aberrans Tonnoir, 1953
This canus Mcalpine, 1991
Thyridula brunneifrons Malloch, 1927
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) tasmaniensis Strickland, 1911
Trixoleria maculata Mcalpine, 1967
Xanthandrus agrolas Walker, 1849
Xylota flavitarsis Macquart, 1846

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Northwest Tasmania
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
19
46
56
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
12
12
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