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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Nuwara Eliya (Central Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
158
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
158
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
80
144
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
119
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
19
30
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nuwara Eliya
19 Families width 44 Species
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies13SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies8SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies0SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Diopsidae Billberg, 1820Stalk-eyed flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nuwara Eliya
30 Genera with 44 Species
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Anthracophagella Andersson, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Antocha Osten Sacken, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18498SpeciesTaxom
Ceyloniola Strand, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1948Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Damalis Fabricius, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Drapetis Meigen, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropeza Macquart, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ellipteroides Becker, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Epicypta Winnertz, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1906Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Hexatoma Latreille, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Leptotarsus Guérin-Ménev..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Myophthiria Rondani, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neoempheria Osten-sacken, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Parahybos Kertesz, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Peltodasia Enderlein, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Peltodesia1SpeciesTaxom
Phytoliriomyza Hendel, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1927love bug1SpeciesTaxom
Pleurocerinella Brunetti, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pselliophora Osten Sacken, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Rachicerus Walker, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19142SpeciesTaxom
Stylogaster Macquart, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Teleopsis Rondani, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1927Cranefly3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nuwara Eliya
44 Species
Anthracophagella sulcifrons Becker, 1911
Antocha (Antocha) fusca Edwards, 1928
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) correcta Bezzi, 1916Guava fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) kandiensis Drew & Hancock, 1994
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) nigrofemoralis Tsuruta & White, 2001
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) paraverbascifoliae Drew & Raghu, 2002
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) perigrapha Tsuruta & White, 2001
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) verbascifoliae Drew & Hancock, 1994
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) tau Walker, 1849Fruit fly
Ceyloniola magnifica Lichtwardt, 1909
Culex (Eumelanomyia) campilunati Carter & Wij..., 1948
Damalis kassebeeri Geller-Grimm, 1997
Drapetis nigropunctata Senior-White, 1922
Elaphropeza (Elaphropeza) nigropunctata
Ellipteroides (Ellipteroides) pictilis Alexander, 1958
Epicypta nigroflava Senior-White, 1922
Haematopota unizonata Ricardo, 1906
Hexatoma (Eriocera) albonotata Loew, 1852
Hexatoma (Eriocera) fusca Edwards, 1911
Hexatoma (Eriocera) scutellata Edwards, 1911
Hexatoma (Eriocera) subpaenulata (Edwards, 1926)⇒ Hexatoma neopaenulata Alexander, 1957
Hexatoma (Eriocera) tuberculifera Edwards, 1911
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) errans Edwards, 1927
Melanostoma scalare (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Melanostoma fasciatum Macquart, 1850
Myophthiria zeylanica Maa, 1980
Neoascia (Neoascia) podagrica Fabricius, 1775
Neoempheria bifascipennis Brunetti, 1912
Parahybos jardinei Senior-White, 1924
Peltodasia magnicornis Hendel, 1914
Peltodesia magnicornis Hendel, 1914
Phytoliriomyza nigriantennalis Spencer, 1975
Plecia rufilatera Edwards, 1927
Pleurocerinella dioctriaeformis Brunetti, 1923
Pselliophora taprobanes Walker, 1848
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) subtesselata Brunetti, 1912
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) zeylanica (Senior-White, 1922)⇒ Rhipidia subtesselata Brunetti, 1912
Rivellia costalis Hendel, 1914
Rivellia furcata Hendel, 1914
Stylogaster orientalis Brunetti, 1923
Teleopsis maculata Feijen, 1998
Tipula (Lunatipula) griesheimae Mannheims & ..., 1959
Tipula (Lunatipula) subonusta Mannheims & ..., 1959
Tipula (Platytipula) hampsoni Edwards, 1927

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Nuwara Eliya
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
19
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
11
18
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