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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Penang (Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
783
1089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
783
1089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
147
752
1044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
622
897
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
18
31
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Penang
18 Families width 40 Species and 2 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies7SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies7SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Penang
31 Genera with 40 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1934Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18497SpeciesTaxom
Cadrema Walker, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1794Hairy Maggot Blow Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cophinopoda Hull, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Cosmina Robineau-Des..., 18742SpeciesTaxom
Crataerina von Olfers, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 2006Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Eomyocera Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hexatoma Latreille, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Isomyia Walker, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Marleyimyia Hesse, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Monoceromyia Shannon, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1932Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Penthosiosoma Townsend, 02SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1960love bug1SpeciesTaxom
Pselliophora Osten Sacken, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Scholastes Loew, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Setostylus Matile, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Thambemyia Oldroyd, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1964Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Xenoplatyura Malloch, 19791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Penang
40 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Amblypsilopus segnis Parent, 1934
Anopheles (Anopheles) baezai Gater, 1934
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) albistrigata Meijere, 1911White striped fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis Hendel, 1912Oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) melastomatos Drew & Hancock, 1994
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) papayae Drew & Hancock, 1994Asian papaya fruit fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) caudata Fabricius, 1805
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) cucurbitae Coquillett, 1899Melon fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) tau Walker, 1849Fruit fly
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Cophinopoda garnotii Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Cosmina bicolor Walker, 1856
Cosmina pinangiana (Bigot, 1874)⇒ Cosmina bicolor Walker, 1856
Crataerina obtusipennis Austen, 1926
Crataerina pacifica Iwasa, 2001
Drosophila ophthalmitis Tsacas, 2006
Eomyocera carinata (Baranov, 1952)⇒ Dexia flavipes Coquillett, 1898
Eristalinus (Eristalodes) taeniops Wiedemann, 1818Band-eyed drone fly
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Hexatoma (Eriocera) umbripennis Edwards, 1921
Isomyia caeruleocincta Bigot, 1877
Isomyia dotata Walker, 1856
Isomyia micans Bigot, 1874
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Marleyimyia goliath Oldroyd, 1951
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Nephrotoma ridleyi Edwards, 1932
Penthosiosoma pictipenne
Penthosiosoma pictipennis
Plecia pagdeni Hardy, 1960
Pselliophora dendrobia Edwards, 1932
Scholastes cinctus Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Setostylus stubbsi Matile, 1990
Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893
Thambemyia pagdeni Oldroyd, 1956
Tipula freyana abscondita Savchenko, 1964
Xenoplatyura beaveri beaveri Matile, 1979

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Penang
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
21
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
10
11
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