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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Pliocene (Neogene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
97
206
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
96
205
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
196
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
152
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
17
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pliocene
12 Families width 40 Species
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies24SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat4SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anisopodidae (Knab, 1912)Window Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pallopteridae Loew, 1862Flutter flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pliocene
17 Genera with 40 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1968March flies21SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1890Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Neoculicites Evenhuis, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Oxyna Robineau-Des..., 19681SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1935love bug2SpeciesTaxom
Prospherysa Wulp, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophrisson Dürrenfeldt, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Siphonodosaria1SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicola Harris, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1842Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxoneura Macquart, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyia Haliday, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pliocene
40 Species
Bibio acaptus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio albangulus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio anasiformis A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio carnificus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio constringtus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio contererus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio cruciformis A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio deflectus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio discerptus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio dormitus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio enormus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio latiantennatus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio mancus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio medioalbus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio nebulosus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio praecidus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio similis James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio soldatus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio tenuis A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio tripus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Bibio vixdus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Chironomus pliocenicus Piton, 1935
Chironomus venerabilis R. Etheridge, 1890
Dilophus magnus A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Diplonevra maxima
Mycetophila pumiliformis Piton, 1935
Neoculicites arvernensis L. Piton, 1936
Oxyna pluvia A. Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Phytosciara tetrix Hippa, 1991
Plecia brunneipennis L. Piton, 1939
Plecia vergnei Piton, 1935
Prospherysa mimela Reinhard, 1953
Pseudophrisson primus Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Sciara strausi Kohring & Sc..., 1993
Sciara willershausensis Kohring & Sc..., 1993
Siphonodosaria insecta
Sylvicola lugubris (O. Heer, 1849)⇒ Dioctria oelandica Linnaeus, 1758
Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842Dark giant horsefly
Toxoneura pluvia Dürrenfeldt, 1968
Trichomyia (Dactylotrichomyia) coronula Duckhouse, 1978

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Pliocene
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
10
33
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