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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
57
159
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
57
159
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
53
148
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
136
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Polonnaruwa
5 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Polonnaruwa
6 Genera with 7 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1798Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Euchariomyia Bigot, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polonnaruwa
7 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) latifrons Hendel, 1915Malaysian fruit fly
Bactrocera (Zeugodacus) caudata Fabricius, 1805
Chrysops dispar Fabricius, 1798
Cydistomyia tibialis Burger, 1982
Euchariomyia dives Bigot, 1888
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Polonnaruwa
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
5
6
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