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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Port Moresby (National Capital District, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
236
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
236
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
221
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
210
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
28
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port Moresby
11 Families width 58 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito36SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies8SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991Half-bridge flies0SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies5SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port Moresby
28 Genera with 58 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1836Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1899Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Armigeres Theobald, 1944Cord Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19897SpeciesTaxom
Cellia Theobald, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1989Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Dasyrhicnoessa Hendel, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1967Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Dujardinascaris Baylis, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1903Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1947Ant Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribia Latreille, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Patmarksia Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Plagiozopelma Enderlein, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacanthoneura Malloch, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhicnoessa Malloch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Teuchophorus Loew, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1946Pestle Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1963Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1914Broadtail Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Zeugodacus Hendel, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Moresby
58 Species
Aedes (Finlaya) josephinae (Marks, 1958)⇒ Finlaya josephinae Marks, 1958
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Finlaya) novalbitarsis King & Hoogs..., 1946
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) purpuraceus Brug, 1932
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Scutomyia) albolineatus Theobald, 1904
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) subpictus Grassi, 1899Apple maggot
Armigeres (Armigeres) milnensis Lee, 1944
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) bryoniae Tryon, 1927
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) frauenfeldi Schiner, 1868Mango fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) furvilineata Drew, 1989
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) musae Tryon, 1927Banana fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) trivialis Drew, 1971
Bactrocera (Paradacus) decipiens Drew, 1972
Bactrocera (Paratridacus) unichromata Drew, 1989
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culiciomyia) fragilis Ludlow, 1903
Culex (Culiciomyia) papuensis Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Eumelanomyia) brevipalpis Giles, 1902
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) fraudatrix Theobald, 1905
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) gagnei Evenhuis, 1989
Dasyrhicnoessa longisetosus Munari, 2004
Drosophila (Drosophila) pseudotetrachaeta Angus, 1967
Helina bispinosa Malloch, 1920
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Ligyra satyrus Fabricius, 1775
Lispe assimilis (Wiedemann, 1824)⇒ Lispe uliginosa Fallen, 1825
Lispe cana Walker, 1849
Lispe crinitarsis Pont, 2019
Lispe nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Malaya genurostris Leicester, 1908
Malaya leei Wharton, 1947
Mansonia (Mansonioides) septempunctata Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Nycteribia alternata Maa, 1962
Plagiozopelma terminiferum Walker, 1858
Pseudacanthoneura sexguttata Meijere, 1913
Pseudorhicnoessa spinipes Malloch, 1914
Teuchophorus queenslandicus Bickel, 1983
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) argenteiventris Theobald, 1905
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) bimaculipes Theobald, 1905
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) littlechildi Edwards, 1930
Tripteroides confusus Lee, 1946
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albescens Taylor, 1914
Uranotaenia paranovaguinensis Peters, 1963
Verrallina (Verrallina) carmenti Edwards, 1924
Verrallina (Verrallina) foliformis Loew, 1866
Verrallina (Verrallina) lineata Taylor, 1914
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Port Moresby
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
15
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
13
36
Family
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