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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
47
87
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
47
87
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
75
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
39
70
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puttalam
7 Families width 10 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puttalam
10 Genera with 10 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1981Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Dolichotachina Villeneuve, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Idiocera Dale, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Serromyia Meigen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Thereomyia Rohdendorf, 19791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puttalam
10 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) correcta Bezzi, 1916Guava fruit fly
Culicoides krombeini Giles, Wirth..., 1981
Dacus (Callantra) ramanii Drew & Hancock, 1998
Dolichotachina melanura Verves, 1979
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Idiocera (Idiocera) conchiformis Alexander, 1958
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Serromyia punctata Giles & Wirth, 1982
Thereomyia nandii Verves, 1979

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Puttalam
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
4
4
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