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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Quaternary (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
796
1475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
192
795
1474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
188
791
1469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
141
711
1383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
33
77
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Quaternary
33 Families width 82 Species and 1 Subspecies
#MACPTODSHEFBKR
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856Asteiid Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies0SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat6SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies4SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Quaternary
77 Genera with 82 Species
#ACDEFGHLMNOPRSTZ
Aethiopomyia Malloch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Asteia Meigen, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Axarus Roback, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Campylocera Macquart, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogon Meigen, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Ceroxys Macquart, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Chaetogonopteron Meijere, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1912Non-biting midges4SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1830
Hairy Maggot Blow Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Cobboldia Brauer, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Cochliomyia Townsend, 1775New World screwworm fly1SpeciesTaxom
Copromyza Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynocera Zetterstedt, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Corynoptera Winnertz, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1904Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorus Meigen, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichotachina Villeneuve, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Draycotia Pierce, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Drino Robineau-Des..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1923Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Duomyia Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Endochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Robineau-Des..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Exechia Winnertz, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 17941SpeciesTaxom
Feronia Leach, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Geron Meigen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Glyptotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Hadroscelus Quedenfeldt, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1975Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyza Fallen, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Herina Robineau-Des..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Leptomorphus Curtis, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Leriella Meunier, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lestodiplosis Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Micropeza Meigen, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Myobia Robineau-Des..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Neoempheria Osten-sacken, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Neostenoptera Meunier, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Palexorista Robineau-Des..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Petrorossia Bezzi, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Phlebotomus Loew, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Platyura Meigen, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrellia Robineau-Des..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1775
Down-looker0SpeciesTaxom
Scholastes Loew, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Sergentia Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Sergentomyia França & Par..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Thryptocera Macquart, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trentepohlia Bigot, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyia Haliday, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Trirhithrum Bezzi, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Zalutschia Lipina, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quaternary
82 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aethiopomyia gigas Stein, 1906
Asteia magnifica Meunier, 1910
Campylocera setosa C. Giebel, 1862
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) rosa Karsch, 1887Natal fly
Ceratopogon crassipalpis F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon madagascariensis F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon tenuipes F. Meunier, 1912
Ceratopogon viscatus F. Meunier, 1912
Ceroxys ethiopia Meunier, 1908
Chaetogonopteron sobrium Meunier, 1910
Chironomus haustus Meunier, 1912
Chironomus inclusus (Kieffer, 1915)⇒ Glyptotendipes glaucus Meigen, 1818
Chironomus leucomelas Gistl, 1831
Chironomus meunieri F. Meunier, 1912
Cobboldia (Mamontia) russanovi Grunin, 1973
Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775Secondary screw worm fly
Corynocera ambigua Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Corynocera duffi Deevey, 1955
Corynoptera klebsii F. Meunier, 1904
Cryptochironomus (Cryptochironomus) defectus Kieffer, 1913
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex flavus (Ventrillon, 1904)⇒ Coquillettidia grandidieri Blanchard, 1905
Diaphorus alsiosus Meunier, 1910
Dolichotachina smithii Townsend, 1938
Draycotia cordovae W. D. Pierce, 1948
Drino (Palexorista) solennis Walker, 1858
Drosophila (Drosophila) poinari D. A. Grimaldi, 1987
Drosophila berryi T. D. A. Coc..., 1923
Duomyia mithrax Hendel, 1914
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Erigone atra Brauer, 1898Post Dwarf Weaver
Exechia erupta Meunier, 1907
Fannia scalaris Fabricius, 1794Caliptrate fly
Feronia diligens Sturm, 1824
Geron orthoperus Hesse, 1938
Hadroscelus schulzii G. Quedenfeldt, 1885
Haematopota pinicola B. R. Stucke..., 1975
Heleomyza humilis Meunier, 1910
Heleomyza insatiabilis Meunier, 1910
Heleomyza insaturabilis Meunier, 1910
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Herina splendida Meunier, 1910
Leptogaster erecta Meunier, 1906
Leptomorphus (Gymnoscutum) africanus (Matile, 1977)⇒ Leptomorphus crosskeyi Matile, 1980
Leriella crassifemorata Meunier, 1908
Lestodiplosis kiefferis Meunier, 1905
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) inclusa Meunier, 1910
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) indistincta Meunier, 1910
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) infossa Meunier, 1910
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) obruta Meunier, 1910
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) obstricta Meunier, 1910
Megaselia (Aphiochaeta) praepedita Meunier, 1910
Megaselia (Megaselia) copalina Meunier, 1905
Megaselia (Megaselia) ethiopia Meunier, 1905
Megaselia (Megaselia) inflata F. Meunier, 1910
Micropeza prompta Meunier, 1906
Molophilus tanypus tanypus Alexander, 1922
Mycomya aristei T. D. A. Coc..., 1923
Myobia multiciliata Meunier, 1905
Neoempheria maculata Meunier, 1907
Neostenoptera kiefferi Meunier, 1901
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Palexorista solennis Walker, 1858
Petrorossia gracilis C. Giebel, 1862
Phlebotomus pungens Loew, 1845
Phora labiosa F. Meunier, 1910
Platyura exigua Meunier, 1907
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle
Pyrellia viridissima Meunier, 1908
Scholastes foordi T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Sciara radians Meunier, 1910
Sergentomyia succini B. R. Stucke..., 1975
Simulium (Inseliellum) raivavaense D. A. Craig, 2013
Simulium (Inseliellum) rurutuense Craig, 2000
Simulium (Inseliellum) teruamanga Craig, 1986
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Thryptocera media Meunier, 1905
Toxorhina madagascariensis Meunier, 1906
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) brevipalpis Theobald, 1901Mosquito
Trichomyia (Dactylotrichomyia) coronula Duckhouse, 1978
Trichomyia buceras Loew, 1845

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Quaternary
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
24
41
48
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
36
34
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