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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Ross River (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
26
50
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
26
50
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
22
35
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
20
32
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
10
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ross River (Australia)
4 Families width 18 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito14SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ross River (Australia)
10 Genera with 18 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1933Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1902Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1850Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Hardyadrama Lee, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1908Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ross River (Australia)
18 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellatus Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Edwardsaedes) imprimens (Walker, 1860)⇒ Edwardsaedes imprimens Walker, 1861
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes littlechildi (Taylor, 1933)⇒ Macleaya littlechildi Taylor, 1933
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) hervebazini Klocker, 1924
Hardyadrama excoecariae Lee, 1991
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Paragus (Serratoparagus) crenulatus Thompson, 1869
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) amiensis Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) longirostris Leicester, 1908

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Ross River (Australia)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
6
14
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