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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Ross and Cromarty (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
34
85
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
34
85
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
34
85
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
34
85
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
26
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ross and Cromarty
11 Families width 42 Species and 2 Subspecies
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies19SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat3SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies3SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ross and Cromarty
26 Genera with 42 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1837Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophila Meigen, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Cephenemyia Latreille, 1824Deer Bot Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1937Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dasysyrphus Enderlein, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Didea Macquart, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Erioconopa Starý, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19385SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1758Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ormosia Rondani, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Orthonevra Macquart, 1843Mucksuckers1SpeciesTaxom
Parallelomma Becker, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Phylidorea Bigot, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 19902SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdomastix Skuse, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1830Cranefly2SpeciesTaxom
Wiedemannia Zetterstedt, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Xylota Meigen, 19801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ross and Cromarty
42 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) punctor (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Ochlerotatus punctor Kirby, 1837
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) ochracea Meigen, 1804
Bolitophila (Bolitophila) spinigera Edwards, 1925
Cephenemyia auribarbis Meigen, 1824Deer nostril fly
Culicoides (Culicoides) grisescens Edwards, 1939
Culicoides (Oecacta) cubitalis (Edwards, 1939)⇒ Culicoides kubunensis Tokunaga, 1937
Culicoides (Oecacta) kibunensis Tokunaga, 1937Cafe falso
Dasysyrphus venustus Meigen, 1822Transverse Conifer Fly
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) chorea Meigen, 1818
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) modesta Meigen, 1818
Didea (Didea) alneti Fallen, 1817
Erioconopa trivialis Meigen, 1818
Fannia tuberculata Zetterstedt, 1849
Limonia flavipes Fabricius, 1787
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Limonia phragmitidis Schrank, 1781
Molophilus (Molophilus) bifiliatus Verrall, 1886
Molophilus (Molophilus) ochraceus Meigen, 1818
Molophilus (Molophilus) pleuralis De Meijere, 1920
Molophilus (Molophilus) propinquus (Egger, 1863)⇒ Molophilus serpentiger Edwards, 1938
Molophilus (Molophilus) serpentiger Edwards, 1938
Mycetophila britannica Lastovka & Kidd, 1975
Mycetophila scotica Edwards, 1941
Nephrotoma flavescens Linnaeus, 1758Tiger Cranefly
Ormosia (Ormosia) depilata Edwards, 1938
Orthonevra brevicornis Loew, 1843
Parallelomma vittata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Parallelomma vittatum Meigen, 1826
Phylidorea (Paraphylidorea) fulvonervosa Schummel, 1829
Phylidorea (Phylidorea) ferruginea Meigen, 1818
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) nielseni Vockeroth, 1990
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) ramsarensis Goeldlin, Ma..., 1990
Platypalpus clarandus Collin, 1926
Platypalpus coarctatus (Collin, 1926)⇒ Platypalpus pseudofulvipes Frey, 1909
Platypalpus pseudofulvipes Frey, 1909
Rhabdomastix (Sacandaga) edwardsi Tjeder, 1967
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) maculata (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limonia lecontei Alexander, 1940
Symplecta (Psiloconopa) stictica Meigen, 1818
Symplecta novaezemblae scotica Edwards, 1938
Tipula (Acutipula) fulvipennis De Geer, 1776
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Wiedemannia rhynchops insularis Collin, 1927
Xylota (Ameroxylota) jakutorum Bagatshanova, 1980

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Ross and Cromarty
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
10
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
16
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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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