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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region São Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
118
476
694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
472
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
115
470
688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
96
444
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
26
54
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for São Tomé
26 Families width 84 Species and 2 Subspecies
#CSTLANMKHPD
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae Kolenati, 1863Bat flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies19SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge16SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819Bat Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies5SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat2SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912Window Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for São Tomé
54 Genera with 84 Species
#ACDEFHLMNOPRSTUZ
Aedes Meigen, 1995Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Archiconops Kröber, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ascodipteron Adensamer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Atypophthalmus Brunetti, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Coccodiplosis Meijere, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Conosia van der Wulp, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1998Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1912Midge3SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Drino Robineau-Des..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Elephantomyia Osten Sacken, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Eucampsipoda Kolenati, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19249SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Hemipyrellia Townsend, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Holorusia Loew, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Leia Meigen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Mimegralla Rondani, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Morellia Robineau-Des..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1934Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Olbiogaster Osten Sacken, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Paradelphomyia Alexander, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Penicillidia Kolenati, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Phlebothrix Borgmeier, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Proagonistes Loew, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Prohypotyphla Hendel, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Pseudexechia Tuomikoski, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelina Vockeroth, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicola Harris, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1955Common horse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Thrypticomyia Skuse, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1992Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trentepohlia Bigot, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Trirhithrum Bezzi, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1934Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Zaprionus Coquillett, 20081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for São Tomé
84 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nigricephalus Theobald, 1901
Aedes gandarai Ramos, Capel..., 1995
Archiconops insularis Krober, 1936
Ascodipteron africanum Jobling, 1939
Atypophthalmus (Atypophthalmus) mahensis Edwards, 1912
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) ditissima Munro, 1938
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) anonae Graham, 1908Annona fruit fly
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) fasciventris Bezzi, 1920
Coccodiplosis coffeae Barnes, 1935
Conosia angustissima Alexander, 1927
Conosia thomensis Edwards, 1934
Culex (Culex) tamsi Edwards, 1934
Culex (Culiciomyia) cambournaci Hamon & Gandara, 1955
Culex micolo Ribeiro, da ..., 1998
Culicoides (Avaritia) imicola Kieffer, 1913
Culicoides citroneus Carter, Ingr..., 1920
Culicoides distinctipennis Austen, 1912
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Leptoxyda) triater Munro, 1937
Dasyhelea theobromatis Wirth & Derron, 1976
Delia flavibasis Stein, 1903Barley fly
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) snelli Edwards, 1934
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) tamsi Edwards, 1934
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) tipulipes Karsch, 1886
Drino quadrizonula Thomson, 1869
Elephantomyia (Elephantomyia) tomicola Alexander, 1957
Erioptera (Meterioptera) genualis Edwards, 1934
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) amoenus Macquart, 1850
Eucampsipoda iterfacta Kock, 1993
Forcipomyia (Euprojoannisia) psilonota Kieffer, 1911
Forcipomyia apicalis Goetghebuer, 1935
Forcipomyia cacaoi Dessart, 1963
Forcipomyia castanea Walker, 1848
Forcipomyia clastrieri Dessart, 1963
Forcipomyia flavicoxis Goetghebuer, 1935
Forcipomyia kaufmannae Wirth & Derron, 1976
Forcipomyia macronyx Goetghebuer, 1933
Forcipomyia venusta Ingram & Macfie, 1924
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Hemipyrellia fernandica Macquart, 1855
Holorusia albovittata Macquart, 1838
Holorusia viettei Alexander, 1957
Leia thomensis Edwards, 1934
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) rhizosema Speiser, 1909
Libnotes (Afrolimonia) subapicalis Alexander, 1930
Libnotes subapicalis subapicalis Alexander, 1930
Limnophora translucida Stein, 1913
Macrocera puncticosta Edwards, 1934
Melanagromyza ochrasquamata Spencer, 1961
Mimegralla africana Bigot, 1886
Morellia nilotica Loew, 1856
Musca curviforceps Sacca & Rivo..., 1956
Nephrotoma angustifrons Edwards, 1934
Olbiogaster flavicoxa Edwards, 1923
Ornithoctona rugicornis Maa, 1963
Paradelphomyia (Oxyrhiza) polysticta Edwards, 1934
Penicillidia nudipleura Kock, 1993
Phlebothrix judithmastersae Mostovski, 2004
Proagonistes leoninus Bromley, 1930
Proagonistes vulpinus Bromley, 1930
Prohypotyphla maculipennis Hendel, 1934
Pseudexechia edwardsiana Matile, 1971
Pseudohelina nigritarsis Jaennicke, 1867
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) pallidipes Alexander, 1921
Senaspis griseifacies Bezzi, 1908
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) santomi Mustapha, 2004
Stilobezzia (Stilobezzia) spirogyrae Carter, Ingr..., 1921
Stilobezzia limai Wirth & Derron, 1976
Stilobezzia tomensis Wirth & Derron, 1976
Styringomyia annulipes Enderlein, 1912
Styringomyia schoutedeni Alexander, 1930
Sylvicola annulicornis Edwards, 1928
Tabanus biguttatus Wiedemann, 1830
Tabanus marmorosus Surcouf, 1909
Tabanus monocallosus Travassos Dias, 1955
Thrypticomyia seychellensis Edwards, 1912
Toxorhina (Ceratocheilus) seychellarum Edwards, 1912
Toxorhina seychellarum seychellarum Edwards, 1912
Toxorhynchites capelai Ribeiro, 1992
Trentepohlia (Mongoma) tomensis Alexander, 1957
Trentepohlia (Trentepohlia) tripunctata Edwards, 1934
Trirhithrum coffeae Bezzi, 1918Coffee fruit fly
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Uranotaenia capelai Cole, 1923
Uranotaenia micromelas Edwards, 1934
Zaprionus tsacasi Yassin, 2008

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in São Tomé
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
17
25
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
29
53
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