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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Santa Cruz (Saint Elizabeth Parish, Cornwall County, Jamaica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
233
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
233
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
75
227
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
55
186
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Cruz (Jamaica)
9 Families width 25 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Cruz (Jamaica)
20 Genera with 25 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anastrepha Schiner, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Blepharoneura Loew, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Bromeloecia Spuler, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1903Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Georgecraigius Reinert, Har..., 2006
0SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1941Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Sarcodexia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1842Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tricimba Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthacrona Wulp, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Cruz (Jamaica)
25 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes scapularis Rondani, 1848
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Anastrepha crebra Stone, 1942
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Bromeloecia wolverinei Yau & Marshall, 2018
Coquillettidia (Rhynchotaenia) nigricans Coquillett, 1904
Culex (Culex) chidesteri Dyar, 1912
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Melanoconion) iolambdis Dyar, 1918
Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) taeniopus Dyar & Knab, 1907
Culex (Phenacomyia) corniger Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938Cabbage leaf miner
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) cyanescens Philip, 1941
Sarcodexia lambens Wiedemann, 1830
Toxomerus pictus Macquart, 1842
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) lowii Theobald, 1901
Xanthacrona bipustulata Wulp, 1899

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Santa Cruz (Jamaica)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
13
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
7
17
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