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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Shimba Hills (Kwale County, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
51
158
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
51
158
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
42
139
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
33
128
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
27
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shimba Hills
7 Families width 48 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies15SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies19SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shimba Hills
27 Genera with 48 Species
#ABCDEHILMPT
Ancylorhynchus Berthold, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Bombylella Greathead, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Bombylisoma Rondani, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18878SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Conophorus Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Eurycarenus Loew, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 19248SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1952Clegs2SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heteralonia Rondani, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischiodon Sack, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Microstylum Macquart, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Paratephritis Shiraki, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1806Common horse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Toxophora Meigen, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Trirhithrum Bezzi, 19382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shimba Hills
48 Species
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Bactrocera (Afrodacus) biguttula Bezzi, 1922
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) invadens Drew, Tsurut..., 2005
Bombylella delicata Wiedemann, 1830
Bombylisoma nucale Bezzi, 1924
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) perseus Meyer & Cope..., 2005
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) capitata Wiedemann, 1824Medfly
Ceratitis (Ceratitis) pinax Munro, 1933
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) bremii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Grass fern
Ceratitis (Pardalaspis) millicentae De Meyer & C..., 2005
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) fasciventris Bezzi, 1920
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) podocarpi Bezzi, 1924
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) rosa Karsch, 1887Natal fly
Conophorus nigripennis Loew, 1872
Dacus (Dacus) durbanensis Munro, 1935
Dacus (Dacus) punctatifrons Karsch, 1887
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquelineatus Fabricius, 1781
Eurycarenus dichopticus Bezzi, 1920
Eurycarenus laticeps Loew, 1852
Eurycarenus melanurus Bezzi, 1924
Exhyalanthrax alliopterus Hesse, 1956
Exhyalanthrax transiens Bezzi, 1921
Exoprosopa argentifrons Macquart, 1855
Exoprosopa aurivestrix Francois, 1962
Exoprosopa dimidiata (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Larrpana dimidiatipennis Bowden, 1971
Exoprosopa louisae Francois, 1962
Exoprosopa punctulata Macquart, 1840
Exoprosopa rubescens Bezzi, 1924
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Exoprosopa thoracica Bezzi, 1924
Haematopota duttoni Newstead, Du..., 1907
Haematopota fenestralis Oldroyd, 1952
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Ischiodon aegyptius Wiedemann, 1830
Lamyra greatheadi Oldroyd, 1974
Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851
Ligyra enderleini Paramonov, 1929
Ligyra sisyphus Fabricius, 1805
Paragus (Afroparagus) borbonicus Macquart, 1842
Paratephritis umbrifera Munro, 1957
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Tabanus guineensis Wiedemann, 1824
Tabanus taeniola Palisot de B..., 1806Camel gad fly
Tabanus thoracinus Palisot de B..., 1806
Toxophora diploptera Speiser, 1910
Trirhithrum nigerrimum Bezzi, 1913
Trirhithrum senex Munro, 1938

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Shimba Hills
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
26
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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