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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Silurian (Paleozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
611
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
611
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
589
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
115
524
765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
17
39
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Silurian
17 Families width 57 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acroceridae (Leach, 1815)Hunch-back flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies26SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids0SpeciesTaxom
Platypezidae Fallen, 1815Flat footed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies1SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae (Newman, 1834)Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Silurian
39 Genera with 57 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRST
Acrocera Meigen, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1884Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Antocha Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Austrosciapus Bickel, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1758Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conops Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1953Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Electrobata Hennig, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Exechia Winnertz, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Exechiopsis Tuomikoski, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs2SpeciesTaxom
Halliella Ulrich, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Metopochetus Enderlein, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1928Tiger Crane Flies5SpeciesTaxom
Ospriocerus Loew, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Parentia Hardy, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Protoclythia Kessel, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ptychoptera Meigen, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Sicus Scopoli, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1758Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Systoechus Loew, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1820Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Thereva Latreille, 1758Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1863Cranefly9SpeciesTaxom
Trichosia Winnertz, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Tricyphona Zetterstedt, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Silurian
57 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrocera (Acrocera) orbicula (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Acrocera orbiculus Fabricius, 1787
Anopheles (Cellia) annularis van der Wulp, 1884
Antocha (Antocha) vitripennis Meigen, 1830
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) ochracea Meigen, 1804
Austrosciapus pulvillus Bickel, 1994
Bezzia gibberella Wirth & Grogan, 1983Clearwater phlox
Bombylius (Bombylius) canescens Mikan, 1796Western bee-fly
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Conops (Conops) flavipes Linnaeus, 1758
Contarinia quinquenotata F. Low, 1888Daylily gall midge
Culex (Culex) australicus Dobrotworsky..., 1953Australian house mosquito
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) chorea Meigen, 1818
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) modesta Meigen, 1818
Dicranomyia (Numantia) fusca Meigen, 1804
Efferia coquillettii Hine, 1919
Electrobata myrmecia W. Hennig, 1965
Erioptera (Erioptera) lutea Meigen, 1804
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Exechia festiva Winnertz, 1863
Exechia fusca Meigen, 1804
Exechiopsis (Exechiopsis) unguiculata Lundstrom, 1911
Haematopota crassicornis Wahlberg, 1848Black-horned cleg
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Limonia macrostigma Schummel, 1829
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Limonia phragmitidis Schrank, 1781
Metopochetus (Seva) bickeli Mcalpine, 1998
Molophilus (Molophilus) cinereifrons De Meijere, 1920
Mycetophila ocellus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Nephrotoma appendiculata Pierre, 1919Spotted crane fly
Nephrotoma flavescens Linnaeus, 1758Tiger Cranefly
Nephrotoma guestfalica Westhoff, 1879
Nephrotoma quadrifaria Meigen, 1804
Nephrotoma submaculosa Edwards, 1928
Ospriocerus brevis Martin, 1968
Parentia perthensis Bickel, 1994
Protoclythia modesta Zetterstedt, 1844
Ptychoptera (Ptychoptera) albimana Fabricius, 1787
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) maculata (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limonia lecontei Alexander, 1940
Sicus ferrugineus Scopoli, 1763
Sphaerophoria scripta Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Systoechus aurulentus ctenopterus Wiedemann, 1820
Tabanus cordiger Meigen, 1820Plain-eyed grey horsefly
Thereva plebeja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Thereva occulta Becker, 1908
Tipula (Acutipula) fulvipennis De Geer, 1776
Tipula (Acutipula) luna Westhoff, 1879
Tipula (Beringotipula) unca Wiedemann, 1817
Tipula (Lunatipula) fascipennis Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Savtshenkia) confusa van der Wulp, 1883Tipula marmorata
Tipula (Savtshenkia) obsoleta Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Savtshenkia) rufina Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Tipula (Yamatotipula) montium Egger, 1863
Trichosia (Trichosia) morio Fabricius, 1794
Tricyphona (Tricyphona) immaculata Meigen, 1804

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Silurian
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
19
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
20
36
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