Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region South America (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1015
31826
191976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 1012
31805
191924 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 929
31274
189459 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 543
24019
154741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 140
4372
28627 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South America
140 Families width 28627 Species and 263 Subspecies #ABCDEFHIKLMNOPRSTUVXZ
| Acartophthalmidae Czerny, 1928 | Acartophthalmid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acroceridae Leach, 1815 | Hunch-back flies | 81 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 411 | Species | Taxom | | Anisopodidae Knab, 1912 | Window Midges | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Anthomyiid flies | 102 | Species | Taxom | | Anthomyzidae Czerny, 1903 | Anthomyzid flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Apioceridae Bigot, 1852 | Flower-loving flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 1519 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Atelestidae Hennig, 1970 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Athericidae Stuckenberg, 1973 | Athericid flies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Aulacigastridae Wollaston, 1864 | Aulacigastrid flies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Austroleptidae Nagatomi, 1982 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Bibionidae Fleming, 1821 | Bibionid flies | 166 | Species | Taxom | | Blephariceridae Loew, 1861 | Mountain midges | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 556 | Species | Taxom | | Brachystomatidae Melander, 1908 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Braulidae Egger, 1853 | Bee lice | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 249 | Species | Taxom | | Canaceidae (Jones, 1906) | Beach flies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Canthyloscelidae Enderlein, 1912 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Carnidae Newman, 1834 | Bird flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834 | Forest Midges | 368 | Species | Taxom | | Celyphidae Bigot, 1852 | Beetle flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 | Biting midge | 870 | Species | Taxom | | Chamaemyiidae Hendel, 1910 | Aphid flies | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Chaoboridae Newman, 1834 | Phantom midge | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Chimeromyiidae Grimaldi & C..., 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 808 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 328 | Species | Taxom | | Chyromyidae Hendel, 1916 | Chiromyid flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 120 | Species | Taxom | | Coelopidae Hendel, 1910 | Kelp Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Conopidae Latreille, 1802 | Thick-headed Flies | 177 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochetidae Brues & Mela..., 1932 | Cryptochetid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenostylidae Bigot, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 1064 | Species | Taxom | | Curtonotidae Duda, 1934 | Curtonotid flies | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Cuterebridae (Blake, 1938) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cylindrotomidae (Mulsant, 1842) | Cylindrotomid Crane Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cypselosomatidae Hennig, 1958 | Cypselosomatid flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diadocidiidae Winnertz, 1863 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diastatidae Hendel, 1917 | Bog flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diopsidae Billberg, 1820 | Stalk-eyed flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ditomyiidae Keilin, 1919 | | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Dixidae Schiner, 1868 | Dixid Midges | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 810 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 557 | Species | Taxom | | Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862 | Dryomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 621 | Species | Taxom | | Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837 | Brine flies | 344 | Species | Taxom | | Evocoidae Yeates, Irwi..., 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911 | Latrine flies | 95 | Species | Taxom | | Helcomyzidae Malloch, 1933 | Helcomyzid flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840) | Heleomyzid flies | 105 | Species | Taxom | | Helosciomyzidae Griffiths, 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hennigmatidae Shcherbakov, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperinidae Hendel, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocheilidae Mcalpine, 1991 | Half-bridge flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteromyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Heleomyzid flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 184 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 258 | Species | Taxom | | Inbiomyiidae Buck, 2006 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856 | Fungus gnats | 183 | Species | Taxom | | Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835 | Beach flies | 228 | Species | Taxom | | Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909) | Craneflies | 236 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 87 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839 | Pointed-wing flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygistorrhinidae Hendel, 1936 | Long beaked fungus gnat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megamerinidae Hendel, 1913 | Megamerinid flies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 242 | Species | Taxom | | Milichiidae Schiner, 1862 | Filth flies | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 882 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834 | Fungus Gnat | 1317 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 87 | Species | Taxom | | Mythicomyiidae Melander, 1902 | Micro Bee Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834 | Tangle-veined flies | 69 | Species | Taxom | | Neriidae Hendel, 1916 | Banana stalk flies | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Bat Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Oestridae Leach, 1815 | Bot flies | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Opomyzidae (Fallen, 1820) | Opomyzid flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 239 | Species | Taxom | | Pallopteridae Loew, 1862 | Flutter flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophthalmidae Williston, 1906 | Timber flies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Pediciidae Osten Sacken, 1860 | Hairy-Eyed Crane Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pelecorhynchidae Philip, 1941 | Pelecorhynchid flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Perissommatidae Colless, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 1291 | Species | Taxom | | Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 | Cheese flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pipunculidae Walker, 1834 | Big headed flies | 221 | Species | Taxom | | Platypezidae Fallen, 1815 | Flat footed flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopomyzidae (Mcalpine, 1966) | Banana flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Psilidae Macquart, 1835 | Carrot flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Psychodidae Newman, 1834 | Drain flies | 748 | Species | Taxom | | Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862 | Phantom crane flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 | Light Flies | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 2002 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagionemestriidae Ussatchov, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802 | Snipe flies | 78 | Species | Taxom | | Rhiniidae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinophoridae Robineau-Des..., 1863 | Woodlouse flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyphidae (Newman, 1834) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Richardidae Snow, 1896 | Richardid flies | 109 | Species | Taxom | | Richardiidae (Snow, 1896) | Picture-winged flies | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Ropalomeridae Linder, 1930 | Ropalomerid flies | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 765 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Dung flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Scatopsidae Newman, 1834 | Dung midges | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835 | Window Flies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Sciaridae Billberg, 1820 | Black fungus gnats | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820 | Marsh Flies | 93 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Serendipidae Evenhuis, 1994 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Simuliidae Newman, 1834 | Black flies | 356 | Species | Taxom | | Somatiidae Hendel, 1935 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 276 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 738 | Species | Taxom | | Streblidae (Kolenati, 1863) | Bat flies | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Strongylophthalmyiidae Hennig, 1940 | Strongylophthalmyiid flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syringogastridae Prado, 1969 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 1480 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 1184 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 2344 | Species | Taxom | | Tanyderidae Alexander, 1919 | Primitive crane flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tanypezidae Rondani, 1856 | Stretched-foot flies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 781 | Species | Taxom | | Teratomyzidae Hennig, 1969 | Fern Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tethinidae (Hendel, 1916) | Tethinid flies | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913 | Solitary midges | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 131 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 3342 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841 | Winter Crane Flies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835 | Picture-winged Flies | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Vermileonidae Williston, 1886 | Wormlion | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901 | Wood soldier flies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810 | Awl-flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Zhangsolvidae Nagatomi & Yang, 1998 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in South America
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
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