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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region St. John (U.S. Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
228
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
228
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
75
219
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
197
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
19
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. John
10 Families width 35 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito26SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914Periscelidid Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. John
19 Genera with 35 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1827Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1850Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1951Typical Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Johnbelkinia Zavortink, 1906Brushy Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Planinasus Cresson, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Retrocitomyia Lopes, 1982
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Tricharaea Thomson, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyia Haliday, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1903Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. John
35 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis Robineau-Des..., 1827
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) dolosus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) mollis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) idottus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Melanoconion) jocasta Komp & Rozeboom, 1951
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Johnbelkinia ulopus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Limatus asulleptus Olivier, 1812
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Monohelea panamensis Lane & Wirth, 1964
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Planinasus tobagoensis Mathis & Rung, 2012
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Rhagoletis pomonella (. Walsh, 1867)⇒ Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932
Trichomyia (Dactylotrichomyia) coronula Duckhouse, 1978
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) apicalis Theobald, 1903Oxalis

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in St. John
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
8
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
11
29
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