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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
509
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
509
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
127
498
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
97
452
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
26
65
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Thomas
26 Families width 86 Species and 2 Subspecies
#CTAMPSOBDLH
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito24SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies7SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat9SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies7SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids10SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Asteiidae Rondani, 1856Asteiid Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Thomas
65 Genera with 86 Species
#ABCDEFHLMOPRSTU
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anastrepha Schiner, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1926Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Apallates Sabrosky, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1758Bluebottle2SpeciesTaxom
Camptochaeta Hippa & Vilk..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocnemistoptera Borgmeier, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1804Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cochliomyia Townsend, 1775New World screwworm fly1SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1775Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Conioscinella Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Corynoptera Winnertz, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Cratyna Winnertz, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1928Typical Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Deinocerites Theobald, 1901Crabhole Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dohrniphora Dahl, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Duomyia Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Elliponeura Loew, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurhabdus Aldrich, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Euxesta Loew, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Harmstonia Robinson, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Lycoriella Frey, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Metriocnemus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Oscinella Becker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Peckia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phlebosotera Duda, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Platypalpus Macquart, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1905Gang Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptomyza Hardy, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Smittia Holmgren, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Sobarocephala Czerny, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Stenotabanus Lutz, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1850Common horse flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1925Green Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1830Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhina Loew, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Trachyopella Duda, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Trichopsomyia Williston, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1901Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Thomas
86 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aedes (Diceromyia) punctipes Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes tortilis Theobald, 1903
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anastrepha interrupta Stone, 1942Schoepfia fruit fly
Anastrepha maculata Norrbom, 1998
Andrenosoma lewisi Farr, 1965
Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Root, 1926American malaria mosquito
Bradysia scabricornis Tuomikoski, 1960
Bradysia tilicola Loew, 1850
Bradysia trivittata Staeger, 1840
Bradysia urticae Mohrig & Menzel, 1992
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Camptochaeta furcata (Hippa & Vilk..., 1994)⇒ Corynoptera furcata Hippa & Vilk..., 1994
Chironomus (Chironomus) riparius Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775Secondary screw worm fly
Coenosia tigrina Fabricius, 1775
Coniceromyia latimana Malloch, 1924
Corynoneura scutellata Winnertz, 1846Coville's phlox
Corynoptera perpusilla Winnertz, 1867
Cratyna (Cratyna) cryptospina Rudzinski, 1993
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) habilitator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) educator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Micraedes) antillummagnorum Dyar, 1928
Deinocerites cancer Theobald, 1901Crabhole mosquito
Dohrniphora seriata Kung & Brown, 2006
Duomyia mithrax Hendel, 1914
Eurhabdus jamaicensis Farr, 1973
Euxesta thomae Loew, 1868Annual globemallow
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Helina evecta Harris, 1780Muscid fly
Leptogaster flavipes Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Leptogaster jamaicensis Farr, 1963
Leptogaster martini Farr, 1963
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Lycoriella (Lycoriella) sativae Johannsen, 1912
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Ommatius jamaicensis Farr, 1965
Ornithoctona erythrocephala Leach, 1817
Oscinella (Oscinella) frit Linnaeus, 1758Frit fly
Paracladopelma winnelli Jackson, 1977Mohave fishhook cactus
Paratanytarsus grimmii Schneider, 1885
Peckia chrysostoma Wiedemann, 1830
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Phlebosotera peculiaris Sabrosky, 1957
Platypalpus trivialis Loew, 1864
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Psorophora (Grabhamia) jamaicensis Theobald, 1901
Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) johnstonii Grabham, 1905
Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida Zetterstedt, 1847Pomace Fly
Sciara humeralis Zetterstedt, 1851
Smittia edwardsi Goetghebuer, 1932Clambering polypody
Smittia marsupialis Busk, 1884
Sobarocephala fumipennis Soos, 1963
Stenotabanus stigma completus Walker, 1848
Symplecta (Symplecta) cana Walker, 1848
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus oculus Walker, 1848
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus tinctus Walker, 1850
Tanytarsus guerlus Roback, 1957
Tanytarsus heliomesonyctios Langton, 1999
Tanytarsus mendax Kieffer, 1925
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Toxorhina (Toxorhina) jamaicensis Alexander, 1964
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) nuda Rohacek & Ma..., 1986Fly
Trichopsomyia antillensis Thompson, 1981
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Uranotaenia socialis Theobald, 1901

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in St. Thomas
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
20
38
38
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
27
48
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