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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
219
1008
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
218
1007
1530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
974
1479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
763
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
20
56
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanganyika
20 Families width 118 Species and 1 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito56SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids14SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat2SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae Kolenati, 1863Bat flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies7SpeciesTaxom
Neriidae Hendel, 1916Banana stalk flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies10SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Glossinidae Theobald, 1903Tik-tik flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanganyika
56 Genera with 118 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1930Ochlerotatus21SpeciesTaxom
Allocladius Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Allodia Winnertz, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1934Malaria Mosquitoes18SpeciesTaxom
Ascodipteron Adensamer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnophila Alexander, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Beckerellus Greathead, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Cephalops Fallen, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Ceratitis Mackleay, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Chaetonerius Hendel, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1818Hairy Maggot Blow Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1907Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Colosmittia Andersen & S..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1961Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1973Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dacus Collart, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Discomyza Meigen, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Eretmapodites Theobald, 1914African Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalanthrax Becker, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Fainia Zumpt, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Glossina Wiedemann, 1923Tik-tik1SpeciesTaxom
Graptomyza Weidemann, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnochaeta Corti, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Hercostomus Loew, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Hydrosmittia Saether & Fe..., 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Ionthosmittia Sæther & And..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Lamyra Loew, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Lerheimia Andersen & S..., 19933SpeciesTaxom
Lobosmittia Sæther & And..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1914Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1910Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1903Indistinct Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Molleriella Sæther & Ekrem, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Nilothauma Kieffer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Parakiefferiella Thienemann, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phumosia Robineau-Des..., 19162SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosmittia Goetghebeur, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhinia Robineau-Des..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Sciophila Meigen, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1892Common horse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Termitosagma Reichensperger, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Termitoscrofa Schmitz, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Termitostroma Reichensperger, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoxena Breddin & Bö..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1962Cranefly2SpeciesTaxom
Tokyobrillia Kobayashi & ..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1901Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tricyclea Wulp, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Usambaromyia Andersen & S..., 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanganyika
118 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedimorphus) durbanensis Theobald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) leucarthrius Speiser, 1909
Aedes (Albuginosus) gilliesi Someren, 1962
Aedes (Albuginosus) haworthi Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Diceromyia) adersi Edwards, 1917
Aedes (Diceromyia) fascipalpis Edwards, 1912
Aedes (Diceromyia) furcifer Edwards, 1913
Aedes (Diceromyia) taylori Edwards, 1936
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) albicosta Edwards, 1913
Aedes (Stegomyia) calceatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) deboeri Edwards, 1926
Aedes (Stegomyia) hansfordi Huang, 1997
Aedes (Stegomyia) heischi Someren, 1951
Aedes (Stegomyia) masseyi Edwards, 1923Lindenberg's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) soleatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Aedes (Stegomyia) usambara Mattingly, 1953
Aedes (Stegomyia) woodi Edwards, 1922
Aedes fulgens Edwards, 1917
Aedes hancocki Someren, 1962
Aedes mzooi Someren, 1962
Aedes nyasae Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Cellia) christyi Newstead & C..., 1911
Anopheles (Cellia) confusus Evans & Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) erepens Gillies, 1958
Anopheles (Cellia) garnhami Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Cellia) gibbinsi Evans, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) keniensis Evans, 1931
Anopheles (Cellia) kingi Christophers, 1923
Anopheles (Cellia) machardyi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles (Cellia) merus Dönitz, 1902
Anopheles (Cellia) njombiensis Peters, 1955
Anopheles (Cellia) parensis Gillies, 1962
Anopheles (Cellia) rivulorum Leeson, 1935
Anopheles (Cellia) schwetzi Evans, 1934
Anopheles (Cellia) walravensi Edwards, 1930Hell's Canyon woodlandsnail
Anopheles basilewskyi (Leleup, 1957)⇒ Anopheles garnhami Edwards, 1930
Anopheles lovettae Evans, 1934
Anopheles ugandae Evans, 1934
Anopheles wilsoni Evans, 1934
Ascodipteron brachythecum Theodor, 1968
Austrolimnophila (Austrolimnophila) leleupi Alexander, 1962
Beckerellus terminatus Becker, 1909
Bryophaenocladius imberbus Andersen & S..., 2000
Bryophaenocladius mazumbaiensis Andersen & S..., 2000
Bryophaenocladius usambarensis Andersen & S..., 2000
Cephalops megameris Hardy, 1964
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) cosyra Walker, 1849Mango fruit fly
Ceratitis (Ceratalaspis) roubaudi Bezzi, 1923
Ceratitis (Pterandrus) rosa Karsch, 1887Natal fly
Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819Hairy maggot blow fly
Chrysomya chloropyga Wiedemann, 1818
Chrysops bicolor Cordier, 1907
Chrysops nigriflava (Austen, 1907)⇒ Chrysops bicolor Cordier, 1907
Colosmittia clavata Andersen & S..., 1993
Coquillettidia flavocincta Edwards, 1936
Coquillettidia fuscopennata Theobald, 1903
Coquillettidia microannulata Theobald, 1911
Culex (Culex) andersoni Edwards, 1914
Culex (Culex) neavei Theobald, 1906
Culex (Culex) vansomereni Edwards, 1926
Culex (Culex) watti Edwards, 1920
Culex (Culiciomyia) gilliesi Hamon & van ..., 1961
Culicoides bergi Cochrane, 1973
Dacus (Dacus) bivittatus Bigot, 1858Pumpkin fruit fly
Dacus (Dacus) punctatifrons Karsch, 1887
Dacus (Didacus) ciliatus Loew, 1862Cucurbit fly
Dacus (Leptoxyda) longistylus (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Dacus persicus Hendel, 1927
Discomyza fagomoga Zatwarnicki ..., 2015
Eretmapodites grenieri Hamon & van ..., 1961
Eretmapodites intermedius Edwards, 1936
Eretmapodites mattinglyi Hamon & van ..., 1961
Eretmapodites subsimplicipes Edwards, 1914
Exhyalanthrax alliopterus Hesse, 1956
Fainia inexpectata Zumpt, 1973
Glossina swynnertoni Austen, 1923
Graptomyza triangulifera Bigot, 1883
Hemigymnochaeta liberia Curran, 1931
Hercostomus enghoffi Grichanov, 1999
Ionthosmittia caudiga Saether & An..., 1995
Lamyra gulo Loew, 1851
Lerheimia aviculata Andersen & S..., 1993
Lerheimia scopulata Andersen & S..., 1993
Lerheimia villangulata Andersen & S..., 1993
Lobosmittia basilobata Saether & An..., 1993
Lucilia infernalis Villeneuve, 1914
Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mansonia nigerrima (Theobald, 1910)⇒ Mansonia africana Bigot, 1887
Mimomyia lacustris Edwards, 1935
Mimomyia splendens Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Molleriella kaputu Andersen, 2014
Musca (Byomya) sorbens Wiedemann, 1830
Musca gabonensis Macquart, 1855
Nilothauma anderseni Adam & Saether, 1999
Parakiefferiella minax Ferrington &..., 1995
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Phumosia proserpina Villeneuve, 1914
Phumosia pseudolucilia Villeneuve, 1916
Phytomia kroeberi Bezzi, 1912
Rhinia coxendix Villeneuve, 1915
Sciophila pinniger Soli, 1997
Sciophila stellata Soli, 1997
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Styringomyia acanthobasis Alexander, 1962
Tabanus barclayi Austen, 1912
Tabanus ustus Walker, 1850
Tabanus zoulouensis Bigot, 1892
Termitosagma henningsi Reichensperger, 1931
Termitoscrofa pinguissima Schmitz, 1936
Termitostroma mergelsbergi Schmitz, 1936
Termitostroma schmitzi Reichensperger, 1931
Thaumatoxena burtti Schmitz, 1939
Tipula (Acutipula) loveridgei Alexander, 1972
Tipula (Acutipula) uluguruensis Alexander, 1962
Tokyobrillia anderseni Saether & Wang, 1993
Toxorhynchites lutescens Theobald, 1901
Tricyclea bivittata Curran, 1927
Tricyclea semithoracica Villeneuve, 1922
Usambaromyia nigrala Andersen & S..., 1994

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Tanganyika
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
14
28
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
28
78
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