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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Taveta (Taita-Taveta County, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
40
114
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
40
114
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
40
114
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
34
106
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Taveta
4 Families width 10 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Taveta
8 Genera with 10 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1941Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1931Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrius Rondani, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pachylophus Loew, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Phytomia Guérin-Ménev..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Senaspis Macquart, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Thyridanthrax Osten Sacken, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taveta
10 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) heischi Someren, 1951
Aedes (Stegomyia) soleatus Edwards, 1941Palmer's asterella
Anopheles (Cellia) keniensis Evans, 1931
Mesembrius caffer Loew, 1858
Pachylophus proximus Adams, 1905
Paragus auritus Stuckenberg, 1954
Paragus capricorni Stuckenberg, 1954
Phytomia incisa Wiedemann, 1830
Senaspis haemorrhoa Gerstaecker, 1871
Thyridanthrax incipiens Bezzi, 1924

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Taveta
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
2
3
Family
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