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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Thursday Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
174
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
174
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
157
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
126
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Thursday Island
6 Families width 16 Species
Drosophilidae (Rondani, 1856)Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830)Bristle Flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Thursday Island
10 Genera with 16 Species
Acletoxenus Frauenfeld, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1905Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Amenia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1932Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmoneura De Meijere, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Codium Enderlein, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1830Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thursday Island
16 Species
Acletoxenus quadristriatus Duda, 1936
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Amenia imperialis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) hilli Woodhill & Lee, 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) meraukensis Venhuis, 1932
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) abscondita Drew & Hancock, 1981
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) aurantiaca Drew & Hancock, 1981
Chiasmoneura cyclophora Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Thursday Island
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
5
11
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