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Checklist of Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
for Tonga (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
139
443
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
139
443
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
135
429
596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
304
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
67
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tonga
29 Families width 104 Species and 1 Subspecies
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Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies9SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae (Zetterstedt, 1837)Brine flies5SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies8SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge5SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies16SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribiidae Samouelle, 1819Bat Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Cecidomyidae1SpeciesTaxom
Tethinidae Hendel, 1916Tethinid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies8SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae (Schoenherr, 1840)Chloropid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tonga
67 Genera with 104 Species
#
A
B
C
D
E
G
H
K
L
M
N
O
P
S
T
U
V
W

Achradocera Coquillett, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus9SpeciesTaxom
Allotrichoma Becker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1928Shoot Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Austrophorocera Townsend, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19048SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1932Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Campiglossa Rondani, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Cephalochrysa Kertesz, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmoneura De Meijere, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1928Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Chromatopoda Brauer, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1851Hairy Maggot Blow Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19293SpeciesTaxom
Coelotrypes Bezzi, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1828Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Cyclopodia Kolenati, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Dasyrhicnoessa Hendel, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dettopsomyia Lamb, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dichaetomyia Malloch, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19715SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Dodecasciara Edwards, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1972Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Euphranta Loew, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Gonomyia Meigen, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Krakatauia Enderlein, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsilopa Cresson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Libnotes Westwood, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Limnophora Robineau-Des..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1866Eye Gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Lissocephala Malloch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mimegralla Rondani, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Mosillus Latreille, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Norrbomia Papp, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoctona Speiser, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Oscinellinae1SpeciesTaxom
Oxysarcodexia Townsend, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Phasmaphleps Bickel, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Physocephala Schiner, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Piestometopon Meijere, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Prosena Lepeletier &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psilopa Fallen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodrosophila Duda, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Scoliophthalmus Becker, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Spathulina Rondani, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Synthesiomyia Brauer & von..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Syntormon Loew, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Tetreuaresta Hendel, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Trypetisoma Malloch, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1904Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Voriella Malloch, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Winthemia Robineau-Des..., 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tonga
104 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achradocera barbata Loew, 1861
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nocturnus Thoebald, 1903
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes (Stegomyia) cooki Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Stegomyia) kesseli Huang & Hitc..., 1980
Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859)⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Aedes (Stegomyia) tabu Ramalingam &..., 1965
Aedes (Stegomyia) tongae Edwards, 1962
Aedes oceanicus Belkin, 1962
Allotrichoma alium Cresson, 1929
Amblypsilopus cosmochirus Bezzi, 1928
Amblypsilopus eupulvillatus Parent, 1928
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Atherigona hendersoni Malloch, 1923House fly
Atherigona orientalis Schiner, 1868Broadleaf water-milfoil
Atherigona oryzae Malloch, 1925Corn seedling maggot
Atherigona poecilopoda Bezzi, 1928
Atrichopogon (Atrichopogon) brunnipes Meigen, 1804
Atrichopogon jacobsoni De Meijere, 1907Biting midge
Austrophorocera solennis Walker, 1858
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) distincta Malloch, 1931
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) facialis Coquillett, 1909
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) kirki Froggatt, 1911
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) obscura Malloch, 1931
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) passiflorae Froggatt, 1911Fijian fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) psidii Froggatt, 1899South Sea guava fruit fly
Bactrocera (Notodacus) xanthodes Broun, 1904Pacific fruit fly
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) simulata Malloch, 1932
Campiglossa fouica Hering, 1951
Campiglossa longirostris Thomson, 1869
Cephalochrysa maxima Bezzi, 1928Soldier fly
Chiasmoneura cyclophora Edwards, 1929
Chironomus (Chironomus) samoensis Edwards, 1928
Chromatopoda annulipes Walker, 1849
Chrysomya nigripes Aubertin, 1932
Chrysomya varipes Macquart, 1851Small green blowfly
Chrysosoma complicatum Becker, 1922
Chrysosoma ferrifer Lamb, 1929
Chrysosoma ferriferum Lamb, 1929
Coelotrypes punctilabris Bezzi, 1928
Coproica ferruginata Stenhammar, 1855Fly
Culex (Culex) albinervis Edwards, 1929
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) kesseli Belkin, 1962
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Cyclopodia inclita Falcoz, 1927
Dasineura pseudococcus Thomas, 1890
Dasyhelea carolinensis Tokunaga, 1941
Dasyhelea hitchcocki Wirth, 1976
Dasyhelea ihitchcocki Wirth, 1976
Dasyrhicnoessa sexseriata Hendel, 1913
Dettopsomyia formosa Lamb, 1914Pomace fly
Dichaetomyia vicaria Walker, 1859
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) tongensis Alexander, 1978
Dicranomyia (Idioglochina) obesula Edwards, 1927
Dicranomyia (Idioglochina) tusitala Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia tusitala tusitala Alexander, 1921
Dicranomyia (Nealexandriaria) scolopia Alexander, 1971Black zigzag moth
Dioxyna conflicta Curran, 1929
Dioxyna fouica Hering, 1951
Dodecasciara debilis Edwards, 1928
Drosophila (Sophophora) pallidosa Bock & Wheeler, 1972
Euphranta (Rhacochlaena) lemniscata Enderlein, 1911
Gonomyia (Leiponeura) fijiensis Alexander, 1914
Hyadina hivaoae Malloch, 1933
Krakatauia planticorum Bickel, 2008
Leptopsilopa pollinosa Kertesz, 1901
Libnotes (Libnotes) strigivena Walker, 1861
Libnotes (Metalibnotes) tongana Alexander, 1978
Limnophora mesolissa Bezzi, 1928
Limnophora subobsoleta Malloch, 1929
Liohippelates flavipes Loew, 1866Frit fly
Liriomyza brassicae Riley, 1885Cabbage leaf miner
Lissocephala metallescens Meijere, 1914
Melanostoma apicale Bigot, 1884
Mimegralla tongana Czerny, 1932
Mosillus opaculus Thomson, 1869
Norrbomia tropica Duda, 1923
Ophiomyia cornuta De Meijere, 1910Leafminer fly
Ophiomyia lantanae Froggat, 1919Lantana seed fly
Ophiomyia phaseoli Tryon, 1895Bean fly
Ornithoctona plicata von Olfers, 1816
Oscinellinae centralis Bezzi, 1928
Oxysarcodexia taitensis Schiner, 1868
Phasmaphleps pacifica Bickel, 2006
Pherbellia dives Bezzi, 1928
Physocephala lacera Meigen, 1824
Piestometopon luteiceps Meijere, 1914
Prosena zonalis Curran, 1929
Psilopa pollinosa (Kertesz, 1901)⇒ Leptopsilopa pollinosa Kertesz, 1901
Psychoda quadrifilis Edwards, 1928
Scaptodrosophila marjoryae Harrison, 1954
Scoliophthalmus centralis (Bezzi, 1928)⇒ Oscinellinae centralis Bezzi, 1928
Sepedon ruficeps Becker, 1922
Spathulina acroleuca Schiner, 1868
Styringomyia didyma Grimshaw, 1901Crane fly
Synthesiomyia nudiseta Wulp, 1883Fly
Syntormon flexibile Wulp, 1890Long-legged fly
Tetreuaresta obscuriventris Loew, 1873Fruit fly
Trypetisoma caniventre Bezzi, 1928
Uranotaenia balfouri Theobald, 1904
Voriella cinerella Mesnil, 1953
Winthemia pacifica Malloch, 1935

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Tonga
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
21
53
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
14
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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