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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Torres Strait (West Pacific Ocean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
79
266
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
79
266
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
73
238
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
198
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
25
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait
11 Families width 54 Species and 2 Subspecies
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito23SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies14SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae Kolenati, 1863Bat flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait
25 Genera with 54 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1903Ochlerotatus8SpeciesTaxom
Amenia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1901Malaria Mosquitoes4SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1849Charcoal Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 198912SpeciesTaxom
Brachytarsina Macquart, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosoma Guérin-Ménev..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1975Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Cyanonedys Hermann, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hardyadrama Lee, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonosoma Meijere, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Malaya Leicester, 1947Ant Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1901Submarine Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mimegralla Rondani, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Nycteribia Latreille, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Paraclius Loew, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Penicillidia Kolenati, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Reburrus Daniels, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1908Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait
54 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Leptosomatomyia) aurimargo (Edwards, 1922)⇒ Leptosomatomyia aurimargo Edwards, 1922
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) scutellaris (Walker, 1859)⇒ Stegomyia scutellaris Walker, 1858
Aedes culiciformis (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Ochlerotatus culiciformis Theobald, 1905
Aedes iwi (Marks, 1955)⇒ Phagomyia iwi Marks, 1955
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Amenia imperialis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Andrenosoma cyrtophora Hermann, 1912
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hilli Woodhill & Lee, 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anthrax incomptus Walker, 1849
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) decurtans May, 1965
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) diospyri Drew, 1989
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis Hendel, 1912Oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) frauenfeldi Schiner, 1868Mango fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) murrayi Perkins, 1939
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) musae Tryon, 1927Banana fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) neohumeralis Hardy, 1951Lesser Queensland fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) parabarringtoniae Drew, Hancoc..., 1999
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) peninsularis Drew & Hancock, 1981
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) perkinsi Drew & Hancock, 1981
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) turneri Drew, 1989
Bactrocera (Javadacus) melanothoracica Drew, 1989
Brachytarsina amboinensis uniformis Maa, 1971
Chrysosoma lucare Bickel, 1994
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) palpalis Taylor, 1912Wood-Mason's rattail
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Culicoides (Avaritia) dumdumi Sen & Gupta, 1959
Culicoides (Avaritia) flavipunctatus Kitaoka, 1975
Cyanonedys hornii Hermann, 1912
Hardyadrama presignis Hardy, 1973
Ichneumonosoma consors Walker, 1861
Ligyra hemifusca Roberts, 1928
Ligyra satyrus Fabricius, 1775
Lispe gracilitarsis Pont, 2019
Malaya genurostris Leicester, 1908
Malaya leei Wharton, 1947
Mansonia (Mansonioides) septempunctata Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mimegralla lyra Mcalpine, 1998
Musca cassara Pont, 1973
Nycteribia parilis vicaria Maa, 1971
Paraclius neglectus Becker, 1922
Penicillidia (Penicillidia) oceanica Bigot, 1885
Reburrus bancrofti Hardy, 1935
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) argyrotarsis Leicester, 1908

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Torres Strait
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
17
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
8
25
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