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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Tortuguero (Tortuguero Plains, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
29
94
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
29
94
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
27
89
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
27
89
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
20
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tortuguero
7 Families width 13 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae Kolenati, 1863Bat flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds3SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tortuguero
20 Genera with 13 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Aspidoptera Coquillett, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Austrophorocera Townsend, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Calodexia van der Wulp, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Drino Robineau-Des..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Ebenia Macquart, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Leschenaultia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lespesia Robineau-Des..., 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Mastoptera Wenzel, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrinella Giglio-Tos, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Oestrophasia Brauer & Ber..., 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratrichobius Lima, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Plocoscelus Enderlein, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Setulina Malloch, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Strebla Wiedemann, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Thelairodoriopsis Thompson, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichobius Gervais, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Verrugophryno Townsend, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Winthemia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tortuguero
13 Species
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Aspidoptera phyllostomatus Perty, 1833
Calodexia agilis Curran, 1934
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Drino piceiventris Walker, 1836
Leschenaultia leucophrys Wiedemann, 1830
Mastoptera guimaraesi Wenzel, 1966
Mesembrinella bicolor Fabricius, 1893
Paratrichobius salvini Wenzel, 1966
Strebla hertigi Wenzel, 1966
Trichobius longipes Rudow, 1871
Verrugophryno exoristoides Townsend, 1927

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Tortuguero
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
18
10
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