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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Townsville (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
209
1041
1546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
209
1041
1546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
196
1006
1502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
867
1334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
77
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Townsville
27 Families width 143 Species and 2 Subspecies
#CTSDBNAPLMFK
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito65SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies17SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae (Latreille, 1802)Thick-headed Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Nemestrinidae Macquart, 1834Tangle-veined flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies9SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies9SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Fergusoninidae Hennig, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Acroceridae Leach, 1815Hunch-back flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Townsville
77 Genera with 143 Species
#ABCDEFHLMNOPRSTUVWXZ
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1909Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1889Ochlerotatus20SpeciesTaxom
Agapophytus Guérin-Ménev..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Allobaccha Curran, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Amblypsilopus Bigot, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Anabarhynchus Macquart, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1933Malaria Mosquitoes9SpeciesTaxom
Anthrax Scopoli, 1846Charcoal Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asarkina Macquart, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Asiconops Chen, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Atriadops Wandolleck, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Austalis Thompson & V..., 18492SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Bathypogon Loew, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Blepharotes Westwood, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1775Bluebottle1SpeciesTaxom
Carcelia Robineau-Des..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Cardiacera Macquart, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cephaloconus Walker, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ceriana Rafinesque, 1926Wasp-mimicking Hover Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1901Leafwalkers2SpeciesTaxom
Choerades Walker, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1877Hairy Maggot Blow Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Claraeola Aczel, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1825Tiger Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Comptosia Macquart, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito15SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Dasybasis Macquart, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Dissoptera Edwards, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Duomyia Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Episyrphus Matsumura, 1824Hover Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euprosopia Macquart, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Fergusonina Malloch, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hardyadrama Lee, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hodgesia Theobald, 1919Tiny Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Hyleorus Aldrich, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Lamprogaster Macquart, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ligyra Newman, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 19227SpeciesTaxom
Lule Speiser, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lutzia Theobald, 1903Predatory Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Mansonia Blanchard, 1962Submarine Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mimomyia Theobald, 1904Indistinct Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Molpemyia Theobald, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myioscaptia Mackerras, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1962Tiger Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ogcodes Latreille, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ommatius Wiedemann, 03SpeciesTaxom
Palpostoma Robineau-Des..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotabanus Ricardo, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Rhexoza Enderlein, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Simosyrphus Bigot, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Termitorioxa Hendel, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Thraxan Yeates & Lam..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1924Pestle Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1908Heaven Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Verrallina Theobald, 1914Broadtail Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1909Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xenoplatyura Malloch, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Zeugodacus Hendel, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Zosteria Daniels, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Townsville
143 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) catasticta Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Aedes (Aedimorphus) alboscutellatus Theobald, 1905
Aedes (Aedimorphus) nocturnus Thoebald, 1903
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Edwardsaedes) imprimens (Walker, 1860)⇒ Edwardsaedes imprimens Walker, 1861
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Rampamyia notoscriptus Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Neomelaniconion) lineatopennis (Ludlow, 1905)⇒ Neomelaniconion lineatopenne Ludlow, 1905
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) vigilax (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vigilax Skuse, 1889
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951Polynesian tiger mosquito
Aedes alternans (Westwood, 1836)⇒ Mucidus alternans Westwood, 1835
Aedes australiensis Theobald, 1910
Aedes elchoensis Taylor, 1929
Aedes littlechildi (Taylor, 1933)⇒ Macleaya littlechildi Taylor, 1933
Aedes mackerrasi (Taylor, 1927)⇒ Patmarksia mackerrasi Taylor, 1927
Aedes normanensis (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Ochlerotatus normanensis Taylor, 1915
Aedes quasirubithorax Theobald, 1910
Aedes rubrithorax (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Dobrotworskyius rubrithorax Macquart, 1850
Aedes subbasalis (Dobrotworsky, 1962)⇒ Dobrotworskyius subbasalis Dobrotworsky, 1962
Aedes tremulus Theobald, 1903
Aedes vittiger (Skuse, 1889)⇒ Ochlerotatus vittiger Skuse, 1889
Agapophytus australasiae Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) monobia Terry, 1905
Allobaccha (Allobaccha) siphanticida Terry, 1905
Amblypsilopus graciliventris Parent, 1933
Anabarhynchus kroeberi Lyneborg, 2001
Anopheles (Anopheles) bancroftii Giles, 1902Black Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) amictus Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Anopheles (Cellia) annulipes Walker, 1856Common Australian anopheline
Anopheles (Cellia) farauti Laveran, 1902Australian malaria mosquito
Anopheles (Cellia) hilli Woodhill & Lee, 1944
Anopheles (Cellia) kochi Dönitz, 1901
Anopheles (Cellia) longirostris Brug, 1928
Anopheles (Cellia) meraukensis Venhuis, 1932
Anopheles (Cellia) novaguinensis Venhuis, 1933
Anthrax confluensis Roberts, 1928
Anthrax maculatus Macquart, 1846
Asarkina (Asarkina) ericetorum Fabricius, 1781
Atriadops javana Wiedemann, 1824
Austalis roederi Bergroth, 1894
Austalis smaragdi Walker, 1849
Bactrocera (Afrodacus) jarvisi Tryon, 1927Jarvis's fruit fly
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) bryoniae Tryon, 1927
Bathypogon douglasi Hull, 1958
Bathypogon flavifemoratus Hull, 1958
Blepharotes flavus Ricardo, 1913
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) augur Fabricius, 1775Bluebodied blowfly
Carcelia (Catacarcelia) burnsi Cantrell, 1985
Cardiacera miliacea Hendel, 1914
Cephaloconus tenebrosus Walker, 1861
Ceriana (Ceriana) ornata Saunders, 1845Honey fly
Ceriana (Monoceromyia) macleayi Ferguson, 1926
Chalcosyrphus (Dimorphoxylota) eumerus Loew, 1869
Chalcosyrphus (Neploneura) pleuralis Kertesz, 1901
Choerades venatrix Loew, 1847
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Chrysomya rufifacies Macquart, 1843Blow fly
Chrysomya saffranea Bigot, 1877Fly
Claraeola erinys Perkins, 1905
Coenosia pumila (Fallen, 1825)⇒ Lispe pumila Wiedemann, 1824
Comptosia bancrofti Edwards, 1934
Contarinia passlowi Harris, 1979
Coquillettidia (Coquillettidia) xanthogaster Malloch, 1915Golden mosquito
Culex (Culex) annulirostris Skuse, 1889Common Banded Mosquito
Culex (Culex) crinicauda Edwards, 1921Graceful asterella
Culex (Culex) mimulus Edwards, 1915Elegant asterella
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) sitiens Wiedemann, 1828Salt-water culex
Culex (Culex) squamosus Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culex) starckeae Stone & Knight, 1958
Culex (Culex) vicinus Taylor, 1916
Culex (Culiciomyia) papuensis Taylor, 1914
Culex (Culiciomyia) pullus Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cubiculi Marks, 1989
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) cylindricus Theobald, 1903Oxalis
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) fraudatrix Theobald, 1905
Culex (Lophoceraomyia) hilli Edwards, 1922
Culex (Oculeomyia) bitaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901
Cydistomyia obscurus Mackerras & ..., 2008
Dasybasis nemopunctata aurihirta Ricardo, 1915
Dissoptera heterothrix Meijere, 1908
Duomyia tomentosa Hendel, 1914
Episyrphus (Episyrphus) viridaureus Wiedemann, 1824
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) hervebazini Klocker, 1924
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) punctulatus Macquart, 1847Native Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euprosopia conjuncta Hendel, 1914
Fergusonina centeri Taylor, 2004
Forcipomyia eriophora Williston, 1896
Hardyadrama excoecariae Lee, 1991
Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758American soldier fly
Hodgesia cairnsensis Taylor, 1919
Hyleorus arctornis Chao & Zhou, 1992
Lamprogaster stenoparia Hendel, 1914
Ligyra doryca Boisduval, 1835
Ligyra punctipennis Macquart, 1850
Ligyra satyrus Fabricius, 1775
Lispe assimilis (Wiedemann, 1824)⇒ Lispe uliginosa Fallen, 1825
Lispe attenuata Pont, 2019
Lispe esuriens Pont, 2019
Lispe gracilitarsis Pont, 2019
Lispe lamellata Pont, 2019
Lispe setigena Vikhrev & Pont, 2016
Lispe uniseta Malloch, 1922
Lule corioptera Speiser, 1910
Lutzia (Metalutzia) halifaxii Theobald, 1903
Mansonia (Mansonioides) septempunctata Theobald, 1905Wood sorrel
Mansonia (Mansonioides) uniformis Theobald, 1901
Mansonia melanesiensis Belkin, 1962
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mimomyia (Etorleptiomyia) elegans Taylor, 1914
Mimomyia (Mimomyia) chamberlaini Ludlow, 1904Bernard's violet
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Nephrotoma australasiae Skuse, 1890
Nephrotoma quincunx euryglossa Alexander, 1962
Ogcodes (Ogcodes) variegatus Brunetti, 1926
Ommatius burwelli
Ommatius mackayi Ricardo, 1913
Ommatius melasmus
Palpostoma armiceps Malloch, 1931
Paragus (Serratoparagus) crenulatus Thompson, 1869
Procladius desis Roback, 1971Clammy clover
Pseudotabanus silvester Bergroth, 1894
Psilota victoria Curran, 1925
Rhexoza processa Cook, 1962
Simosyrphus grandicornis Macquart, 1842Common hover fly
Termitorioxa termitoxena Bezzi, 1919
Thraxan prolatus Yeates & Lam..., 1998
Toxorhynchites (Ankylorhynchus) purpureus Theobald, 1901
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) speciosus Skuse, 1889
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) punctolateralis Theobald, 1903
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) magnesianus Edwards, 1924
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) albescens Taylor, 1914
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) amiensis Peters, 1963
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) longirostris Leicester, 1908
Verrallina (Verrallina) funerea Theobald, 1903
Verrallina (Verrallina) lineata Taylor, 1914
Wyeomyia drapetes (Dyar & Knab, 1909)⇒ Wyeomyia arthrostigma Lutz, 1905
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Xenoplatyura doddi Edwards, 1929
Zosteria rosevillensis Hardy, 1935

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Townsville
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
20
55
71
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
22
72
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