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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Tuamotu Islands (French Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
27
37
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
27
37
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
25
35
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
19
28
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tuamotu Islands
9 Families width 12 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tuamotu Islands
10 Genera with 12 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1951Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmoneura De Meijere, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Condylostylus Bigot, 1775Long-Legged Fly1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1969Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hyadina Curtis, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Styringomyia Loew, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tuamotu Islands
12 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks, 1951Polynesian tiger mosquito
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) luteola Malloch, 1931
Chiasmoneura cyclophora Edwards, 1929
Condylostylus longicornis Fabricius, 1775Long-legged fly
Culicoides (Trithecoides) belkini Wirth & Arnaud, 1969
Dicranomyia (Glochina) illingworthi Alexander, 1914
Dicranomyia (Glochina) sordida Brunetti, 1912
Homoneura hawaiiensis Grimshaw, 1902Beach fly
Hyadina hivaoae Malloch, 1933
Ophiomyia atralis Spencer, 1961
Ophiomyia cornuta De Meijere, 1910Leafminer fly
Styringomyia didyma Grimshaw, 1901Crane fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Tuamotu Islands
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
5
6
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