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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Tuen Mun District (New Territories West, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
101
500
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
101
500
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
91
480
564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
425
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tuen Mun District
5 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tuen Mun District
7 Genera with 7 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Bactrocera Macquart, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Eristalinus Rondani, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Scedella Munro, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Stomorhina Rondani, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1819Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tuen Mun District
7 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Bactrocera (Bactrocera) dorsalis Hendel, 1912Oriental fruit fly
Eristalinus (Lathyrophthalmus) quinquestriatus Fabricius, 1794
Ptecticus aurifer Walker, 1854
Scedella cyana Walker, 1849
Stomorhina discolor Fabricius, 1794
Toxorhynchites (Toxorhynchites) splendens Wiedemann, 1819Mosquito

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Tuen Mun District
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
2
2
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