AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Tunapuna-Piarco (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
1030
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
967
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
16
32
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunapuna-Piarco
16 Families width 38 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito12SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae (Fallen, 1823)Leaf miner flies8SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Streblidae Kolenati, 1863Bat flies1SpeciesTaxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861Mountain midges1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunapuna-Piarco
32 Genera with 38 Species
#ABCDEHLMOPSTW
Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Anastrepha Schiner, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Bromeloecia Spuler, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Calycomyza Hendel, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1965Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Exastinion Wenzel, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Hyalistata Wheeler, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Limonicola Lutz, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Palpada Macquart, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Peckia Robineau-Des..., 19661SpeciesTaxom
Phytobia Lioy, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudiastata Coquillett, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Stibasoma Schiner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1794Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1901
Bromeliad Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunapuna-Piarco
38 Species
Aedes gubernatoris Giles, 1901
Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835)⇒ Anastrepha crebra Stone, 1942
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Bromeloecia wolverinei Yau & Marshall, 2018
Calycomyza lantanae Frick, 1956Lantana leafmining fly
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) inflictus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) atratus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Melanoconion) idottus Dyar, 1920
Culex (Micraedes) bisulcatus Coquillett, 1906
Dasineura corollae Gagne, 1977
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Drosophila (Drosophila) dasycnemia Hardy, 1965Waihee Valley peperomia
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Exastinion clovisi Pessoa & Gui..., 1937
Hyalistata pallida Wheeler, 1960
Limonicola astylis Hogue, 1989
Liriomyza commelinae Frost, 1931
Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938Cabbage leaf miner
Liriomyza strigata Meigen, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanagromyza bidentis Spencer, 1966Rattlesnake weed
Melanagromyza eupatoriella Spencer, 1973
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Ophiomyia camarae Spencer, 1963Abrams' sandmat
Palpada vinetorum Fabricius, 1798
Peckia villegasi Dodge, 1966
Phytobia lantanae (Frick, 1956)⇒ Calycomyza lantanae Frick, 1956
Pseudiastata pallida Wheeler, 1960
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Stibasoma euglossa (Lutz, 1915)⇒ Stibasoma flaviventre Macquart, 1848
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tephritis conura Loew, 1844
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Tunapuna-Piarco
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
22
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
10
16
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