Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
402
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 118
402
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 114
387
422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 79
328
358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 15
28
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for US Virgin Islands
15 Families width 31 Species | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842) | Chironomids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862 | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae Macquart, 1835 | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for US Virgin Islands
28 Genera with 31 Species #ABCDEHLMOPST
| Aedes Meigen, 1821 | Ochlerotatus | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anastrepha Schiner, 1998 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anopheles Meigen, 1820 | Malaria Mosquitoes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apachekolos Martin, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Beameromyia Martin, 1997 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bromeloecia Spuler, 2018 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Chaetocnemistoptera Borgmeier, 1923 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysotus Meigen, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coniceromyia Borgmeier, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culex Linnaeus, 1823 | Typical Mosquito | 2 | Species | Taxom | Deinocerites Theobald, 1901 | Crabhole Mosquito | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dohrniphora Dahl, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Duomyia Walker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyseuaresta Hendel, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Efferia Coquillet, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elcaribe Webb, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxesta Loew, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exoprosopa Macquart, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterostylum Macquart, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liriomyza Mik, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Megaselia Rondani, 1856 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Odinia Robineau-Des..., 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlebosotera Duda, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1903 | Gang Mosquito | 1 | Species | Taxom | Puliciphora Dahl, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sobarocephala Czerny, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Townsendia Williston, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for US Virgin Islands
31 Species | Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) | ⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762 | | Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821 | Black Salt Marsh Mosquito | | Anastrepha interrupta Stone, 1942 | Schoepfia fruit fly | | Anastrepha maculata Norrbom, 1998 | | | Anopheles (Anopheles) grabhamii Theobald, 1901 | | | Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820 | Peirson's false bindweed | | Apachekolos tenuipes Loew, 1862 | | | Beameromyia pictipes Loew, 1862 | | | Beameromyia virginensis Scarbrough, 1997 | | | Bromeloecia undulata Yau & Marshall, 2018 | | | Bromeloecia wolverinei Yau & Marshall, 2018 | | | Chrysotus excavatus Van Duzee, 1924 | | | Chrysotus morrisoni Van Duzee, 1924 | | | Coniceromyia latimana Malloch, 1924 | | | Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923) | ⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923 | | Culex (Culex) bahamensis Dyar & Knab, 1906 | | | Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 | Brown house mosquito | | Dohrniphora seriata Kung & Brown, 2006 | | | Duomyia mithrax Hendel, 1914 | | | Dyseuaresta trinotata Bates, 1934 | | | Efferia stylata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Elcaribe guanaensis Webb, 2006 | | | Euxesta thomae Loew, 1868 | Annual globemallow | | Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001 | | | Heterostylum rufum Oliver, 1789 | | | Liriomyza sativae Blanchard, 1938 | Cabbage leaf miner | | Odinia biguttata Sabrosky, 1959 | Professor-weed | | Phlebosotera peculiaris Sabrosky, 1957 | | | Psorophora (Grabhamia) pygmaea Theobald, 1903 | | | Sobarocephala fumipennis Soos, 1963 | | | Townsendia argyrata Curran, 1926 | |
Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
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
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