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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Valencia (Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
36
74
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
36
74
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
34
71
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
28
65
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Valencia (Trinidad)
4 Families width 14 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito11SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae (Samouelle, 1819)Keds1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Valencia (Trinidad)
10 Genera with 14 Species
Aedeomyia Theobald, 1878Scaly Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1922Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Limatus Theobald, 1901Royal Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Strebla Wiedemann, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Trichoprosopon Theobald, 1848Hairy-Lipped Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1927Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Valencia (Trinidad)
14 Species
Aedeomyia (Aedeomyia) squamipennis Lynch Arribá..., 1878Tropical mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis Curry, 1932
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi Peryassú, 1922
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) bastagarius Dyar & Knab, 1906
Limatus asulleptus Olivier, 1812
Limatus durhamii Theobald, 1901
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Strebla wiedemanni (Kolentai, 1856)⇒ Trichobius yunkeri Wenzel, 1966
Trichoprosopon digitatum Rondani, 1848Mock buckthorn
Wyeomyia felicia Dyar & Nunez..., 1927

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Valencia (Trinidad)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
8
12
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