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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Walls and Sandness (Shetland Mainland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
29
75
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
29
75
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
29
75
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
25
68
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Walls and Sandness
5 Families width 8 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae Speiser, 1909Craneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Walls and Sandness
6 Genera with 8 Species
Asilus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1922Bluebottle2SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 17611SpeciesTaxom
Dicranophragma Osten Sacken..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1830Cranefly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Walls and Sandness
8 Species
Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758Hornet robberfly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora uralensis Villeneuve, 1922Seabird Bluebottle
Cynomya mortuorum Linnaeus, 1761Bluebottle blow fly
Dicranophragma (Brachylimnophila) nemorale Meigen, 1818
Dixella martinii Peus, 1934
Tipula (Pterelachisus) varipennis Meigen, 1818
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Walls and Sandness
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
3
4
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