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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Waratah (Northwest Tasmania, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
77
216
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
77
216
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
75
214
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
197
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
13
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Waratah (Tasmania)
6 Families width 10 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Waratah (Tasmania)
13 Genera with 10 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1924Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Austrolimnobia Alexander, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Austrotephritis Hancock & Drew, 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1914Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Howickia Richards, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcephalops De Meyer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Monteithiana Richards, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Phacelodocera Enderlein, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Psilota Meigen, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Spathulina Rondani, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Tripteroides Giles, 1911Pestle Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Waratah (Tasmania)
10 Species
Aedes cunabulanus (Edwards, 1924)⇒ Ochlerotatus cunabulanus Edwards, 1924
Austrolimnobia spectabilis (Alexander, 1922)⇒ Sigmatomera spectabilis Alexander, 1922
Culex (Neoculex) fergusoni Taylor, 1914
Microcephalops microdes Perkins, 1905
Molophilus (Superbomolophilus) gigas Alexander, 1922
Monteithiana dealata Richards, 1973
Phacelodocera tasmaniensis (Alexander, 1922)⇒ Ptilogyna tasmaniensis Alexander, 1922
Psilota coerulea Macquart, 1846
Spathulina acroleuca Schiner, 1868
Tripteroides (Polylepidomyia) tasmaniensis Strickland, 1911

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Waratah (Tasmania)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
6
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
7
6
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