Drosophila melanogaster

A taxonomic species within the family Drosophilidae – a fruit fly often used in genetic and other experiments.


Chironomidae

Fossil head capsules of the Chironomidae have proven useful as indicators of past climatic change.

1995, P. D. Armitage, edited by P. S. Cranston and L. C. V. Pinder, The Chironomidae: Biology and Ecology of Non-biting Midges (in English), London: Chapman and Hall, Inc.:

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the chironomids or non-biting midges, a family of true flies widely distributed in aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats.


Chironomoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – the non-biting midges etc.


Nematocera

From Ancient Greek νῆμα = "thread" + κέρας = "horn, antenna", referring to their long, thin and segmented antennae.

A taxonomic suborder within the order Diptera – gnats, mosquitoes, crane flies, etc.


Culicomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera – mosquitoes etc.


Diptera

From Ancient Greek δίπτερα (díptera), from δι- (di-, “two”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wings”).

A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – true flies.


Ceratopogonidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – biting midges.


Culicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – mosquitoes.


Drosophilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – including fruit flies, vinegar flies, wine flies, pomace flies, grape flies, and picked-fruit flies.

Drosophila

(family): Drosophilinae, Steganinae - subfamilies

for the many other genera see Drosophilidae on Wikispecies..


Chaoboridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – various midges.


Culicoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – many midges.


Drosophila

New Latin, from Ancient Greek δρόσος (drósos, “dew”) + φίλος (phílos, “loving”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Drosophilidae – fruit flies or drosophilas.

Drosophila funebris

(genus): Chusqueophila, Dorsilopha, Drosophila, Dudaica, Phloridosa, Psilodorha, Siphlodora, Sophophora - subgenera

Drosophila grimshawi - species with fully srquenced genomes

Drosophila on Wikispecies for other species


Aschiza

A taxonomic section within the order Diptera – many muscoid flies.


Phoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the phorid flies.


Phoroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – the phorid and related flies.


Brachycera

From Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + κέρας (kéras, “antenna”), referring to their short, bi- or tri-segmented antennae (which are sometimes pseudosegmented).

A taxonomic suborder within the order Diptera – almost all flies.


Muscomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera – most flies.


Aedes

From Ancient Greek ἀηδής (aēdḗs, “unpleasant, odious”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – a genus of mosquito., some species of which transmit serious diseases, including dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya.

Aedes aegypti

(genus): Aedes (Aedes), Aedes (Aedimorphus), Aedes (Alanstonea), Aedes (Albuginosus), Aedes (Belkinius), Aedes (Bothaella), Aedes (Cancraedes), Aedes (Christophersiomyia), Aedes (Coetzeemyia), Aedes (Diceromyia), Aedes (Edwardsaedes), Aedes (Finlaya), Aedes (Fredwardsius), Aedes (Halaedes), Aedes (Huaedes), Aedes (Indusius), Aedes (Isoaedes), Aedes (Leptosomatomyia), Aedes (Lorrainea), Aedes (Neomelaniconion), Aedes (Ochlerotatus), Aedes (Paraedes), Aedes (Protomacleaya), Aedes (Pseudarmigeres), Aedes (Scutomyia), Aedes (Skusea), Aedes (Stegomyia) - subgenera


Syrphidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the hoverflies.


Aedes aegypti

A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – the daytime-feeding mosquito most responsible for transmission of diseases such as dengue fever, yellow fever, and Zika fever, native to Africa, now naturalized in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, possibly spreading to more temperate regions.


Sarcophaginae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Sarcophagidae – the flesh flies.


Oestroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Muscomorpha – blow flies, bot flies, flesh flies, etc.


Sarcophagidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the flesh flies.


Calliphoridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the blowflies.


Sarcophaga carnaria

A taxonomic species within the family Sarcophagidae – a flesh fly.


Schizophora

A taxonomic section within the order Diptera – flies that have a ptilinum.

†Hoffeinsmyiidae

section): Acalyptrata, Calyptrata (subsections


Calyptratae

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κᾰλύπτρα (kalúptra, “hood”), from κᾰλύπτω (kalúptō, “I cover”).

A taxonomic subsection within the order Diptera – flies that have a calypter that covers the halteres.


Sarcophaga

* (genus): New Latin, from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat, to devour”) + Latin -a (“-er”, nominal suffix).
* (suborder): Neuter plural of Latin sarcophagus (“flesh-devouring, carnivorous”), from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -φάγος (-phágos, “-eating”).

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A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcophagidae – flesh flies.


Eristalini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Syrphidae – certain hoverflies.


Eristalis

A taxonomic genus within the family Syrphidae – hover flies.


Eristalinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Syrphidae – hoverflies.


Eristalina

A taxonomic subtribe within the family Syrphidae – certain hoverflies.


Eristalis gatesi

A taxonomic species within the family Syrphidae – Bill Gates' flower fly.


Oestridae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – botflies, dipterous insects, whose parasitic offspring develop inside mammals’ bodies.


Opifex

New Latin, from Latin opifex (“builder”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – species of mosquito, native to New Zealand.


Culicinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Culicidae – largest subfamily of mosquito.


Aedini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Culicidae – more than 1,000 species of mosquitos.


Chironomus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χειρονόμος (kheironómos, “a pantomimist”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Chironomidae – some of the non-biting midges.


Oestrus

New Latin, from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros, “gadfly”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Oestridae – the gadflies.


Acalyptratae

A taxonomic subsection within the order Diptera – acalyptrates.


Culex

From Latin culex (“midge, gnat”); named by Linnaeus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – certain mosquitoes, including several that transmit important diseases.


Asilomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera – most of the non-muscoid flies.


Ephydroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – some acalyptrates.


Muscidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the flies.


Calliphorinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Calliphoridae.


Tipulomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera – crane flies and their close relatives.


Simuliini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Simuliidae.


Simuliinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Simuliidae.


Simuliidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the black flies.


Simulium

From Latin simulans (“feigning”) + -ium.

A taxonomic genus within the family Simuliidae – certain black flies transmitting diseases such as onchocerciasis.

for the many validly named species see Roger W. Crosskey and Theresa M. Howard

A Revised Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory of World Blackflies


Muscoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – certain flies.


Fanniidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – certain true flies.


Calliphora

A taxonomic genus within the family Calliphoridae – typical blowflies.


Sciaroidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Diptera – certain gnats.


Bibionomorpha

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Diptera.


Mycetophilidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – fungus gnats, agaric gnats.


Aedes albopictus

A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – the Asian tiger mosquito, a daytime feeder that is a known, suspected, or potential carrier of Zika virus, Yellow fever virus, Dengue virus, Chikungunya virus, as well as several filarial nematodes that cause filiariasis.


Aedes polynesiensis

A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – Polynesian tiger mosquito, of many Pacific Islands, vector of dengue and lymphatic filariasis, and a probable vector of Zika virus.


Aedes (Aedes)

A taxonomic subgenus within the family Culicidae.


Aedes (Stegomyia)

Aedes (canonical masculine)
Stegomyia (alternative)


Aedes (Aedimorphus)

Aedes (canonical masculine)
Aedimorphus (alternative)


Culicini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Culicidae – a disputed grouping of mosquito.

Lutzia

Lutzia (Metalutzia) - subgenera in Lutzia


Aedes (Ochlerotatus)

Aedes (canonical masculine)
Ochlerotatus (alternative)


Psorophora

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – mosquitos sometimes called gallinippers.

Psorophora ciliata

(genus): Psorophora (Grabhamia), Psorophora (Janthinosoma), Psorophora (Psorophora) - subgenera


Culisetini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Culicidae – genus Culiseta only.


Toxorhynchitini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Culicidae.


Culex (Melanoconion)

Culex Melanoconion (canonical masculine)


Toxorhynchites rutilus

A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – elephant mosquitos.


Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis

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A taxonomic species within the family Culicidae – an elephant mosquito native to the US and Canada.


Culiseta

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – certain cold-adapted mosquito species.

C. impatiens

(genus): Culiseta (Allotheobaldia), Culiseta (Austrotheobaldia), Culiseta (Climacura), Culiseta (Culicella), Culiseta (Culiseta), Culiseta (Neotheobaldia), Culiseta (Theomyia) - subgenera


Culex (Neoculex)

Culex (canonical masculine)
Neoculex (alternative)


Toxorhynchites

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout, beak”) + -ίτης (-ítēs, nominal suffix), referring to the curved proboscis of the insect.

af

A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – elephant mosquitos, that do not consume blood and whose larvae are predators of other mosquito larvae.

Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis

Toxorhynchites brevipalpis - type species; Toxorhynchites rutilus - selected other species


Cecidomyiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diptera – the gall midges.

(family): Cecidomyiinae, Lestremiinae, Micromyinae, Porricondylinae - subfamilies

For constituents including tribes see Cecidomyiidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information


Phytophaga

From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) + φάγος (phágos, “glutton, eater”).

(in italics, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cecidomyiidae – now in other genera of subfamily Cecidomyiinae of gall midges, etc.


Trypeta

From Ancient Greek τρῡπητής (trūpētḗs, “a borer”), from τρῡπάω (trūpáō, “to bore, to pierce”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Tephritidae – certain fruit flies.


Tipula

A taxonomic genus within the family Tipulidae – some 1,000 species of usually large crane flies.

†Tipula anatolica

(genus): Tipula abdominalis (giant crane fly), Tipula aino, Tipula alpium, Tipula cava, Tipula cirrata, Tipula confusa, Tipula denali, Tipula excisa, Tipula fascipennis, Tipula flavolineata, Tipula fuliginosa (sooty crane fly), Tipula fulvipennis, Tipula gjipeensis, Tipula holoserica, Tipula hortorum, Tipula hortulana, Tipula lagotis, Tipula lateralis, Tipula livida, Tipula longiventris, Tipula luna, Tipula lunata, Tipula luteipennis, Tipula maxima, Tipula melanoceros, Tipula metacomet, Tipula montium, Tipula nubeculosa, Tipula obsoleta, Tipula oleracea (marsh crane fly), Tipula pagana, Tipula paludosa (European crane fly), Tipula paterifera, Tipula pruinosa, Tipula pseudobiaciculifera, Tipula pustulata, Tipula recondita, Tipula rufina, Tipula scripta, Tipula spathacea, Tipula staegeri, Tipula stigmatella, Tipula subnodicornis, Tipula submarmorata, Tipula tricolor, Tipula trivittata, Tipula ultima, Tipula unca, Tipula variicornis, Tipula varipennis, Tipula vernalis, Tipula vittata - selected extant species


Phytomyza

From phyto- (“plant”) + -myza (“sucker”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Agromyzidae – a large genus of leaf miner flies.


Anthomyia

From Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + μυῖα (muîa, “fly”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Anthomyiidae.


Ptychoptera

From Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “fold”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), after the longitudinal fold in wings of members of this genus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Ptychopteridae – the fold-winged crane flies.


Xylota

A taxonomic genus within the family Syrphidae – certain hoverflies.


Tachina

A taxonomic genus within the family Tachinidae – various large flies.


Yumbera

Purportedly from an Australian aboriginal word for "fly".

A taxonomic genus within the family Dolichopodidae – certain long-legged flies.


Tabaninae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Tabanidae – certain horseflies.


Agromyza

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γρός m (agrós, “field, countryside”) + -myza f (“sucking”, Ancient Greek μυζάω (muzáō))

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A taxonomic genus within the tribe Agromyzini – certain flies.


Paraboreochlus

From para- + Boreochlus, for its similarity to the genus Boreochlus, which is in the same subfamily.

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Podonominae – certain chironomid flies.

Paraboreochlus bisaetiger – Paraboreochlus okinawanus – Paraboreochlus minutissimus – Paraboreochlus stahli


Pavlovskiata

From English Pavlovsky, a transliteration of Russian Павло́вский (Pavlóvskij, “surname”) + -ata f (“-ate; adjectival suffix”); named after Yevgeny Pavlovsky, from Russian па́вловский (pávlovskij, “of Pavlov”), from Russian Па́влов (Pávlov).

der

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Hypodermatinae – certain botflies.


Strongylophthalmyia

From Ancient Greek στρογγῠ́λος m (strongúlos, “round, spherical”) + Ancient Greek ὀφθᾰλμός m (ophthalmós, “eye”) + -ia f.

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A taxonomic genus within the family Strongylophthalmyiidae – typical strongylophthalmyiid flies.


Pangonius

A taxonomic genus within the tribe Pangoniini – certain horseflies.


Empidoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the infraorder Asilomorpha – certain flies.


Efferia

Likely from Latin efferō (“to carry out of; to carry out”) + -ia f.

A taxonomic genus within the family Asilidae – many robber flies, populous among arid and aridic regions of the New World.


Dolichopus

→ English: long-legged fly (calque)

dolicho- (“long”) + Ancient Greek πούς m (poús, “leg”)

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Dolichopodinae – certain flies.