Diptera in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae

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In the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Carl Linnaeus classified the arthropods, including insects, arachnids and crustaceans, among his class "Insecta". Insects with simply two wings (true flies) were brought together under the name Diptera.

Oestrus (botflies)

Oestrus bovis – Hypoderma bovis

Oestrus tarandi – Hypoderma tarandi

Oestrus nasalis – Gasterophilus nasalis

Oestrus haemorrhoidalis – Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis, nose bot

Oestrus ovis – Oestrus ovis, sheep botfly

Tipula (craneflies)

Tipula pectinicornis – Ctenophora pectinicornis

Tipula rivosa – Pedicia rivosa

Tipula crocata – Nephrotoma crocata

Tipula oleracea – Tipula oleracea

Tipula hortorum – Tipula hortorum

Tipula variegata – Tipula variegata

Tipula contaminata – Ptychoptera contaminata

Tipula lunata – Tipula lunata

Tipula pratensis – Nephrotoma pratensis

Tipula terrestris – Limonia terrestris

Tipula cornicina – Nephrotoma cornicina

Tipula nigra – Tipula nigra

Tipula atrata – Tanyptera atrata

Tipula maculata – nomen oblitum for Dictenidia bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1761)

Tipula annulata – Limonia annulata

Tipula flavescens – Nephrotoma flavescens

Tipula regelationis – Trichocera regalationis

Tipula replicata – Phalacrocera replicata

Tipula plumosa – Chironomus plumosus

Tipula littoralis – dubious synonym of Ablabesmyia viridulus

Tipula motatrix – Cricotopus motatrix

Tipula vibratoria – Cricotopus sylvestris

Tipula tremula – Cricotopus tremulus

Tipula monilis – Ablabesmyia monilis

Tipula macrocephala – [nomen dubium]

Tipula marci & Tipula brevicornis – Bibio marci

Tipula putris – [nomen dubium]

Tipula febrilis – Dilophus febrilis

Tipula florilega – [nomen dubium]

Tipula hortulana – Dilophus hortulana

Tipula phalaenoides – Psychoda phalaenoides

Tipula notata – Scatopse notata

Tipula juniperina – Oligotrophus juniperina

Tipula palustris – Cecidomyia palustris

Tipula longicornis – [nomen dubium]

Tipula pinnicornis – [nomen dubium]

Musca (houseflies & hoverflies)

Musca plebeja – Thereva plebeja

Musca illucens – Hermetia illucens

Musca chamaeleon – Stratiomys chamaeleon, clubbed general

Musca microleon – Odontomyia microleon

Musca hydroleon – Odontomyia hydroleon

Musca pantherina – Nemotelus pantherinus

Musca morio – Hemipenthes morio

Musca maura – Hemipenthes maura

Musca hottentotta – Villa hottentotta

Musca scolopacea – Rhagio scolopaceus, downlooker snipe fly

Musca vermileo – Vermileo vermileo

Musca tringaria – Rhagio tringarius

Musca conopsoides – Ceriana conopsoides

Musca bombylans – Volucella bombylans

Musca mystacea – Mesembrina mystacea

Musca lappona – Sericomyia lappona

Musca pendula – Helophilus pendulus

Musca florea – Myathropa florea

Musca nemorum & Musca arbustorum – Eristalis arbustorum

Musca tenax – Eristalis tenax, drone fly

Musca intricaria – Eristalis intricarius

Musca oestracea – Eristalis oestracea

Musca fallax – Blera fallax, pine hover fly

Musca lucorum – Leucozona lucorum

Musca sylvarum – Xylota sylvarum

Musca bicincta – Chrysotoxum bicinctum

Musca arcuata – Chrysotoxum arcuatum

Musca mutabilis – Microdon mutabilis

Musca ichneumonea – Loxocera ichneumonea

Musca diophthalma – Spilomyia diophthalma

Musca vespiformis – Temnostoma vespiforme

Musca festiva – Xanthogramma festiva

Musca erratica – Megasyrphus erratica

Musca glaucia – Leucozona glaucia

Musca noctiluca – Pipiza noctiluca

Musca gibbosa – Ogcodes gibbosus

Musca ribesii – Syrphus ribesii

Musca pyrastri – Scaeva pyrastri

Musca transfuga – Lejops transfugus

Musca menthastri – Sphaerophoria menthastri

Musca scripta – Sphaerophoria scripta

Musca mellina – Melanostoma mellinum

Musca pipiens – Syritta pipiens, thick-legged hoverfly

Musca segnis – Xylota segnis

Musca femorata – Chalcosyrphus femorata

Musca inanis – Volucella inanis

Musca pellucens – Volucella pellucens

Musca meridiana – Mesembrina meridiana, noon fly

Musca caesar – Lucilia caesar, common green bottle

Musca cadaverina – Pyrellia cadaverina

Musca vomitoria – Calliphora vomitoria, blue bottle fly

Musca carnaria – Sarcophaga carnaria, common flesh fly

Musca domestica – Musc domestica, housefly

Musca sepulchralis – Eristalinus sepulchralis

Musca grossa – Tachina grossa, giant tachinid fly

Musca rotundata – Gymnosoma rotundatum

Musca larvarum – Exorista larvarum

Musca radicum – Delia radicum, cabbage fly

Musca lateralis – Fannia canicularis, lesser house fly

Musca cemiteriorum – Chrysogaster cemiteriorum

Musca pluvialis – Anthomyia pluvialis

Musca fenestralis – Scenopinus fenestralis

Musca roralis & Musca grossificationis – Melanophora roralis

Musca serrata – Heleomyza serrata

Musca cellaris – nomen oblitum of Drosophila melanogaster

Musca meteorica – Hydrotaea meteorica

Musca putris – Themira putris

Musca frit – Oscinella frit

Musca leprae – Hippelates leprae

Musca cupraria – Sargus cuprarius

Musca polita – Microchrysa polita

Musca viduata – Pipizella viduata

Musca pubera – Cordilura pubera

Musca petronella – Calobatella petronella

Musca ungulata – Dolichopus ungulatus

Musca aequinoctialis – [nomen dubium]

Musca cibaria – Compsobata cibaria

Musca scybalaria – Scathophaga scybalaria

Musca stercoraria – Scathophaga stercoraria, common yellow dung fly

Musca fimetaria – Psila fimetaria

Musca parietina – Oxyna parietina

Musca umbrarum – Dictya umbrarum

Musca saltuum – Palloptera saltuum

Musca vibrans – Seioptera vibrans

Musca cynipsea – Sepsis cynipsea

Musca flava – Chyromya flava

Musca aestuans – [nomen dubium]

Musca serratulae – Terellia serratulae

Musca arnicae – Tephritis arnicae

Musca hyoscyami – Tephritis hyoscyami

Musca germinationis – Opomyza germinationis

Musca urticae – Ceroxys urticae

Musca cerasi – Rhagoletis cerasi, cherry fruit fly

Musca heraclii – Euleia heraclei

Musca cardui – Urophora cardui, Canada thistle gall fly

Musca solstitialis – Urophora solstitialis

Musca florescentiae – dubious synonym of Terellia ruficauda (Fabricius, 1794)

Musca frondescentiae – Herina frondescentiae

Tabanus (horse flies)

Tabanus bovinus – Tabanus bovinus

Tabanus calens – Tabanus calens

Tabanus tarandinus – Hybomitra tarandina

Tabanus exaestuans – Leucotabanus exaestuens

Tabanus fervens – Phaeotabanus fervens

Tabanus mexicanus – Chlorotabanus mexicalis

Tabanus bromius – Tabanus bromius, band-eyed brown horsefly

Tabanus occidentalis – Tabanus occidentalis

Tabanus tropicus – Hybomitra tropica

Tabanus antarcticus – Tabanus antarcticus

Tabanus pluvialis – Haematopota pluvialis

Tabanus caecutiens – Chrysops caecutiens

Culex (mosquitoes)

Culex pipiens & Culex bifurcatus – Culex pipiens, northern house mosquito

Culex pulicaris – Culicoides pulicaris

Culex reptans – Simulium reptans

Culex equinus – Simulium equinum

Culex stercoreus – [nomen dubium]

Empis (dance flies)

Empis borealis – Empis borealis

Empis pennipes – Empis pennipes

Empis livida – Empis livida

Conops (thick-headed flies)

Conops rostrata – Rhingia rostrata

Conops calcitrans – Stomoxys calcitrans, stable fly

Conops irritans – Haematobia irritans, horn fly

Conops macrocephala – Physocephala nigra

Conops flavipes – Conops flavipes

Conops buccata – Myopa buccata

Asilus (robber flies)

Asilus maurus – [nomen dubium]

Asilus barbarus – Asilus barbarus

Asilus crabroniformis – Asilus crabroniformis

Asilus gibbosus – Laphria gibbosus

Asilus ater – Andrenosoma atra

Asilus gilvus – Laphria gilva

Asilus marginatus – Lamyra marginata

Asilus germanicus – Pamponerus germanicus

Asilus forcipatus – dubious synonyms of Dysmachus picipes (Meigen, 1820)

Asilus tipuloides – synonym of Empis livida Linnaeus, 1758

Asilus oelandicus – Dioctria oelandica

Asilus morio – [nomen dubium]

Bombylius (bee flies)

Bombylius major – Bombylius major, large beefly

Bombylius medius – Bombylius medius

Bombylius minor – Bombylius minor

Hippobosca (louse flies)

Hippobosca equina – Hippobosca equina, forest fly

Hippobosca avicularia – Ornithomya avicularia

Hippobosca hirundinis – Craeterina hurundinis

Hippobosca ovina – Melophagus ovinus, sheep ked

References

Diptera in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae Wikipedia

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