The Diptera are commonly known as (true)
flies and include many
familiar insects such as mosquitoes, black flies, midges, fruit flies,
blow flies and house flies. Flies are generally common and can be found
all over the world except Antarctica. Many species are particularly
important as vectors of disease in man, other animals, and plants. In
addition, much of our knowledge of animal genetics and development has
been acquired using the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster
(family Drosophilidae) as an experimental subject (Lawrence, 1992).
New taxon
names added to science
Lonchoptera rava Whittington
1991 [Diptera, Lonchopteridae] - South Africa.
Lonchoptera ungandenis
Whittington, 1991[Diptera, Lonchopteridae] - Uganda.
Graptomyza amplicavum
Whittington, 1992 [Diptera, Syrphidae] - Madagascar.
Graptomyza clarala Whittington, 1992 [Diptera, Syrphidae] -
Madagascar.
Graptomyza lutea Whittington, 1992 [Diptera, Syrphidae] -
Zaïre.
Graptomyza nigricavum Whittington, 1992 [Diptera, Syrphidae] -
Kenya.
Graptomyza pallidinotata Whittington, 1992 [Diptera, Syrphidae]
- Madagascar.
Graptomyza summa Whittington, 1992 [Diptera, Syrphidae] -
Lesotho.
Drapetis hiatus Whittington, 1993 [Diptera, Hybotidae] – South
Africa
Graptomyza spinifera Whittington, 1994 [Diptera,
Syrphidae] - Gabon
Paragus cooksoni Whittington, 1998 [Diptera, Syrphidae] -
Zimbabwe.
Agadasys Whittington, 1999 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Thailand.
Agadasys hexablepharis Whittington, 1999 [Diptera,
Platystomatidae] - Thailand.
Neoardelio aspalathus Whittington, 2000 [Diptera,
Platystomatidae] - South Afica.
Agrochira bicolour Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae]
- Kenya.
Agrochira bifocalis Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae]
- Uganda.
Agrochira corniculata Whittington, 2003 [Diptera,
Platystomatidae] - Uganda.
Agrochira parallaxis Whittington, 2003 [Diptera,
Platystomatidae] - Uganda.
Cladoderris cnephosa Whittington, 2003 [Diptera,
Platystomatidae] - Moçambique.
Cladoderris convexa Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae]
- Kenya.
Cladoderris ornata Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae]
- Cameroun.
Conopariella cidara Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae]
- Cameroun;
Conopariella exigua Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae]
- Zaïre.
Conopariella steyskali
Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Cameroun.
Conopariella ustulata
Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Cameroun.
Eudasys Whittington, 2003
[Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Nigeria.
Eudasys ophrys Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Nigeria.
Furcamyia Whittington, 2003
[Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Ghana.
Furcamyia contra Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Kenya.
Furcamyia gladiatura
Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - South Africa.
Furcamyia pallida Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Nigeria.
Mesanopin adamanta
Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Ghana.
Mesanopin ametromastax
Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Kenya.
Mesanopin biplexum
Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Kenya.
Mesanopin bvumba Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Zimbabwe.
Mesanopin clavigrum
Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Kenya.
Mesanopin londti Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Swaziland.
Mesanopin palaga Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - South Africa.
Mesanopin pallidum
Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Nigeria.
Mesanopin tridens Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Tanzania.
Micronesomyia Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Madagascar.
Micronesomyia hemihyalina Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Madagascar.
Oeciotypa disjuncta
Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - South Africa.
Oeciotypa skaia Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Nigeria.
Oeciotypa splendens
Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Uganda.
Plastotephritis nosphidia
Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Cameroun.
Plastotephritis sica
Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Cameroun.
Stellapteryx Whittington, 2003
[Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Madagascar.
Stellapteryx minuta
Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Madagascar.
Stellapteryx stellata Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Madagascar.
Venacalva Whittington, 2003
[Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Cameroun.
Venacalva dichas Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Zaïre.
Venacalva margarita
Whittington, 2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Nigeria.
Venacalva virga Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Togo.
Xyrogena Whittington, 2003
[Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Equatorial Guinea.
Xyrogena camura Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Cameroun.
Xyrogena flocca Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Zaïre.
Xyrogena grossa Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Nigeria.
Xyrogena hispida Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Cameroun.
Xyrogena hypena Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Zaïre.
Xyrogena ligula Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Zaïre.
Xyrogena linea Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Cameroun.
Xyrogena loxa Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Uganda.
Xyrogena recta Whittington,
2003 [Diptera, Platystomatidae] - Nigeria.