Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The invertebrate fauna is as large as it is common to other regions of the world. There are about 2 million species of arthropods found in the world, and more are still being discovered to this day. This makes it very complicated and difficult to summarize the exact number of species found within a certain region.
This is a list of the dipterans found from Sri Lanka.
Fly Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera
Diptera is a large order containing an estimated 1,000,000 species of mosquitoes, horseflies,
Mosquitoes (Culicidae) are vectors for malaria, dengue, West Nile virus, yellow fever, encephalitis, and other infectious diseases. Houseflies spread food-borne illnesses. Larger flies such as tsetse fly and screwworm cause significant economic harm to cattle. Well over 3,500 species of mosquitoes were found and described, and new species are about to discover. Sri Lanka is home to 131 species of mosquitoes that included to 16 genera with 17 endemic species.
Blowfly larvae, known as gentles, and other dipteran larvae, known more generally as maggots, are used as fishing bait and as food for carnivorous animals. In medical debridement, wounds are cleaned using maggots.
The exact number of species confined to the country is very difficult to note down, due to few researchers and publications of papers focusing them. Most of the cited references are from way back in 1900s, and very few are from 2010 revisions. In 2020, two stalk-eyed flies were described from Pundaluoya and Udawattakele.
There are more than 1,341 dipterans found in the island, which earns fourth largest insect order found.
Family: Acroceridae - Spider flies Astomella jardinei Lasia spinosa Ogcodes angustimarginatus Ogcodes rufomarginatus Pialea jardinei
Family: Agromyzidae - Leaf-miner flies
Agromyza ceylonensis Agromyza solita Amauromyza flavida Amauromyza meridionalis Cerodontha incisa Cerodontha oryzivora Cerodontha piliseta Japanagromyza perplexa Japanagromyza tristella Liriomyza brassicae Liriomyza huidobrensis Liriomyza pusilla Liriomyza sativae Melanagromyza albisquama Melanagromyza atomella Melanagromyza cleomae Melanagromyza hibisci Melanagromyza obtusa Melanagromyza pubiseta Melanagromyza rotata Melanagromyza sojae Ophiomyia aberrans Ophiomyia atralis Ophiomyia conspicua Ophiomyia lantanae Ophiomyia phaseoli Phytoliriomyza arctica Phytoliriomyza australensis Phytoliriomyza nigriantennalis Phytoliriomyza rangalensis Phytomyza ceylonensis Phytomyza syngenesiae Pseudonapomyza asiatica Pseudonapomyza gujaratica Pseudonapomyza quatei Tropicomyia polyphaga Tropicomyia theae
Family: Anisopodidae - Wood gnats Olbiogaster fulviventris Olbiogaster orientalis Olbiogaster zeylanicus Sylvicola foveatus Sylvicola maculipennis
Family: Anthomyiidae - Root-maggot flies Emmesomyia kempi
Family: Asilidae - Robber flies
Astochia annulipes Astochia ceylonicus Astochia determinatus Astochia grisea Astochia tarsalis Chrysopogon nodulibarbis Chrysopogon serrulatus Chrysopogon zizanioides Clephydroneura annulatus Clephydroneura apicalis Clinopogon odontoferus Cophinopoda chinensis Damalis felderi Damalis fulvipes Damalis infuscata Damalis kassebeeri Dasophrys coetzeei Emphysomera femorata Emphysomera nigra Euscelidia flava Euscelidia prolata Euscelidia simplex Eutolmus ohirai Heligmoneura pulcher Heteropogon triticeus Laphystia stigmaticallis Machimus parvus Michotamia aurata Michotamia deceptus Microstylum rufoabdominalis Microstylum whitei Neoitamus ceylonicus Neoitamus pulcher Neoitamus tarsalis Neomochtherus gnavus Nusa yerburyi Pegesimallus srilankensis Pegesimallus yerburyi Philodicus ceylanicus Philodicus chinensis Philodicus hospes Philodicus meridionalis Philodicus thoracinus Promachus ceylanicus Promachus pseudomaculatus Promachus yerburiensis Saropogon maculipennis Saropogon srilankaensis Scleropogon piceus Stenopogon piceus Stenopogon variabilis
Family: Asteiidae - Asteiid flies Asteia pusillima
Family: Athericidae - Ibis flies Atherix labiate Suragina elegans Suragina labiata Suragina uruma
Family: Blephariceridae - Net-winged midges Hammatorrhina bella Hammatorrhina pulchra
Family: Bombyliidae - Bee flies
Anthrax ceylonica Anthrax distigma Anthrax semifuscatus Bombylisoma resplendens Bombylius ardens Bombylius brunettii Bombylius dives Bombylius maculatus Bombylius propinquus Dischistus resplendens Euchariomyia dives Exoprosopa affinissima Exoprosopa bengalensis Exoprosopa brahma Exoprosopa flammea Exoprosopa ghilarovi Exoprosopa insulata Exoprosopa niveiventris Exoprosopa punjabensis Exoprosopa stylata Exoprosopa tursonovi Geron argentifrons Heteralonia neurospila Exoprosopa affinissima Ligyra semifuscata Ligyra sphinx Litorhina lar Micomitra vitripennis Petrorossia brunettii Petrorossia ceylonica Petrorossia intermedia Petrorossia talawila Systoechus eupogonatus Systoechus socius Systoechus srilankae Thyridanthrax absalon Thyridanthrax keiseri Villa approximata Villa fletcheri
Family: Bibionidae - March flies Plecia malayaensis Plecia mallochi Plecia rufilatera
Family: Calliphoridae - Blow flies
Bengalia bezzii Bengalia fuscipennis Bengalia hastativentris Bengalia jejuna Bengalia obscuripennis Bengalia torosa Borbororhinia bivittata Caiusa testacea Chrysomya megacephala Chrysomya nigripes Chrysomya pinguis Chrysomya rufifacies Chrysomya villeneuvi Cosmina simplex Hemipyrellia ligurriens Idiella divisa Idiella euidielloides Idiella mandarina Isomyia fulvicornis Isomyia pseudonepalana Isomyia pseudoviridana Isomyia sinharaja Isomyia versicolor Isomyia yerburyi Isomyia zeylanica Lucilia caesia Lucilia obesa Lucilia porphyrina Metallea clausa Metallea flavibasis Metallea major Metallea notata Onesia danielssoni Onesia kamimurai Onesia lanka Phumosia indica Phumosia testacea Polleniopsis nigripalpis Polleniopsis zaitzevi Rhinia apicalis Rhinia melastoma Rhyncomya currani Rhyncomya divisa Stomorhina cincta Stomorhina discolor Stomorhina lunata Stomorhina nigripes Strongyloneura prolata Tainanina pilisquama Tainanina sarcophagoides Thoracites abdominalis Thoracites miltogrammoides
Family: Canacidae - Surge flies Chaetocanace brincki Dasyrhicnoessa fulva Dasyrhicnoessa vockerothi Horaismoptera hennigi Nocticanace taprobane Procanace grisescens Pseudorhicnoessa rattii Xanthocanace zeylanica
Family: Cecidomyiidae - Gall midges
Androdiplosis coccidivora - monotypic endemic Arthrocnodax rutherfordi Arthrocnodax walkeriana Bryocrypta girafa Calopedila polyalthiae Cecidomyiidi generosi Cecidomyiidi hirta Chrysodiplosis squamatipes Clinodiplosis ceylonica Coccomyza donaldi Dentifibula obtusilobae Diadiplosis coccidivora Didactylomyia ceylanica Diplecus inconspicuus - monotypic endemic Endaphis hirta Feltiella acarisuga Hallomyia iris Lasioptera aeschynanthusperottetti Lestodiplosis ceylanica Lestremia ceylanica Misocosmus ceylanicus - monotypic endemic Mycodiplosis simulacri Mycodiplosis simulaeri Orseolia ceylanica Orseolia ceylonica Plutodiplosis maginifica Plutodiplosis magnifica Pseudoperomyia parvolobata Trichoperrisia pipericola - monotypic endemic Vanchidiplosis ceylanica Xylodiplosis aestivalis
Family: Celyphidae - Beetle flies Celyphus anisotomoides Celyphus hyalinus Celyphus obtectus Spaniocelyphus bigoti Spaniocelyphus cognatus
Family: Ceratopogonidae - Biting midges Alluaudomyia marginalis Alluaudomyia spinosipes Alluaudomyia xanthocoma Alluaudomyia bifurcata Alluaudomyia formosana Alluaudomyia fuscipes Alluaudomyia maculosipennis Atrichopogon schizonyx Parabezzia orientalis
Family: Chamaemyiidae - Silver flies Acrometopia reicherti Leucopis luteicornis
Family: Chaoboridae - Phantom midges Chaoborus asiaticus Corethrella inepta
Family: Chironomidae - Nonbiting midges
Ablabesmyia annulatipes Cardiocladius ceylanicus Chironomini albiforceps Chironomini ceylanicus Chironomini striatipennis Chironomus allothrix Chironomus chlogaster Chironomus elatus Chironomus gloriosus Chironomus heptatomus Chironomus hexatomus Chironomus laminatus Chironomus perichlorus Chironomus pretiosus Chironomus sumptuosus Chironomus superbus Chironomus variicornis Clinotanypus ceylanicus Clinotanypus ornatissimus Clinotanypus variegatus Nilodorum biroi Nilodorum tainanus Orthocladiinae ceylanicus Polypedilum nubifer Tanypus pallidipes Tanytarsini prasiogaster Tanytarsini transversalis Tanytarsus ceylanicus Tanytarsus lobatus Tanytarsus poecilus
Family: Chloropidae - Eye flies
Anatrichus pygmaeus Anthracophagella albovariegata Anthracophagella sulcifrons Arcuator horni Cadrema bilineata Cadrema colombensis Cadrema minor Cadrema ocellata Cestoplectus intuens Chlorops laevifrons Chlorops lutheri Chlorops quadrilineata Chlorops zeylanicus Chloropsina brunnescens Chloropsina lacreiventris Conioscinella humeralis Dactylothyrea hyalipennis Dactylothyrea spinipes Elachiptera indistincta Ensiferella ceylonica Ensiferella obscurella Eutropha flavomaculata Eutropha siphloidea Gampsocera grandis Gampsocera mutata Lasiopleura fulvitarsis Lasiopleura zeylanica Meijerella inaequalis Merochlorops ceylanicus Myrmecosepsis taprobane Pachylophus rufescens Parectecephala indica Polyodaspis flavipila Polyodaspis ruficornis Pseudeurina maculata Rhodesiella ceylonica Rhodesiella foveata Rhodesiella nana Rhodesiella planiscutellata Rhodesiella sanctijohani Rhodesiella sauteri Rhodesiella scutellata Rhodesiella tibiella Scoliophthalmus micans Semaranga dorsocentralis Sepsidoscinis maculipennis Siphlus vittatus Siphonellopsina kokagalensis Siphunculina funicola Siphunculina intonsa Thaumatomyia semicolon
Family: Clusiidae - Druid flies Czernyola sasakawai Phylloclusia lanceola
Family: Conopidae - Thick-headed flies Conops ceylonicus Conops keiseri Conops nubeculosus Physocephala aurantiaca Physocephala diffusa Physocephala limbipennis Physocephala tenella Pleurocerinella dioctriaeformis Pleurocerinella srilankai Stylogaster orientalis
Family: Cryptochetidae Cryptochetum curtipenne
Family: Cypselosomatidae Formicosepsis brincki
Family: Culicidae - Mosquitoes
Family: Curtonotidae - Quasimodo flies Axinota sarawakensis Axinota simulans Curtonotum ceylonense
Family: Diopsidae - Stalk-eyed flies Pseudodiopsis bipunctipennis Teleopsis ferruginea Teleopsis krombeini Teleopsis maculata Teleopsis neglecta Teleopsis rubicunda Teleopsis sorora
Family: Dixidae - Meniscus midges Dixa zeylanica
Family: Dolichopodidae - Long-legged flies
Amblypsilopus bruneli Amblypsilopus munroi Argyrochlamys impudicus Campsicnemus crossotibia Chrysosoma annotatum Chrysosoma appendiculatum Chrysosoma armillatum Chrysosoma congruens Chrysosoma cupido Chrysosoma derisior Chrysosoma duplicatum Chrysosoma excisum Chrysosoma extractum Chrysosoma fasciatum Chrysosoma infirme Chrysosoma kandyensis Chrysosoma ovale Chrysosoma palapes Chrysosoma pallidum Chrysosoma petulans Chrysosoma pulcherrimum Chrysosoma pusilum Chrysosoma shentorea Chrysosoma vittatum Chrysotus degener Condylostylus impar Condylostylus lutheri Condylostylus setifer Diaphorus detectus Diaphorus maurus Diaphorus nigerrimus Diaphorus rostratus Diaphorus simulans Diaphorus vagans Dolichopodinae torquata Dolichopus hirsutisetis Hydrophorus geminus Lichtwardtia ziczac Medetera austroapicalis Medetera chandleri Medetera grisecens Megistostylus longicornis Mesorhaga breviapendiculata Mesorhaga breviappendiculata Mesorhaga mellavana Mesorhaga nigrobarbata Mesorhaga nigroviridis Mesorhaga obscura Mesorhaga pseudolata Mesorhaga terminalis Neurigona denudata Neurigona exemta Paraclius adligatus Paraclius albimanus Paraclius callosus Paraclius luculentus Paraclius maritimus Paraclius paraguayensis Paraclius trisetosus Paraclius viridus Pelastoneurus aequalis Pelastoneurus crassinervis Pelastoneurus potomacus Plagiozopelma santense Sciapus aequalis