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    • Class Entognatha (the Pseudo Insects; Diplura & Protura)
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Infraorder Orthorrhapha

Superfamily Asiloidea
Robber Flies (Asilidae)
Cerdistus-Neoitamus complex female (Asilidae: Asilinae) Zosteria sp. (Asilidae: Asilinae) Humorolethalis sergius (Asilidae: Dasypogoninae) Laphria telecles (Asilidae: Laphriinae) Leptogaster sp. (Asilidae: Leptogastrinae) Cabasa pulchella (Asilidae: Brachyrhopalinae)

Bee flies (Bombyliidae)
Anthrax maculatus (Bombyliidae: Anthracinae) Villa fuscicostata (Bombyliidae: Anthracinae) Dissodesma binghi (Bombyliidae: Bombyliinae) Meomyia fasciculata (Bombyliidae: Bombyliinae) Marmasoma sumptuosum (Bombyliidae: Ecliminae) Aleucosia atherix (Bombyliidae: Lomatiinae) Comptosia ocellata (Bombyliidae: Lomatiinae) Docidomyia puellaris (Bombyliidae: Tomomyzinae) Geron (Plichtamyia) dispar (Bombyliidae: Toxophorinae)

Stiletto Flies (Therevidae)
Anabarhynchus sp. (Therevidae: Therevinae) Anabarhynchus sp. (Therevidae: Therevinae) Ectinorhynchus sp. male (Therevidae: Agapophytinae) Evansomyia phyciformis female (Therevidae: Agapophytinae) Neodialineura bagdad female (Therevidae: Agapophytinae) Agapophytus quatiens (Therevidae: Agapophytinae) Acraspisa sp. female (Therevidae: Agapophytinae) Laxotela plata male (Therevidae: Agapophytinae) Therevidae larva

Window Flies (Scenopinidae)
Neopseudatrichia sp. female (Scenopinidae)

Superfamily Empidoidea
Brachystomatidae
Ceratomerus cf. albistyus (Brachystomatidae) Apalocnemis sp. (female) (Brachystomatidae)

Dance Flies (Hybotidae)
Chvalaea sp. (Hybotidae: Ocydromiinae) Hoplopeza sp. (Hybotidae: Ocydromiinae) Hybotidae: Ocydromiinae Hybos sp. male (Hybotidae: Hybotinae) Hybos sp. female (Hybotidae: Hybotinae) Micrempis sp. (Hybotidae: Tachydromiinae)

Dagger and Dancing Flies (Empididae)
Empis sp. (Empdidae: Empidinae) Bandella cf. duvalli (Empdidae: Empidinae) Hilarempis sp. (Empdidae: Empidinae) Thinempis turimetta (Empdidae: Empidinae) Ptilophyllodromia biroi complex - group B male (Empididae: Hemerodromiinae) Ptilophyllodromia biroi complex female (Empididae: Hemerodromiinae)

‘Oreogetonidae’
'Oreogeton'-group sp. (Oreogetonidae) 'Oreogeton'-group sp. (Oreogetonidae)

Long Legged Flies (Dolichopodidae)
Diaphorus sp. male (Dolichopodidae: Diaphorinae) Hydrophorus sp. (Dolichopodidae: Hydrophorinae) Arachnomyia cf. arborum (Dolichopodidae: Neurigoninae) Heteropsilopus ingenuus (Dolichopodidae: Sciapodinae) Chrysotimus sp. (Dolichopodidae: Sympycninae) Nothorhaphium curalo male (Dolichopodidae: Sympycninae)

Superfamily Nemenstrinoidea
Small Headed Flies (Acroceridae)
Ogcodes sp. (Acroceridae: Acrocerinae) Pterodontia davisi (Acroceridae: Panopinae)

Tangle-Veined Flies (Nemestrinidae)
Trichophthalma sp. (Nemestrinidae) Trichophthalma sp. (Nemestrinidae)

Superfamily Stratiomyoidea
Soldier Flies (Stratiomyidae)
Antissella parvidentata female (Stratiomyidae: Antissinae) Australoactina (Stratiomyidae: Beridinae) Exaireta spinigera (Stratiomyidae: Beridinae) Acanthasargus stricta (Stratiomyidae: Stratiomyinae) Odontomyia sp. (Stratiomyidae: Stratiomyinae) Octarthria brunnipennis (Stratiomyidae: Clitellariinae) Damaromyia tasmanica (Stratiomyidae: Pachygastrinae) Boreoides tasmaniensis female (Stratiomyidae: Chiromyzinae) Inopus female (Stratiomyidae: Chiromyzinae) Stratiomyinae larva (Stratiomyidae) Beridinae larva (Stratiomyidae)

Superfamily Rhagionoidea
Austroleptidae
Austroleptis rhyphoides female (Austroleptidae) IMG 2186

Snipe Flies (Rhagionidae)
Chrysopilus sp. male (Rhagionidae) Chrysopilus sp. female (Rhagionidae) Atherimorpha sp. (Rhagionidae)

Superfamily Tabanoidea
Water Snipe Flies (Athericidae)
Dasyomma maculipenne male (Athericidae) Dasyomma maculipenne female (Athericidae)

Pelecorhynchidae
Pelecorhynchus eristaloides (Pelecorhynchidae) Pelecorhynchus montanus (Pelecorhynchidae) Pelecorhynchus olivei (Pelecorhynchidae)

Horse and March Flies (Tabanidae)
Scaptia auriflua/patula female (Tabanidae: Pangoniinae) Scaptia jacksonii female (Tabanidae: Pangoniinae) Cydistomorpha vetusta female (Tabanidae: Tabaninae) Dasybasis gentilis female (Tabanidae: Tabaninae) Dasybasis hebes female (Tabanidae: Tabaninae) Tabaninae female (Tabanidae)

Infraorder Xylophagomorpha
Xylophagidae
Exeretonevra maculipennis (Xylophagidae) Exeretonevra maculipennis (Xylophagidae)

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The Field Guide to the Insects of Tasmania team acknowledges the palawa people; the traditional owners of lutruwita/ Tasmania. We respect their knowledge, connection and care of the land that we share and its ecosystems, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.  

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