Database
Moderator: Dr. Pjotr Oosterbroek
Last modified: 21 May 2026 (at 12:15:42)

Records
Genera and subgenera: 538
Recognized species: 15763
Synonyms: 1719
Doubtful taxa: 104
Total: 18124

Number of recognized (sub)species per family
Cylindrotomidae: 67 (plus 20 synonyms)
Limoniidae: 10818 (plus 828 synonyms)
Pediciidae: 502 (plus 51 synonyms)
Tipulidae: 4376 (plus 637 synonyms)

Number of recognized (sub)species per region
Holarctic: 4965
Palaearctic: 3429
Nearctic: 1639
Westpalaearctic: 1522
Eastpalaearctic: 2253
Neotropic: 3600
Afrotropic: 1415
Oriental: 3575
Australasian/Oceanian: 2578