Database
Moderator: Dr. Pjotr Oosterbroek
Last modified: 16 Jan 2026 (at 14:05:25)

Records
Genera and subgenera: 539
Recognized species: 15749
Synonyms: 1718
Doubtful taxa: 104
Total: 18110

Number of recognized (sub)species per family
Cylindrotomidae: 67 (plus 20 synonyms)
Limoniidae: 10810 (plus 828 synonyms)
Pediciidae: 502 (plus 51 synonyms)
Tipulidae: 4370 (plus 637 synonyms)

Number of recognized (sub)species per region
Holarctic: 4959
Palaearctic: 3423
Nearctic: 1639
Westpalaearctic: 1521
Eastpalaearctic: 2247
Neotropic: 3595
Afrotropic: 1415
Oriental: 3571
Australasian/Oceanian: 2578