Database
Moderator: Dr. Pjotr Oosterbroek
Last modified: 16 Dec 2025 (at 12:00:53)

Records
Genera and subgenera: 539
Recognized species: 15742
Synonyms: 1718
Doubtful taxa: 104
Total: 18103

Number of recognized (sub)species per family
Cylindrotomidae: 67 (plus 20 synonyms)
Limoniidae: 10809 (plus 828 synonyms)
Pediciidae: 502 (plus 51 synonyms)
Tipulidae: 4364 (plus 637 synonyms)

Number of recognized (sub)species per region
Holarctic: 4954
Palaearctic: 3418
Nearctic: 1639
Westpalaearctic: 1521
Eastpalaearctic: 2242
Neotropic: 3594
Afrotropic: 1415
Oriental: 3570
Australasian/Oceanian: 2578