Database
Moderator: Dr. Pjotr Oosterbroek
Last modified: 11 Jul 2026 (at 14:55:42)

Records
Genera and subgenera: 538
Recognized species: 15768
Synonyms: 1719
Doubtful taxa: 104
Total: 18129

Number of recognized (sub)species per family
Cylindrotomidae: 67 (plus 20 synonyms)
Limoniidae: 10821 (plus 828 synonyms)
Pediciidae: 502 (plus 51 synonyms)
Tipulidae: 4378 (plus 637 synonyms)

Number of recognized (sub)species per region
Holarctic: 4970
Palaearctic: 3434
Nearctic: 1639
Westpalaearctic: 1523
Eastpalaearctic: 2257
Neotropic: 3600
Afrotropic: 1415
Oriental: 3577
Australasian/Oceanian: 2578