A peer-reviewed open-access journal BioRisk 4(2): 553–602 (2010) Diptera. Chapter 10 553 doi: 10.3897/biorisk.4.53 RESEARCH ARTICLE BioRisk www.pensoftonline.net/biorisk Diptera Chapter 10 Marcela Skuhravá1, Michel Martinez2, Alain Roques3 1 Bítovská 1227/9, 140 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic 2 INRA Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Popu- lations (CBGP), Campus International de Baillarguet, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez, France 3 INRA UR633 Zoologie Forestière, 2163 Av. Pomme de pin, 45075 Orléans, France Corresponding authors: Marcela Skuhravá (
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[email protected]) Academic editor: David Roy | Received 4 February 2010 | Accepted 24 May 2010 | Published 6 July 2010 Citation: Skuhravá M et al. (2010) Diptera. Chapter 10. In: Roques A et al. (Eds) Alien terrestrial arthropods of Europe. BioRisk 4(2): 553–602. doi: 10.3897/biorisk.4.53 Abstract Of the 19,400 native species and 125 families forming the European diptera fauna, 98 species (less than 0.5%) in 22 families are alien to Europe. Th ese aliens constitute 66 species (18 families) of the suborder Brachycera and 32 species (4 families) of the suborder Nematocera. By family in this category, there are 23 Cecidomyiidae species, 18 Drosophilidae, nine Phoridae, eight Tachinidae and seven Culicidae. Another 32 fl y species belonging to fi ve families are considered to be alienin Europe. Th ese invasives native to other European countries are composed of 14 species of Cecidomyiidae, seven Syrphidae, fi ve Culicidae and three species each of Anthomyiidae and Tephritidae.