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Checklist for Suborder Nematocera Latreille, 1825 (Long-horned flies)
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3569
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
686
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
179
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Massachusetts
17 Families width 447 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Blephariceridae Loew, 1861Mountain midges1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges144SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge23SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge5SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids30SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito43SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae Schiner, 1868Dixid Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats5SpeciesTaxom
Limoniidae (Speiser, 1909)Craneflies4SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat48SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies17SpeciesTaxom
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies107SpeciesTaxom
Trichoceridae Rondani, 1841Winter Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Nematocera with occurrences in Massachusetts
InfraorderBibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
4
73
201
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBlephariceromorpha
Rohdendorf, 1961
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCulicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
52
111
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPsychodomorpha
Chevrolat, 1880
2
9
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPtychopteromorpha
Wood & Borkent, 1986
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTipulomorpha
Gistel, 1848
Crane Flies
3
42
114
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Nematocera (Latreille 1825)
Nematocera (Latreille 1825)


Links, sources and further information
Nematocera at artfakta.se
Nematocera at dyntaxa.se
Nematocera at gbif.org
Nematocera at irmng.org
Nematocera at itis.gov
Nematocera at marinespecies.org