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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Alamosa County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
113
354
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
113
354
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
108
344
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
295
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
24
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alamosa County
15 Families width 19 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alamosa County
24 Genera with 19 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1856Ochlerotatus3SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1826
Tiger Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eutreta Loew, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Lispe Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Phasia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Sepedon Latreille, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Tephrella Bezzi, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alamosa County
19 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Homoneura euaresta Coquillett, 1898
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Sepedon pacifica Cresson, 1914
Sepsis punctum Fabricius, 1794
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Sympycnus hardyi Harmston & K..., 1940
Tephrella euarestoides Bates, 1935
Tephritis trupanea (Hardy & Drew, 1996)⇒ Austrotephritis trupanea Hardy & Drew, 1996
Tetanocera (Chaetotetanocera) robusta Loew, 1847
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Alamosa County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
11
17
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Diptera at hbs.bishopmuseum.org
Diptera at sci-s03.bacs.uq.edu.au
Diptera at papua-insects.nl
Diptera at artfakta.se
Diptera at dyntaxa.se
Diptera at gbif.org
Diptera at irmng.org
Diptera at itis.gov
Diptera at marinespecies.org