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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Alexander (Athens County, Ohio, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		23
29
29		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		23
29
29		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		22
28
28		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		21
27
27		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies		8
8
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alexander (Athens County)
8 Families width 7 Species
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alexander (Athens County)
8 Genera with 7 Species
Atrichomelina Cresson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chloromyia Duncan, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Philygria Stenhammar, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alexander (Athens County)
7 Species
Atrichomelina pubera Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Chloromyia formosa Scopoli, 1763Broad centurion
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) infuscatus Malloch, 1915
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Metopia pollenia Chao & Zhang, 1988
Philygria debilis Loew, 1861Brine fly
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Alexander (Athens County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies		7
7
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns		1
1
1		Family
Genus
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