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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Alleghany County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
59
112
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
59
112
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
52
101
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
35
72
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alleghany County (Virginia)
5 Families width 5 Species
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alleghany County (Virginia)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Amoebaleria Garrett, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1879Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Clusia Haliday, 1849Attorney1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alleghany County (Virginia)
5 Species
Amoebaleria helvola Loew, 1862
Chrysops cuclux Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Clusia lateralis Walker, 1849
Lasiopogon terricolus Johnson, 1900
Simulium (Simulium) jenningsi Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Alleghany County (Virginia)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
4
4
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