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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Asheville (Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		66
156
186		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		66
156
186		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		62
149
178		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		53
134
163		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies		5
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Asheville
5 Families width 6 Species
Ptychopteridae Osten Sacken, 1862Phantom crane flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Asheville
6 Genera with 6 Species
Bittacomorpha Westwood, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1838Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopogon Loew, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asheville
6 Species
Bittacomorpha clavipes Fabricius, 1781Eastern Phantom Crane Fly
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Dialysis elongata Say, 1823
Lasiopogon opaculus Loew, 1874Emory's globemallow
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Asheville
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies		4
5
5		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