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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Austin (Barren County, Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
296
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
296
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
83
287
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
253
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
12
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Austin (Barren County)
4 Families width 7 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Austin (Barren County)
12 Genera with 7 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901
Ant-decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1824Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Myriophora Brown, 1992
Millipede-killing Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1896Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Austin (Barren County)
7 Species
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Leptogaster brevicornis Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Orthopodomyia signifera Coquillett, 1896
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Austin (Barren County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
2
8
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
4
4
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