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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Austin (Tunica County, Mississippi, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
346
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
346
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
103
335
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
82
295
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
13
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Austin (Tunica County)
9 Families width 12 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Austin (Tunica County)
13 Genera with 12 Species
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1982Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1917Bee-like robber flies2SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paramycodrosophila Duda, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1903Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1855
Calligrapher Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Austin (Tunica County)
12 Species
Apocephalus feeneri Disney, 1982
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Laphria macquarti (Banks, 1917)⇒ Lampria macquarti Perty, 1833
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Mydas atratus Macquart, 1838
Paramycodrosophila anomala Wheeler, 1954Clammy groundcherry
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psorophora (Grabhamia) discolor Coquillett, 1903
Scenopinus gossypius Kelsey, 1969American nailwort
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Austin (Tunica County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
8
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
5
5
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