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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
419
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
419
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
101
392
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
343
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
15
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Austin County
9 Families width 26 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae (Macquart, 1835)Dung flies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Austin County
15 Genera with 26 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus5SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito9SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1960Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Hermetia Latreille, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Toxorhynchites Theobald, 1896Carnivorous Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 19001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Austin County
26 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Culex (Culex) chidesteri Dyar, 1912
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) interrogator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) nigripalpus Theobald, 1901
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culicoides ryckmani Wirth & Hubert, 1960Kelsey's phlox
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) scelio Alexander, 1965
Euaresta bellula Snow, 1894
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Hermetia anthidium James & Wirth, 1967Hester's cory cactus
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Ophiomyia acutalis Spencer, 1959
Tephritis trupanea (Hardy & Drew, 1996)⇒ Austrotephritis trupanea Hardy & Drew, 1996
Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896Elephant Mosquito
Trupanea vicina Wulp, 1900Marigold fruit fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Austin County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
9
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
6
19
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