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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Bald Knob (Boone County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
18
51
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
18
51
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
18
51
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
16
48
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
3
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bald Knob (West Virginia)
3 Families width 8 Species
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bald Knob (West Virginia)
9 Genera with 8 Species
Arthropeas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Somula Macquart, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sphegina Meigen, 1863Pufftails1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bald Knob (West Virginia)
8 Species
Arthropeas americana Loew, 1861
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eudioctria albius Walker, 1849
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Somula decora Macquart, 1847Spotted Wood Fly
Sphegina rufiventris (Loew, 1863)⇒ Sphegina spheginea Zetterstedt, 1838

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Bald Knob (West Virginia)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
9
8
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