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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
110
395
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
110
395
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
381
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
318
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
24
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baton Rouge
11 Families width 30 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge11SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baton Rouge
24 Genera with 30 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1902Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1903Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1906Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1915Midge2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Johannsenomyia Malloch, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1929Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Paracantha Coquillett, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Probezzia Kieffer, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Psellidotus Rondani, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1855Common horse flies4SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baton Rouge
30 Species
Aedes dupreei Coquillett, 1904
Aedes infirmatus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Aedes trivittatus Coquillett, 1902Plains floodwater mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) barberi Coquillett, 1903
Bezzia glabra Coquillett, 1902
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Melanoconion) erraticus Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culicoides biguttatus Coquillett, 1901
Culicoides haematopotus Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Dasyhelea grisea Coquillett, 1901
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) brevipennis Macquart, 1826
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Johannsenomyia argentata Loew, 1861
Lutzomyia (Psathyromyia) shannoni (Dyar, 1929)⇒ Lutzomyia abonnenci Floch H., Ch..., 1947
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Paracantha culta (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Paracantha genalis Malloch, 1941
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Probezzia ludoviciana Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Probezzia rosewalli Wirth, 1951Trailing phlox
Psellidotus defectus James, 1952
Stilobezzia stonei Wirth, 1953Texan phlox
Tabanus fuscicostatus Hine, 1906Bluestem pricklypoppy
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus mularis Stone, 1935Obtuse buckthorn
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Telmatoscopus varitarsis Curran, 1924
Xanthogramma anisomorpha Huo, Ren & Z..., 2007

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Baton Rouge
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
16
21
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