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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Benton County (Minnesota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
92
310
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
92
310
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
88
303
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
287
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
18
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benton County (Minnesota)
10 Families width 17 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benton County (Minnesota)
18 Genera with 17 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Malaria Mosquitoes0SpeciesTaxom
Bryomyia Kieffer, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies4SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1803
Green Soldier Fly0SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptecticus Loew, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1823Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1848Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benton County (Minnesota)
17 Species
Bryomyia apsectra (Edwards, 1938)⇒ Bryomyia producta Felt, 1908
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Ptecticus trivittatus (Say, 1829)⇒ Ptecticus gigliotosi McFadden, 1971
Pyrgota undata Wiedemann, 1830Pyrgota Fly
Rhingia nasica Say, 1823American Snout Fly
Sargus decorus Say, 1824
Tipula (Yamatotipula) furca Walker, 1848Arizona milkweed

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Benton County (Minnesota)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
15
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
3
2
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