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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Birmingham (Jefferson County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
87
352
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
87
352
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
83
347
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
67
324
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Birmingham (Alabama)
5 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies6SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Birmingham (Alabama)
8 Genera with 10 Species
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Leucotabanus Lutz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1879Common horse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1830Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Birmingham (Alabama)
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Leucotabanus annulatus Say, 1823
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus fulvulus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus sparus Whitney, 1879Bingham's false bindweed
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Birmingham (Alabama)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
2
2
Family
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