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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Boston (Houghton County, Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
31
35
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
31
35
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
29
33
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
28
32
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
5
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Boston (Houghton County)
5 Families width 4 Species
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Boston (Houghton County)
5 Genera with 4 Species
Aenigmatias Meinert, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyia Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1921Fruit fly1SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Scatopse Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Boston (Houghton County)
4 Species
Aenigmatias eurynota Brues, 1914
Drosophila (Drosophila) hydei Sturtevant, 1921Horse chestnut
Homoneura disjuncta Johnson, 1914
Scatopse notata Linnaeus, 1758Black compost fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Boston (Houghton County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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