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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Boston (Williamson County, Tennessee, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
26
39
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
26
39
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
26
39
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
21
32
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Boston (Williamson County Tennessee)
3 Families width 4 Species
Chironomidae (Erichson, 1842)Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Boston (Williamson County Tennessee)
3 Genera with 4 Species
Cryptochironomus Kieffer, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Eudioctria Wilcox & Martin, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Boston (Williamson County Tennessee)
4 Species
Cryptochironomus baeus (Kieffer, 1923)⇒ Chironomini baeus Kieffer, 1923
Eudioctria propinqua Bromley, 1924
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Boston (Williamson County Tennessee)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

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