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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Boyd County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
103
337
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
103
337
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
320
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
68
268
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
7
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Boyd County (Kentucky)
7 Families width 5 Species
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Boyd County (Kentucky)
7 Genera with 5 Species
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Oecothea Curtis, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1823Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Boyd County (Kentucky)
5 Species
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Rhagio vertebratus Say, 1823

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Boyd County (Kentucky)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
6
4
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