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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Brandon (Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
156
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
156
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
150
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
122
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
7
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brandon (Spotsylvania County)
7 Families width 6 Species
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brandon (Spotsylvania County)
7 Genera with 6 Species
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1901Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brandon (Spotsylvania County)
6 Species
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Culex (Culex) restuans Theobald, 1901White-dotted mosquito
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Brandon (Spotsylvania County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
6
5
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