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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Canton (Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
75
269
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
75
269
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
70
258
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
62
250
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Canton (Norfolk County Massachusetts)
4 Families width 4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canton (Norfolk County Massachusetts)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Lygocecis Gagne, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pelina Curtis, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Stictocephala Stål, 1851Buffalo Treehopper1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canton (Norfolk County Massachusetts)
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Lygocecis packardi Felt, 1909
Pelina truncatula Loew, 1878
Stictocephala lutea Walker, 1851

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Canton (Norfolk County Massachusetts)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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