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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Caribou (Aroostook County, Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
55
95
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
55
95
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
50
89
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
79
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
13
21
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribou (Aroostook County)
13 Families width 18 Species
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids2SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912Window Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caribou (Aroostook County)
21 Genera with 18 Species
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Ablabesmyia Johannsen, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1818Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cerodontha Rondani, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Delia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1960Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1849Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Limnia Robineau-Des..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Mydaea Robineau-Des..., 19281SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phaonia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 17871SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1964Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicola Harris, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribou (Aroostook County)
18 Species
Ablabesmyia (Ablabesmyia) aspera Roback, 1959
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Cerodontha (Cerodontha) dorsalis Loew, 1863Grass sheathminer
Delia platura Meigen, 1826Bean seed fly
Drosophila neotestacea Grimaldi, Ja..., 1992
Drosophila recens Wheeler, 1960
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Limnia sandovalensis Fisher & Orth, 1978
Mydaea sootryeni Ringdahl, 1928Golden clover
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Platycheirus (Pyrophaena) rosarum Fabricius, 1787
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Sepsis biflexuosa Strobl, 1893Black scavenger fly
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Sylvicola (Sylvicola) alternatus Say, 1823
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Caribou (Aroostook County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
10
16
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
5
4
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