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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Castro County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
219
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
219
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
207
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
185
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Castro County
4 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae (Latreille, 1802)Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Castro County
6 Genera with 6 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1821Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Archilestes Selys, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Scaeva Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scleropogon Loew, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Stenopogon Loew, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1775Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Castro County
6 Species
Aedes taeniorhynchus Wiedemann, 1821Black Salt Marsh Mosquito
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895California Spreadwing
Scaeva pyrastri Linnaeus, 1758
Scleropogon texanus Bromley, 1931
Stenopogon texanus (Bromley, 1931)⇒ Scleropogon texanus Bromley, 1931
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Castro County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
5
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