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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Centre (Cherokee County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
46
67
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
46
67
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
45
66
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
39
57
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
12
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Centre (Cherokee County Alabama)
12 Families width 20 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies3SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies0SpeciesTaxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912Window Midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Centre (Cherokee County Alabama)
19 Genera with 20 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1962Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Alepia Enderlein, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1901Ant-decapitating Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1862Fruit fly3SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Liohippelates Duda, 1863Eye Gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Mycodrosophila Oldenberg, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Puliciphora Dahl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Rivellia Robineau-Des..., 19561SpeciesTaxom
Scatella Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Siphonella Macquart, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicola Harris, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1830Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Centre (Cherokee County Alabama)
20 Species
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Alepia ancylis Quate & Brown, 2004
Apocephalus pergandei Coquillett, 1901
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Drosophila affinis Sturtevant, 1916
Drosophila robusta Sturtevant, 1916Mexican buckeye
Drosophila tripunctata (Loew, 1862)⇒ Drosophila immigrans Sturtevant, 1921
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Liohippelates pallipes Loew, 1863
Mycodrosophila dimidiata Loew, 1862
Psychoda alternata (Say, 1824)⇒ Tinearia alternata Say, 1824
Psychoda phalaenoides Linnaeus, 1758
Rhipidia (Rhipidia) maculata (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Limonia lecontei Alexander, 1940
Rivellia steyskali Namba, 1956
Siphonella oscinina Fallen, 1820
Sylvicola (Sylvicola) alternatus Say, 1823
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Centre (Cherokee County Alabama)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
7
10
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
5
9
10
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