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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Chatham (Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
187
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
187
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
73
180
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
157
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chatham (Barnstable County)
8 Families width 16 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chatham (Barnstable County)
12 Genera with 16 Species
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1941Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pachyceramyia Albuquerque, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stictocephala Stål, 1851Buffalo Treehopper1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1823Common horse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 19212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chatham (Barnstable County)
16 Species
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Pachyceramyia robusta Johnson, 1917
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Stictocephala lutea Walker, 1851
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus stygius Say, 1823
Thinophilus ochrifacies Van Duzee, 1924Narrow-seeded yampah
Thinophilus prasinus Johnson, 1921Michaux's stitchwort

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Chatham (Barnstable County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
8
12
16
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