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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
957
1104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
957
1104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
231
926
1058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
160
780
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
72
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cherokee County (Texas)
36 Families width 69 Species and 1 Subspecies
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Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito10SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies6SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies3SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies3SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies2SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies1SpeciesTaxom
Mydidae Bezzi, 1903Mydas flies1SpeciesTaxom
Milichiidae Schiner, 1862Filth flies0SpeciesTaxom
Otitidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Heleomyzidae Westwood, 1840Heleomyzid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae (Macquart, 1835)Dung flies0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cherokee County (Texas)
72 Genera with 69 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1820Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyia Meigen, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Asteromyia Felt, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Atherigona Rondani, 1936Shoot Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chetogena Brauer & von..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1843Hairy Maggot Blow Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1981Fruit fly2SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Elachiptera Macquart, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Erioptera Meigen, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1830Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hilara Meigen, 1955Balloon Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hirtodrosophila Duda, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Holopogon Loew, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Martintella Artigas, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Megistostylus Bigot, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Melanagromyza Hendel, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Milesia Latreille, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mydas Fabricius, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paracantha Coquillett, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramyia Williston, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Physiphora Fallen, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Protophormia Townsend, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoleria Garrett, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Rachispoda Lioy, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Taeniaptera Macquart, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatomyia Zenker, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Tipulogaster Cockerell, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trichomyia Haliday, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Trophodeinus Borgmeier, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cherokee County (Texas)
69 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Christophersiomyia) chionodes Belkin, 1962
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) sollicitans Walker, 1856Eastern salt marsh mosquito
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus Wiedemann, 1820Peirson's false bindweed
Anthomyia illocata Walker, 1856Fly
Asteromyia carbonifera Osten Sacken, 1862Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge
Atherigona reversura Villeneuve, 1936Apache sand cockroach
Atrichopogon levis Coquillett, 1901Biting midge
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chetogena metallica Robineau-Des..., 1830
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Chrysomya rufifacies Macquart, 1843Blow fly
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Drosophila macquarti Wheeler, 1981
Drosophila (Sophophora) sycophila Tsacas, 1981
Elachiptera nigriceps Loew, 1863
Erioptera (Mesocyphona) parva Osten Sacken, 1860Black hawthorn
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hilara mantispa Frey, 1955
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Hirtodrosophila duncani Sturtevant, 1918
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Holopogon guttulus Wiedemann, 1821
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Macrocera nephrotoma Matile, 1972
Martintella lestes Williston, 1901
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megistostylus longicornis Fabricius, 1775
Melanagromyza aeneoventris Fallen, 1823
Milesia virginiensis Drury, 1773Virginia Flower Fly
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Mydas clavatus Drury, 1773Mydas Fly
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Paracantha cultaris Coquillett, 1894
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Physiphora clausa Macquart, 1843Picture-winged fly
Phytosciara tetrix Hippa, 1991
Protophormia terraenovae Robineau-Des..., 1830Black bottle
Psychoda alternata (Say, 1824)⇒ Tinearia alternata Say, 1824
Psychoda phalaenoides Linnaeus, 1758
Sciapus leiopus Doleschall, 1856
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Taeniaptera trivittata Macquart, 1835Cretan bryony
Tephritis californica Doane, 1899
Tipulogaster glabrata Wiedemann, 1828
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Cherokee County (Texas)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
26
50
42
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
10
22
27
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