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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Cheshire West and Chester (Cheshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
31
54
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
31
54
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
24
42
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
21
39
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cheshire West and Chester
6 Families width 16 Species
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies10SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Ephydridae Zetterstedt, 1837Brine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cheshire West and Chester
13 Genera with 16 Species
Argyra Macquart, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Chrysopilus Macquart, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chrysotus Meigen, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1776Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1838Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Ephydra Fallen, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Hydrophorus Fallen, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Limonia Meigen, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Nemotelus Geoffroy, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Scellus Loew, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Sciapus Zeller, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cheshire West and Chester
16 Species
Argyra argyria Meigen, 1824
Campsicnemus armatus Zetterstedt, 1849
Chrysopilus cristatus Fabricius, 1775Black snipefly
Chrysotus palustris Verrall, 1876
Chrysotus suavis Loew, 1857
Culiseta (Culiseta) annulata Schrank, 1776Banded mosquito
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) clavipes Haliday, 1832
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) plumipes (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Tachytrechus notatus Stannius, 1831
Dolichopus (Dolichopus) sabinus Haliday, 1838
Ephydra riparia Fallen, 1813
Hydrophorus oceanus Macquart, 1838
Limonia nubeculosa Meigen, 1804Short-palped cranefly
Nemotelus (Nemotelus) uliginosus Linnaeus, 1767Barred snout
Scellus notatus Fabricius, 1781
Sciapus wiedemanni Fallen, 1823
Symplecta (Psiloconopa) stictica Meigen, 1818

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Cheshire West and Chester
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
10
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
3
3
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