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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Chester County (South Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
349
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
349
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
116
310
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
88
262
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
11
24
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chester County (South Carolina)
11 Families width 24 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies10SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies6SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies0SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chester County (South Carolina)
24 Genera with 24 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1901Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Atomosia Macquart, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Beameromyia Martin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ceraturgus Wiedemann, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Coenosia Meigen, 1826
Tiger Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1872Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Neoitamus Osten Sacken, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilonyx Aldrich, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Temnostoma Lepeletier &..., 1901Falsehorn Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chester County (South Carolina)
24 Species
Aedes canadensis Theobald, 1901Woodland pool mosquito
Atomosia puella Wiedemann, 1828
Beameromyia vulgaris Martin, 1957MacBride cleomella
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, 1823
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala calva Loew, 1872
Leptogaster brevicornis Loew, 1872Juniper globemallow
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Machimus virginicus Banks, 1920
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Neoitamus flavofemoratus Hine, 1909
Psilonyx annulatus Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Temnostoma trifasciatum Robertson, 1901
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Chester County (South Carolina)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
22
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
2
1
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