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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Clark (Storey County, Nevada, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
41
60
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
41
60
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
40
59
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
32
49
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
5
9
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clark (Storey County)
5 Families width 21 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clark (Storey County)
9 Genera with 21 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1918Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1939Malaria Mosquitoes2SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1905Typical Mosquito6SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1869Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1904Gang Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clark (Storey County)
21 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes campestris Dyar & Knab, 1907
Aedes melanimon Dyar, 1924Medium-sized saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes nigromaculis Ludlow, 1906Medium-sized pasture floodwater mosquito
Aedes thelcter Dyar, 1918
Anopheles (Anopheles) franciscanus Mccracken, 1904
Anopheles (Anopheles) freeborni Aitken, 1939
Culex (Culex) erythrothorax Dyar, 1907
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Culex) stigmatosoma (Dyar, 1907)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Culiciomyia) inornata (Theobald, 1905)⇒ Culiseta inornata Williston, 1893
Culiseta incidens Thomson, 1869Fish pond mosquito
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Machimus formosus Hine, 1918
Megaselia pseudomera Disney, 2006
Psorophora (Grabhamia) columbiae Dyar & Knab, 1906Dark rice field mosquito
Psorophora (Grabhamia) signipennis Coquillett, 1904
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Clark (Storey County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
6
18
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