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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Colorado Springs (El Paso County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
492
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
492
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
107
480
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
76
399
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colorado Springs
8 Families width 22 Species
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids5SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies4SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies7SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colorado Springs
20 Genera with 22 Species
Basilia Miranda Ribeiro, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Camptocladius van der Wulp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1805Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1877Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Euarestoides Benjamin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Neaspilota Osten-sacken, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Neolasioptera Felt, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Palpomyia Meigen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsectra Kieffer, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalomyia Rübsaamen, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado Springs
22 Species
Basilia forcipata Ferris, 1924
Camptocladius stercorarius De Geer, 1776
Chironomus (Chironomus) hyperboreus Staeger, 1845Darlington's glade spurge
Chironomus (Chironomus) tentans Fabricius, 1805
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops fulvaster Osten Sacken, 1877Shortgrass Deer Fly
Cricotopus (Cricotopus) politus Coquillett, 1902
Euaresta bella Loew, 1862Common Ragweed Fruit Fly
Euaresta festiva Loew, 1862
Euarestoides acutangulus Thomson, 1869
Exoprosopa dodrans Osten Sacken, 1877
Hybomitra aatos Philip, 1941
Neolasioptera major Felt, 1918
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Palpomyia subasper Coquillett, 1901
Phaenopsectra obediens Johannsen, 1905
Phytosciara tetrix Hippa, 1991
Rhopalomyia coloradella Cockerell, 1904
Tabanus punctifer Osten Sacken, 1876Bulldog fly
Tephritis trupanea (Hardy & Drew, 1996)⇒ Austrotephritis trupanea Hardy & Drew, 1996
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Trupanea radifera Coquillett, 1899

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Colorado Springs
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
12
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
8
9
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