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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Dalton (Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
116
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
49
115
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
109
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
33
94
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
4
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dalton (Berkshire County)
4 Families width 8 Species
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dalton (Berkshire County)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1964Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1821Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dalton (Berkshire County)
8 Species
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Tabanus nigripes (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Ancala fasciata Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Dalton (Berkshire County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
7
8
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