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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Dalton (Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
60
130
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
59
129
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
54
123
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
41
108
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
9
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dalton (Lackawanna County)
6 Families width 7 Species
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids0SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dalton (Lackawanna County)
9 Genera with 7 Species
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18241SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1805Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dalton (Lackawanna County)
7 Species
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) obscurus Say, 1824
Tabanus marginalis Fabricius, 1805

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Dalton (Lackawanna County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
2
0
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