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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region DeWitt County (Central Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
247
1108
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
247
1108
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
228
1047
1371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
910
1200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
37
103
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for DeWitt County (Illinois)
37 Families width 107 Species and 2 Subspecies
#CSTMDAEFBLPRH
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito8SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies21SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies10SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids8SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Micropezidae Illiger, 1798Stilt Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies5SpeciesTaxom
Dixidae (Schiner, 1868)Dixid Midges0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies5SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyzidae Schiner, 1862Dryomyzid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Anthomyiidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Anthomyiid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies0SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae (Latreille, 1802)Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystomatidae Schiner, 1862Picture-winged flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for DeWitt County (Illinois)
103 Genera with 107 Species
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Aedes Meigen, 1895Ochlerotatus6SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Angiometopa Brauer & Ber..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Antocha Osten Sacken, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Blera Billberg, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1805Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1800
Glassworm0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies3SpeciesTaxom
Cladotanytarsus Kieffer, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Clusia Haliday, 1849Attorney1SpeciesTaxom
Cnodacophora Czerny, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cordilura Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptomeigenia Brauer & von..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1896Typical Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Delina Robineau-Des..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Dicrotendipes Kieffer, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Dioxyna Frey, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Dixella Dyar & Shannon, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopus Latreille, 1866Long-legged flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dryomyza Fallen, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Echthodopa Loew, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Egle Robineau-Des..., 1911Willow Catkin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots3SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 19242SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrissocladius Spärck, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Hovatipula Alexander, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Limnophila Macquart, 1823Limnophila Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Limnophyes Eaton, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Loxocera Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Malloewia Sabrosky, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Mallota Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Merodon Meigen, 1794Narcissus bulb fly1SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Metopia Meigen, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Minettia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Molophilus Curtis, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Mythicomyia Coquillet, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Nemopoda Robineau-Des..., 18201SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Oligodranes Loew, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Paracladopelma Harnisch, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphaenocladius Thienemann, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Parhelophilus Girschner, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Periscepsia Gistel, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Pherbellia Robineau-Des..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Pipiza Fallen, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1891Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Pterella Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1758Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Sepsis Fallen, 1810
0SpeciesTaxom
Siphona Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerophoria Lepeletier &..., 1847Globetails1SpeciesTaxom
Spilogona Schnabl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1964Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stichopogon Loew, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 1762
0SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomys Geoffroy, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Sympycnus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1838Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Tanytarsus van der Wulp, 1964Green Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 17942SpeciesTaxom
Tetanocera Latreille, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1848Cranefly3SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trachyopella Duda, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xanthochlorus Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Xanthogramma Schiner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xanthomelanodes Townsend, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Xenaspis Osten Sacken, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Xenochironomus Kieffer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Zaphne Robineau-Des..., 19441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for DeWitt County (Illinois)
107 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedes) cinereus Meigen, 1818Small woodland mosquito
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ochlerotatus communis De Geer, 1776
Aedes (Ochlerotatus) excrucians Walker, 1856Woodland mosquito
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Angiometopa ravinia Parker, 1916
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Blera badia Walker, 1849Common Wood Fly
Chalcosyrphus (Xylotina) nemorum Fabricius, 1805Dusky-Banded Forest Fly
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Clusia lateralis Walker, 1849
Cnodacophora nasoni Cresson, 1914
Contarinia acetosellae Rübsaamen, 1891Gall midge
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Delina anthrax Schiner, 1864
Dicranomyia (Dicranomyia) defuncta Osten Sacken, 1860
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dioxyna picciola Bigot, 1857
Dolichopus albiciliatus Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Dolichopus comatus Loew, 1861
Dolichopus detersus Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Dryomyza anilis Fallen, 1820Marsh Fly
Echthodopa pubera Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Egle parvaeformis Schnabl, 1911Water chestnut
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) dimidiata (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Cheilosia fraterna Meigen, 1830
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) flavipes (Walker, 1849)⇒ Eristalis barda Say, 1829
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Fannia corvina Verrall, 1892
Fannia immaculata Malloch, 1924Climbing arrowheads
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Helina obscurata Meigen, 1826
Heterotrissocladius changi Saether, 1975Alpine French-honeysuckle
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Hovatipula megalothorax Alexander, 1955
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Limnophila macrocera macrocera Say, 1823
Limnophyes laccobius Kieffer, 1916
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Machimus antimachus Walker, 1849
Malloewia setulosa Malloch, 1918
Mallota bautias Walker, 1849Bare-Eyed Bee-Mimic Fly
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia plebeia Malloch, 1914
Megaselia pleuralis Wood, 1909
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Merodon equestris Fabricius, 1794Greater Bulb-Fly
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) immatura Osten Sacken, 1860
Metopia pollenia Chao & Zhang, 1988
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Molophilus (Molophilus) psephenus Alexander, 1978
Mythicomyia orchestes Melander, 1961Asian mustard
Nemopoda nitidula Fallen, 1820
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Oligodranes anthonomus (Melander, 1946)⇒ Apolysis anthonoma Melander, 1946
Paracladopelma nixe Townes, 1945
Paraphaenocladius exagitans Johannsen, 1905
Parhelophilus laetus Loew, 1963Common Bog Fly
Periscepsia (Ramonda) laevigata Wulp, 1890
Pherbellia argyra Verbeke, 1967Evening trumpetflower
Pipiza femoralis Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) scambus Staeger, 1843
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Procladius (Holotanypus) culiciformis Linnaeus, 1767
Psorophora (Grabhamia) confinnis Lynch Arribá..., 1891
Pterella trichiosoma Rohdendorf, 1927
Rhagio tringarius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhagio vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Rhagoletis completa Cresson, 1929Husk maggot
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Scathophaga furcata Say, 1823
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Siphona (Siphona) geniculata De Geer, 1776
Sphaerophoria contigua (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Sphaerophoria cylindrica Say, 1824
Spilomyia sayi Goot, 1964Four-Lined Hornet Fly
Stratiomys normula Loew, 1866
Symplecta (Symplecta) cana Walker, 1848
Sympycnus lineatus Loew, 1861
Syrphus rectus Osten Sacken, 1875Yellow-Legged Flower Fly
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus pumilus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Tanytarsus dendyi Sublette, 1964
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Terellia (Terellia) ruficauda Fabricius, 1794Root-maggot fly
Tetanocera plumosa Loew, 1847
Tipula (Lindnerina) serta Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Tipula (Lunatipula) bicornis Forbes, 1890Lescur's thelia moss
Tipula (Yamatotipula) furca Walker, 1848Arizona milkweed
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Trachyopella (Trachyopella) nuda Rohacek & Ma..., 1986Fly
Urophora (Urophora) quadrifasciata Meigen, 1826Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly
Xanthochlorus helvinus Loew, 1861
Xanthogramma flavipes Loew, 1863American Harlequin
Xanthomelanodes arcuatus Say, 1829
Xenaspis polistes Osten Sacken, 1881
Xenochironomus xenolabis Kieffer, 1916
Zaphne implicata Huckett, 1944

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in DeWitt County (Illinois)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
30
77
78
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
26
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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