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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Dundas (Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
47
96
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
47
96
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
45
94
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
32
80
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
8
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dundas (Lunenburg County Virginia)
8 Families width 18 Species
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies6SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge0SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies5SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dundas (Lunenburg County Virginia)
18 Genera with 18 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1758Bluebottle2SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonevra Lioy, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eumerus Meigen, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Machimus Loew, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Melaloncha Brues, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1834Attic flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1937Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Spilomyia Meigen, 1872Hornet Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dundas (Lunenburg County Virginia)
18 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Diplonevra nitidula (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Diplonevra funebris Meigen, 1830
Eumerus funeralis (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Eumerus strigata Fallen, 1817
Homoneura (Homoneura) incerta Malloch, 1914
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Machimus sadyates Walker, 1849
Melaloncha cordyla Brown, 2006
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) subvicina Rohdendorf, 1937
Spilomyia longicornis Loew, 1872Eastern Hornet Fly
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Dundas (Lunenburg County Virginia)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
16
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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