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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region El Centro (Imperial County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
48
93
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
48
93
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
46
91
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
34
71
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
6
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for El Centro
6 Families width 9 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge2SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsidae Newman, 1834Dung midges1SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinidae Burmeister, 1835Window Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for El Centro
8 Genera with 9 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1762Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1908Typical Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Mallochohelea Wirth, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nilobezzia Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Psectrosciara Kieffer, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Scenopinus Latreille, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Centro
9 Species
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)⇒ Stegomyia aegypti Linnaeus, 1762
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) pinarocampa Dyar & Knab, 1908
Mallochohelea pullata Wirth, 1952
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Nilobezzia brevicornis Wirth, 1952
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Psectrosciara brevipennis Cook, 1958
Scenopinus chico Kelsey, 1969American nailwort

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in El Centro
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
4
6
7
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