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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Elgin (Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
20
27
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
20
27
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
17
22
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
17
22
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Elgin (Alabama)
4 Families width 4 Species
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elgin (Alabama)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1855Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1830Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elgin (Alabama)
4 Species
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Elgin (Alabama)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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