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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
79
180
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
79
180
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
170
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
141
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Etowah County
6 Families width 6 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies2SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Etowah County
7 Genera with 6 Species
Anopheles Meigen, 1818
Malaria Mosquitoes0SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Etowah County
6 Species
Atylotus agrestis Wiedemann, 1828
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Etowah County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
5
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
1
1
0
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