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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Fayette County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
614
844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
614
844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
128
589
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
515
706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
15
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fayette County (Kentucky)
15 Families width 23 Species
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies2SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809Long legged flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819Keds1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fayette County (Kentucky)
22 Genera with 23 Species
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Allognosta Osten Sacken, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1823Malaria Mosquitoes1SpeciesTaxom
Apocephalus Coquillett, 1993Ant-decapitating Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Campsicnemus Haliday, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Campylocheta Rondani, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Gymnophora Macquart, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hemyda Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1951Gnat Ogres2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitimyia James, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Leptogaster Meigen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lynchia Weyenbergh, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1805Tiger Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Phalacrotophora Enderlein, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1915Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tricyphona Zetterstedt, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fayette County (Kentucky)
23 Species
Allognosta fuscitarsis Say, 1823
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Apocephalus antennatus Malloch, 1913
Apocephalus pristinus Brown, 1993
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Campsicnemus dicondylus Hardy & Kohn, 1964Aridland peperomia
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Gymnophora luteiventris Schmitz, 1952
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hemyda aurata Robineau-Des..., 1830
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Holcocephala fusca Bromley, 1951
Hoplitimyia constans Loew, 1872
Leptogaster murina Loew, 1862Jone's globemallow
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lynchia americana Leach, 1817
Nephrotoma ferruginea Fabricius, 1805Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly
Phalacrotophora longifrons Brues, 1906
Rhagoletis suavis Loew, 1862Walnut Husk Maggot
Tipula (Platytipula) ultima Alexander, 1915
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Tricyphona (Tricyphona) inconstans (Osten Sacken, 1860)⇒ Pedicia inconstans Osten Sacken, 1859

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Fayette County (Kentucky)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
13
18
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
2
4
4
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