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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Florida (Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
118
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
118
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
112
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
87
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
9
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Florida (Berkshire County)
9 Families width 15 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868Light Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae (Latreille, 1802)Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Florida (Berkshire County)
13 Genera with 15 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Caryomyia Felt, 1862Hickory Gall Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Efferia Coquillet, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1805Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Rhagoletis Loew, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1771Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida (Berkshire County)
15 Species
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Caryomyia caryaecola (Osten Sacken, 1862)⇒ Caryomyia ansericollum Gagne, 2008
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) salinarius Coquillett, 1904Unbanded saltmarsh mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Dasyhelea pollinosa Wirth, 1952Hentz's phlox
Efferia aestuans Linnaeus, 1763
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Laphria thoracica Fabricius, 1805Bumble Bee Mimic Robber Fly
Proctacanthus hinei Bromley, 1928
Pyrgota valida Harris, 1841
Rhagoletis mendax Curran, 1932Blueberry maggot
Tabanus americanus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Florida (Berkshire County)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
6
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
3
5
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