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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Fort Bend County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
774
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
774
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
745
895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
635
764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
27
60
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fort Bend County
27 Families width 55 Species and 1 Subspecies
#CSATBMPDFOEL
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae (Latreille, 1802)Drone flies1SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies4SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat0SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids4SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies3SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Ber..., 1889)Blow flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856Fruit flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae Newman, 1834Fruit flies6SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oestridae Leach, 1815Bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies0SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae (Newman, 1834)Drain flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fort Bend County
60 Genera with 55 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMOPRST
Aedes Meigen, 1830Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1875
Stripetails0SpeciesTaxom
Andrenosoma Rondani, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Apoclea Macquart, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Bercaeopsis Townsend, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Bibio Geoffroy, 1828March flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Calamoncosis Enderlein, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chalcosyrphus Curran, 1948Leafwalkers1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoborus Lichtenstein, 1823Glassworm1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1908Non-biting midges2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Coquillettidia Dyar, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cricotopus van der Wulp, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito3SpeciesTaxom
Culicoides Latreille, 1901Midge1SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Diocophora Borgmeier, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Drosophila Fallen, 1823
Fruit fly0SpeciesTaxom
Eucelatoria Townsend, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Eudorylas Aczel, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurosta Loew, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Eutolmus Loew, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Exoprosopa Macquart, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 17611SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Gasterophilus Leach, 1776Horse bot flies1SpeciesTaxom
Genea Vittad., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hemerodromia Meigen, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Heringia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hystricia Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Laphria Meigen, 1824Bee-like robber flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lecanocerus Borgmeier, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Olcella Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracantha Coquillett, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Paratanytarsus Thienemann &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phora Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilanthrax Osten Sacken, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Procladius Skuse, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudacteon Coquillett, 1907
Fire Ant Decapitating Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Psychoda Latreille, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopterum Duda, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophaga Meigen, 1758Common Flesh Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Scathophaga Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Synthesiomyia Brauer & von..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Tephritis Latreille, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Trupanea Schrank, 18993SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fort Bend County
55 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Andrenosoma sarcophaga Hermann, 1912
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Apoclea conicera Loew, 1856
Bercaeopsis epitheca Reinhard, 1952
Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Calamoncosis (Calamoncosis) oscinella Becker, 1910
Chalcosyrphus chlorops Hull, 1948
Chaoborus (Sayomyia) punctipennis Say, 1823
Chironomus (Chironomus) plumosus Linnaeus, 1758Buzzer midge
Chironomus maturus Johannsen, 1908Cypselea
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Coquillettidia perturbans Walker, 1856Cattail Mosquito
Cricotopus (Isocladius) tricinctus Meigen, 1818
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say, 1823Brown house mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Culicoides (Monoculicoides) variipennis Coquillett, 1901
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Eucelatoria heliothis Sabrosky, 1981
Eurosta comma (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Eurosta floridensis Foote, 1977
Eutolmus polypogon Loew, 1848
Exoprosopa fasciata Macquart, 1840Five-lobe cucumber
Exoprosopa fascipennis Say, 1824
Exoprosopa selenops Greathead, 2001
Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761Lesser house fly
Forcipomyia (Forcipomyia) bipunctata Linnaeus, 1767
Gasterophilus intestinalis De Geer, 1776Horse bot
Genea (Genea) texensis Townsend, 1916
Hemerodromia coleophora Melander, 1928
Hemerodromia gonatopus Speiser, 1908
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hystricia abrupta Wiedemann, 1830Bee-Like Tachinid Fly
Laphria flavicollis Say, 1824
Lecanocerus compressiceps Borgmeier, 1962
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Paracantha gentilis Hering, 1940Columbine
Paratanytarsus laccophilus Edwards, 1929
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Psychoda alternata (Say, 1824)⇒ Tinearia alternata Say, 1824
Psychoda cinerea (Banks, 1894)⇒ Psychodocha cinerea Banks, 1894
Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) carnaria Linnaeus, 1758Common flesh fly
Scathophaga stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758Common Yellow Dung-fly
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Synthesiomyia nudiseta Wulp, 1883Fly
Tephritis californica Doane, 1899
Trupanea californica Malloch, 1942
Trupanea jonesi Curran, 1932
Trupanea radifera Coquillett, 1899

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Fort Bend County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
19
45
38
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
8
15
17
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