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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Franklin County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
45
64
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
45
64
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
42
61
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
37
55
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
10
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Franklin County (Virginia)
10 Families width 10 Species
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies0SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839Pointed-wing flies1SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies2SpeciesTaxom
Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Dung flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834Flesh flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Franklin County (Virginia)
11 Genera with 10 Species
Archilestes Selys, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Caricea Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1912Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchoptera Meigen, 1810Grass fly1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neorthacheta Vockeroth, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Oscinella Becker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Polypedilum Kieffer, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1861Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhingia Scopoli, 1822Snouted Hoverflies1SpeciesTaxom
Senotainia Macquart, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Franklin County (Virginia)
10 Species
Archilestes grandis Rambur, 1942Great Spreadwing
Haematopota rara Johnson, 1912Drummond's stitchwort
Lonchoptera bifurcata Fallen, 1810Small Grass Fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Neorthacheta dissimilis Malloch, 1924
Oscinella (Oscinella) frit Linnaeus, 1758Frit fly
Polypedilum gomphus Townes, 1945Coastal plain milkwort
Rhagio terminalis Loew, 1861
Rhingia campestris Meigen, 1822Heineken Hoverfly
Senotainia trilineata Wulp, 1890

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Franklin County (Virginia)
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
9
10
9
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